Florida Gators Jul 20, 2022; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Florida Gators helmet on the stage during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

The Florida Gators are heading into their second season under head coach Billy Napier, but it does not sound like SEC expert Paul Finebaum is necessarily optimistic about the team’s future.

During an appearance on McElroy and Cubelic this week, Paul Finebaum had a pretty brutal message for the Florida Gators, even despite their recent success on the recruiting trail.

“I still think Florida is an enigma Cole,” Finebaum said on McElroy and Cubelic according to On3. “And what do we know about Florida other than a disastrous first season? We know that in the last six or eight weeks Billy Napier is killing it on the recruiting trail. Okay. If you’re sitting over there where Florida is, and you’re doing anything other than killing it on the recruiting trail, you’re in big trouble. But ultimately is he moving ahead of Georgia?

“I haven’t seen that. I mean, they’re moving up the charts but to win the SEC, you need more than a big recruiting class, you need a lot. So I didn’t come away feeling great about Florida.”

We’ll certainly have to see whether or not Napier and Florida can prove Finebaum wrong this upcoming season and beyond.

[On3]