October 28, 2023; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier reacts in the course of the second half towards the Georgia Bulldogs at Everbank Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports activities The Florida Gators are greater than a month away from their 2024 season opener, however coach Billy Napier is already in a proverbial predicament.
SportsBetting.ag has a suggestion of +400 on the Gators’ third-year coach, making him the primary NCAA soccer coach to be fired this season. Napier went 11-14 in two seasons in Gainesville and failed to steer the Gators to a bowl recreation for the primary time since 2017.
Napier topped the checklist of 18 gamers supplied by sportsbooks. The second-lowest odds belong to Sam Pittman (+500), who went 23-25 in his first 4 seasons at Arkansas. Wanting deeper, the Razorbacks are 11-14 over the previous two years — the identical as Napier.
Subsequent on the checklist is Miami’s Mario Cristobal at +600. These odds might change considerably as Miami and Florida start their seasons in Gainesville on Aug. 31.
Cristobal, who’s about to signal his third straight sturdy recruit, is now 12-13 and getting into the fourth yr of the 10-year deal he signed after leaving Oregon State in 2022.
First NCAA soccer coach fired*
Billy Napier, Florida (4/1)
Sam Pittman, Arkansas (5/1)
Mario Cristobal, Miami (6/1)
Dave Aranda, Baylor (7/1)
Clark Lee, Vanderbilt (8/1)
Kalani Sitake, BYU (10/1)
Justin Wilcox, California (12/1)
Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh (12/1)
Ryan Day, Ohio State (12/1)
Neil Brown, West Virginia (14/1)
Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati (14/1)
Mike Locksley, MD (16/1)
Sean Beamer, South Carolina (16/1)
Tony Elliott, Virginia (16/1)
Dabo Swinney, Clemson (25/1)
Lincoln Riley, USC (25/1)
Brent Venables, Oklahoma (33/1)
Deion Sanders (Colorado) (50/1)
*Odds offered by SportsBetting.ag are for leisure functions solely.
Following the primary three names on the checklist are Baylor’s Dave Aranda (+700) and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lee (+800).
Aranda compiled a 23-25 report in 4 seasons teaching the Bears. Baylor has solely 9 wins whole since successful the Large 12 in 2021, together with a 3-9 mark final season and a five-game dropping streak.
Lea compiled a 9-27 report in three seasons with the Commodores, together with a 2-22 report towards SEC opponents.
Maybe essentially the most fascinating title on the checklist is Ohio State’s Ryan Day. Regardless of the Buckeyes’ 56-8 report, he entered the season beneath intense stress from Ohio State’s three-game dropping streak to archrival Michigan.
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