It’s no secret that the 2024 season hasn’t gone the way Billy Napier wanted it to for a number of reasons.
The team was unprepared and looked bad in a couple of early season contests against Miami and Texas A&M. After the first open date, they appeared to be figuring things out finally. But soon after, injuries started setting in. By the end of the Georgia game, the team was, if not a complete 2013-style shell of itself, certainly depleted enough at enough key positions to have a significantly lowered ceiling of potential.
And yet, despite all that happening during what some were calling the toughest schedule in college football history, the Gators still have a chance at going to a bowl game.