Florida football has hired its second straight head coach making a jump from the Group of 5 to the SEC.

Tulane’s Jon Sumrall , 43, was named the new leader of the Gators’ program on Sunday, Nov. 30. Sumrall has either reached or won a conference championship in every season he’s been a head coach, which he accomplished at Tulane and Troy. In his four seasons as a head coach, Sumrall is 42-11 all-time.

Jon Sumrall’s career head-coaching record

Tulane (2024-25): 19-7, 14-2 AAC

2025: 10-2, 7-1

2024: 9-5, 7-1

Troy (2022-23): 23-4, 14-2 Sun Belt

2023: 11-2, 7-1

2022: 12-2, 7-1

Sumrall won back-to-back Sun Belt titles at Troy, but has yet to win the AAC at Tulane. In his first year with the Green Wave, Sumrall failed to win the conference. He’ll have a second chance as Tulane will

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