Florida head coach Billy Napier confirmed he will remain the team's offensive play-caller in his weekly press conference on Monday.
The questions came two days after the Gators were beaten 33-14 by Kentucky.
Florida was limited to 69 yards on 29 carries in the game, and for the year ranks 88th nationally at 140.6 rushing yards per game, and 94th at 3.93 a carry.
"I spoke about it briefly in the preseason that everything we do is always being evaluated," Napier said. "I think one of the things that is challenging as a leader when you have a core responsibility [is] if things can be done better in that area, then you've got to be able to tell yourself the truth, if that makes sense. I would tell you that I am a lot more critical of myself than anybody on the outside."
Napier also said Florida put considerable objective analysis into the offensive play-caller -- as it does with all decisions that affect the team -- and concluded the best move was no move at all.
"Listen, the level of detail that we put into evaluating a football game every week, that process doesn't change. I know we all like to think that it does change according to the result, but that's not true," he said. "I think there's got to be some consistency and continuity in how you do that. You've got to keep it objective to some degree."
The Gators are middle-of-the-pack at 6.06 yards per play (53rd) and rank 81st in the nation at 1.9 points per drive. Florida is 99th nationally with 18 plays of 20-plus yards through five games.
Florida is also struggling in the red zone. The Gators have converted 12 touchdowns out of 20 opportunities, a 60 percent rate that ties for 78th nationally.
At 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the SEC, Florida hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday and visits South Carolina on Oct. 14 before what shapes up to be one of the most difficult closing kicks of the season.
After taking Oct. 21 off, Florida meets No. 1 Georgia in Jacksonville, hosts Arkansas and then meets No. 23 Missouri, No. 21 LSU (both on the road) before hosting No. 5 Florida State on Nov. 25.
"There's nobody that wants to experience success more than this group of players, and ultimately I feel a responsibility to do a better job for them," Napier said. "It's that simple."
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