It was just 2 weeks ago that Billy Napier coached his last game at Louisiana, so the new Florida head coach is presumably getting settled into life at UF. In his introductory press conference, Napier recalled an admiration for Steve Spurrier. It presumably won’t take long for Napier to notice that Spurrier still has an office in The Swamp and hangs around the football program.

The Head Ball Coach, who has settled into an Ambassador role in the Florida athletic department, recently joined “Ronnie and TKras” on 95.3 WDAE to share his thoughts on a number of topics, including his initial impression of Napier.

“I think Billy is a very strong individual coach who will demand effort and attitude with the players,” Spurrier said. “He wants to run the ball. He uses three running backs, keeps them fresh and so forth. They balance the run and the pass and he’ll have a good defense that plays with sound technique, don’t beat yourself, and make stupid penalties. I think we had a lot more penalties this year than normal. I think he’s a real solid ball coach that is going to get it going.”

Florida’s previous 2 head coaches, Jim McElwain and Dan Mullen, notched 10-win seasons in Year 1 at UF. That might be a tall task for Napier. Spurrier said Napier is not inheriting a “tip-top” team.

“Now, he didn’t inherit a great team the way I did in 1990. I stepped in and we had eight starters on defense returning from a team that was third in the nation in total defense,” Spurrier said. “Those guys could play.”

“Billy is not inheriting a tip-top team.”

[H/T On3]