The Florida Gators will not be hiring Lane Kiffin as their subsequent head coach, however there is a new prime candidate in Gainesville.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall is now the main candidate for the top teaching place. Sumrall has additionally reportedly withdrawn his identify from consideration for the HC position at Auburn, leaving his choices open between remaining at Tulane and shifting to Florida.
The Gators stand at 3-8 earlier than Saturday’s rivalry sport towards Florida State and have fired former head coach Billy Napier after a 3-4 begin to his fourth season within the Swamp.
Thamel reported on Friday that Florida had stopped contemplating Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as a candidate, amid Kiffin’s upcoming determination to both keep at Ole Miss or settle for the top teaching job at LSU.
Why Florida can be serious about Jon Sumrall
Based on Thamel, Sumrall is predicted to resolve by Sunday whether or not he’ll keep in New Orleans or transfer southeast to Gainesville.
Sumrall, 43, is in his second 12 months at Tulane, having taken over after Willie Fritz was named head coach on the College of Houston. Sumrall maintained the momentum of Tulane’s soccer program established by Fritz, main the Inexperienced Wave to the American Athletic Convention championship sport a 12 months in the past.
This season, No. 24 Tulane is 9-2 heading into Saturday’s common season finale towards Charlotte. A win on Saturday night time would safe a house sport for the Inexperienced Wave within the AAC championship towards North Texas. If Sumrall and Tulane win the AAC title, a Faculty Soccer Playoff spot may very well be potential.
With Sumrall’s spectacular report as a head coach — 41-11 between his tenures at Troy and Tulane — it is simple to see why the powers that be in Gainesville have recognized him as the highest goal in Florida’s teaching search now that Kiffin is out of the operating.
