Billy Napier says Brendan Bett is ‘remorseful’ for spitting incident, unsure on suspension for LSU
By Jacob Moss
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To say that last Saturday was a disaster for the Florida Gators would be a massive understatement, as their loss at the hands of the USF Bulls has extinguished any sort of hype the team had coming into the new campaign.
One of the worst moments of the loss came late in the fourth quarter when sophomore defensive lineman Brendan Bett spat on a USF offensive lineman. The ref saw the whole event transpire, and as such, Bett was ejected and the Gators were slapped with a 15-yard penalty.
The penalty ultimately ended up helping the Bulls inch closer to field goal range, and Nico Gramatica would end up nailing the walk-off game-winning kick as time expired to propel USF to an unlikely upset win.
These types of incidents are always uncalled for, but the fact that it directly led to Florida losing only serves as more salt being rubbed into the wound.
According to The Athletic’s Matt Baker, Gators’ head coach Billy Napier said on Monday that he believes that Bett is remorseful for the incident, and that he will also issue a personal apology to both the player he spat on and the USF program as a whole.
“Brendan, we spent quite a bit of time with him yesterday,” Napier told reporters on Monday. “Look, I think that the kid is remorseful. I think he feels as if he let the team down.”
Napier also told reporters on Monday that a decision for Bett’s status against LSU this weekend has not yet been made:
