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Why Florida is hiring Jon Sumrall as new head coach, not Lane Kiffin

The Florida Gators were believed for a while to be in the running for Lane Kiffin to be their next head football coach.

In the end, that job will go to Jon Sumrall from Tulane, according to multiple reports on Sunday morning.

Sumrall's deal will be six years and nearly $7.5 million per year, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel .

Yale completes an insane, historic comeback in FCS Playoffs

Sumrall has been a head coach for four years.

That began with two seasons at Troy, in which the Trojans went 23-4 and won the Sun Belt two years in a row.

Then it's been two years at Tulane. The Green Wave went 9-5 in 2024 and are now 10-2 this season with a legitimate path to the College Football Playoff.

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