Drain The Swamp: Florida Athletics In Shambles As AD, Football & Basketball Coaches Need To Go | Trey Wallace

There's nothing about the job Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin has done over the past eight years that should give the school confidence that he should be able to hire another Gators coach. 

In what has been one of the wildest weeks in recent memory for the Florida athletic department, Stricklin released a letter on Thursday proclaiming his support for football coach Billy Napier, one day before the story on Florida head basketball coach Todd Golden being investigated for sexual harassment and stalking was published. An allegation that Florida was made aware of in September when a Title IX complaint was officially filed. 

If you think that was just a coincidence, I have some oceanfront property in Kentucky I'd love to sell you. 

There has been numerous events during the tenure of Stricklin as athletic director that makes you wonder if he's capable of hiring another coach, for any sport, that will not end up with some type of baggage that makes the university second-guess the decision. 

To be fair, we have seen Stricklin do numerous things that have benefited the school, like fundraising, getting the baseball stadium done, which created room for a standalone football facility, along with helping to produce funds for other sports around campus. Sure, he's a good fundraiser and can get things done from a financial standpoint, but that's not enough. 

When you look at the copious amount of problems that have plagued athletic programs around campus, you have to wonder how many hires Stricklin can make before it's time to relive him of those powers. 

Maybe it was a good thing that he put out a statement on Thursday proclaiming that Billy Napier will be returning in 2025. Though there were enough Florida fans on social