Florida selected Tulane's Jon Sumrall as its next head coach on Sunday, bringing a fast-rising coaching prospect to Gainesville to try to turn around a floundering blue-blood program.

Florida is finalizing a six-year contract for Sumrall that includes nearly $6.5 million annually in addition to "significant incentives" tied to the College Football Playoff, ESPN reported Sunday.

Unlike the situation at SEC peer Ole Miss, where Lane Kiffin is departing for LSU ahead of the postseason, Sumrall will coach Tulane for the rest of the season before switching jobs. The Green Wave face North Texas in the American Conference championship game next week, where a win would all but assure the program of its first College Football Playoff berth.

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