Billy Napier, James Madison football in agreement on 5-year contract

With conference championship weekend approaching, James Madison football has been one of the quiet stories of the college football season. The Dukes have raced out to an 11-1 record and will play for a Sun Belt Championship, and possibly a College Football Playoff berth, on Friday against Troy.

JMU is also a victim of its own success in a way, as head coach Bob Chesney was recently hired by UCLA to become its next head coach. Now, just before the conference title game, it has hired the next face of its program. Former Florida head coach Billy Napier is coming to Harrisonburg on a five-year contract, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

“Sources: Billy Napier is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next head coach at James Madison,” Thamel reported on X, formerly Twitter. “A formal announcement is expected on Saturday. Napier is the former coach at Louisiana and Florida.”

Chesney is still going to coach James Madison in the conference title game and in the CFP if it makes the 12-team field, while Napier will focus on building the roster out for next season to maintain this level of success.

This story will be updated.

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