Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier making stop in Pensacola on spring speaking tour

Florida Gator fans throughout Pensacola will get to meet the team's new football head coach on May 12 when Billy Napier comes to the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center as part of his Spring Speaking Tour.

To ensure his appreciation for all of the program's diehards, he comes to speak with the Northwest Florida Gator Club, or any fan who purchases a ticket. Tickets can be bought for $10 on EventBrite.

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Doors open at 5:30 p.m. where a cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will commence the event. The program begins at 6 p.m. with Napier scheduled to take to the stage at 6:45.

The tour is promoted by Gators Boosters, Inc., dedicated to providing scholarship funding to pay the academic costs for all of the scholarship athletes and building or improving the athletic facilities.

Tickets to the event can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-speaking-tour-pensacola-with-coach-napier-tickets-295329487447. 

Lucas Semb can be reached at Lsemb@pensacol.gannett.com or 850-281-7414. Follow him on Twitter at @Lucas_Semb for stories and various Pensacola area score updates.