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Jon Sumrall, the new Florida Gators head coach, gets a chance to impress fans while coaching Tulane in the American Conference championship.

Florida's state college football programs are ranked, with the Miami Hurricanes placed at the top and FSU at the bottom.

Friday night in New Orleans, Jon Sumrall gets a second opportunity to further erode a first impression.

This past week, you may have noticed the slumped shoulders on your nearest Florida Gator rooter. They were hoping, praying and perhaps even banking on Lane Kiffin as the next Head Gator, but instead got a guy from Tulane who, worse yet, really loves defense.

But when Sumrall brought his youthful exuberance to Gainesville for that introductory press conference, the collective shoulders were raised and sho

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