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Billy Napier Unsure Of Brendan Bett's Status vs. LSU Following Spitting Ejection Last Week

by Staff Reporter

September 8, 202522 Comments

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Florida head coach Billy Napier spoke with reporters on Monday and was asked about defensive lineman Brendan Bett, who was ejected last week for spitting on a South Florida player.

As of now, Napier said he's unsure of Bett's status for the LSU game on Saturday. Per ESPN:

quote:
"I think he feels as if he let the team down," Napier said. "It was out of character for him. He made a mistake, and he compromised the team. He made a selfish decision, he misrepresented our fans, our alumni, the university. When a young man comes into your office, and that's his immediate concern, is how he didn't represent this place the right way, I think that's a good indication of his attitude towards it."

Napier added there will be "some internal discipline" but has not decided whether he will suspend Betts for Saturday's game at LSU.

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soccerfüt•10 months

Napier ought to make an example out of this type of behavior and throw the shoe at the offender.

IM_4_LSU•10 months

Yeah, hes not suspending him for the game. He just lost to USF and his job is in jeopardy hes not going to suspend one of his better players to make it that much harder to win the game. LMFAO

Veritas•10 months

If Napier hasn’t suspended Bert’s himself, Napier clearly doesn’t stand for anything except trying to save his job. That is a coach that is not a leader of men.

CatfishJohn•10 months

Spitting on an opponent which may have caused your team to lose a game. And not suspended the next game? LOL

Nomadic Bengal•10 months

What is up with all of these trashy losers spitting at each other? Get a shred of class please

Ragin Tiger1•10 months

There is no way Napier is suspending him for the LSU game. He can try to take the moral high ground and say he doesn’t know if he’ll suspend him, but he already knows he won’t.

conman•10 months

Florida never suspends players for the LSU game. Huntley Johnson on speed dial if they need to get thugs out of jail in time for the game. Dirty program.

NorthSider72•10 months

Do that to a homie in 'da hood and he'd be chewing a 9 mil.

6R12•10 months

So Sun Belt Billy said all of that to also say "he's not sure of the status". LOL spitting in a competitors face deserves more than a quote saying he messed up but really he "dint du nuffin".

Popstiger•10 months

My bet it really wasn’t “out of character”. You don’t just one day decide to spit on someone. I bet if you bothered to look at his history he is a long time spitter.

SouthernInsanity•10 months

FL has LSU, The U and Texas.... Billy isn't suspending this guy for any game and will likely have him run sprints.

cajunmud•10 months

If this was in the era of AIDS...he might be in jail already.

how333•10 months

Oh yes, he’s a great kid. It’s just at times …??

BIIIL•10 months

So I looked at the replay. Spitting? More like a bucket of fluid came out of his mouth. More like assault and battery.
Anyway if a guy can be suspended half a game for fighting, this should be at least that much. Its a travesty otherwise, and the victim should take him to court for assault and battery

ReverendJeffro•10 months

Why does Napier have to suspend him? Shouldn't the SEC or even the NCAA have disciplinary decisions on actions like this? Whonhas the balls to make the right choice?

CanebreakCajun•10 months

2 year suspension.

sabbertooth•10 months

What is the deal with players spitting on each other.
This is the third player I’ve heard about this week spitting on another.

OGTiger•10 months

He was ejected from the game. How is it his decision?? Didn’t AJ Hayley get suspended for the 1st half against Clemson for something happened LAST YEAR??

conman•10 months

You are absolutely correct. However this is dirty Florida and Huntley Johnson on speed dial.

CajunBullet•10 months

The referee threw him out of the game. Florida and the head coach need to set a president here and issue at a minimum of a one game suspension. But we all know how a desperate team and a desperate coach will allow to win when you have a thug representing your team and university!

stein69•10 months

Half a game minimum

OGTiger•10 months

Haulcy