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Florida shook up the college football coaching carousel by hiring Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head coach. The Green Wave have since responded by poaching offensive coordinator Russ Callaway. Tulane has already hired Will Hall as its next head coach and is now closing in on a deal to make Callaway his first offensive […]

The Florida football program hired Jon Sumrall to replace Billy Napier after he flamed out in Gainesville. The Gators have a rich history and are trying to get back to national prominence. Sumrall brings in a different mindset because he has a defensive background, but he has had success everywhere he has been. Offense thrives […]

As the coaching carousel moves, universities get worried that when a coach takes a new job, they may take their current players with them. That was the worry with Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss, and the reason Kiffin is not coaching in the College Football Playoffs. Jon Sumrall will be coaching in the CFP with […]

Although he led the Gators to a decisive win over archrival Florida State, Florida interim coach Billy Gonzales will not be back in Gainesville next year. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Gonzales, a fixture at Florida, “is not being retained” by new head coach Jon Sumrall as he builds his inaugural Gators staff. Sumrall was […]

The Florida Gators’ offensive rebuild under newly hired head coach Jon Sumrall has taken a major step forward, as the Gators are set to hire Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner for the same role in Gainesville, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The move gives Sumrall a Broyles Award semifinalist and one of college football’s […]

New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall is already building a powerhouse staff for his inaugural season. Within days of his hiring, Sumrall has already added former Kentucky assistant Brad White as his defensive coordinator. White joins Sumrall’s staff after seven years as Kentucky’s defensive coordinator under head coach Mark Stoops. The Gators announced the hiring […]

Recently, the Florida football program shook things up by hiring Jon Sumrall, currently the head coach of the Tulane Green Wave, to be their next head coach. Sumrall will replace Billy Napier, who was fired midway through this season amid the Gators’ disastrous start. Some fans were wondering what, if anything, may be next for […]

The 2025 Auburn football season turned into a disaster. The Tigers had talent, but could not finish games, and the offense was a disaster. The result was Hugh Freeze getting fired. The Tigers were one of the many schools that entered the crowded coaching carousel. Jon Sumrall at Tulane was one of the hottest names […]

Momentum had been building for days as speculation swirled around a possible move, and the storyline finally hit its peak when Lane Kiffin was introduced as the new head coach of the LSU Tigers football program Monday afternoon. His arrival sent a jolt through the college football landscape and added another twist to an already […]

The 2025 Florida football season quickly turned into a disaster, and Billy Napier ended up getting fired. The good news for Florida fans is that it’s a new era in Gainesville with Jon Sumrall coming over from Tulane to rejuvenate the Gator fanbase. Sumrall has proven himself a winner in college football wherever he has […]

Though the Florida football program hired Jon Sumrall as its next head coach after heavily pursuing Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin, the much-talked-about figure would end up taking the job at LSU. While there ended up being an expectation that the Florida football program wouldn’t hire Kiffin, more reports are coming out that the start of […]

With the Florida football team hiring Jon Sumrall as its next head coach, having been in the running for Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin, the situation between the two is looking to be different. As it was expected that the Florida football program wouldn’t pursue Kiffin any longer, the team is giving Sumrall a luxury that […]

Florida’s football team coaching search did not end with the splashy Lane Kiffin hire many around the SEC expected, but it still landed one of the hottest names in the sport. After missing out on the Ole Miss coach, Florida moved quickly to lock in Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head man, betting on […]

The Florida football program hired Jon Sumrall on Sunday, to be its next head coach. Sumrall had lots of success at Tulane, and was seen as a hot candidate on the college football coaching circuit. Following the hire, Florida is continuing to fill out the football program’s staff. “Florida is finalizing a deal with former […]

Over the last couple of weeks, Florida football has been one of the final three schools in play for Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin as its next head coach. However, after the Gators were ruled out of the race on Friday morning, things moved quickly in Gainesville. Now, Florida is set to hire Tulane head coach […]

Jadan Baugh will garner serious NFL Draft attention following his historic and explosive performance in the Florida Gators’ matchup against the FSU Seminoles on Saturday night. Going into the matchup, Florida hoped to end the season on a positive note. They fired Billy Napier midseason as they weren’t meeting expectations under him, missing out on […]

Tulane football (9-2) has much to focus on in the present, as it can move one step closer toward making history with a home win versus Charlotte on Saturday night, but it is only natural for fans to gaze into the future. Given the speculation surrounding Jon Sumrall’s future, many are wondering what will come […]

Florida football fired Billy Napier on October 19. Florida has a list of candidates for the job, but the top name on the list was Lane Kiffin, the current Ole Miss head coach. It is now being reported that the Gators may be out of the Kiffin sweepstakes. According to Zach Abolverdi of Gators Online, […]

The College Football coaching carousel is in full swing. Some jobs have been filled, while many are still open. Meanwhile, some coaches, such as Lincoln Riley, have committed to their current teams. As the regular season comes to an end, we predict who will be landing new jobs in the near future. The filled jobs […]

Florida’s football team coaching outlook still centers on Lane Kiffin, even as he sidesteps every question about it. Asked again this week about reported interest from Florida and LSU, the Ole Miss coach repeated that he expects to be on the Rebels’ sideline for the Egg Bowl and won’t discuss other jobs. During Tennessee’s blowout […]

In a season where Florida’s roster has been ravaged by injuries, the sight of Cormani McClain being carted off the field against Tennessee looked like the latest devastating blow. The Gators are already limping through a 3-7 campaign, playing mostly for pride while juggling a long injury list and constant noise around the future of […]

Speculation around Lane Kiffin’s future is raging, but the Ole Miss coach still refuses to play along. Asked again this week about reported interest from both the Florida football team and LSU, Kiffin dodged every attempt to pin him down, brushing aside talk of family visits and political connections while insisting he fully expects to […]

Ole Miss, Florida and LSU football fans are anxiously waiting to see where Lane Kiffin will be in 2026. They will soon have their answer. The Rebels head coach is expected to make an announcement regarding his future a day after the team’s regular season finale against Mississippi State, per On3 Sports. Many consider Kiffin […]

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall found himself at the center of Wednesday’s most chaotic coaching rumor, and he handled it with the kind of humor that instantly went viral across college football social media. The day began with reports from On3 suggesting that Sumrall was scheduled to meet with representatives from Florida regarding the Gators’ […]

Florida football is simply playing for pride with seven losses already in a lost 2025 season. The Gators, though, will be playing with a depleted roster amid one CFB injury after another. New names surfaced on the injury report before facing Tennessee. Corey Bender of On3/Rivals revealed six names on Wednesday — with defensive linemen […]

Ole Miss football is dealing with quite the distraction the week before Thanksgiving 2025. Lane Kiffin already shut down the report of an Ole Miss “ultimatum” for his future. Yet he won’t even acknowledge the LSU football and Florida football’s head coach rumors. Kiffin spoke to reporters Wednesday. And became pressed on the topic of […]

Despite initial reports to the contrary, Tulane football coach Jon Sumrall will not be interviewing for the Florida head coaching vacancy this week, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. After it was reported by Gators Online’s Zach Abolverdi that Sumrall and Florida were set to meet, the “meeting on the books [was] called off,” Nakos posted […]

It is the 55th all-time meeting between two SEC rivals as Tennessee visits Florida in Week 13. Tennessee is aiming for an eighth win on the season, while Florida is hoping to break a three-game losing streak. As the two rivals hit the field, it is time to make bold predictions on the clash. Tennessee […]

While rumors are swirling that Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is very interested in both the LSU and Florida head coaching vacancies, longtime SEC commentator Paul Finebaum hinted at only part of that being true. Despite Kiffin’s family visiting both Gainesville and Baton Rouge over the last few days to start off the Rebels’ […]

The Ole Miss Rebels head coach, Lane Kiffin, couldn’t escape the swirling rumors Saturday night, beating the Florida Gators 34-24, while questions about potentially coaching the Gators next season loomed over the game. During a postgame press conference, Kiffin praised his current situation without completely ruling out future opportunities. “I love what we’re doing here,” […]

Ole Miss football fans expressed relief after Lane Kiffin and the No. 6 Rebels pulled away with a 34-24 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night. Kiffin’s name has been involved in head coaching rumors. This is especially the case as the Gators are looking for their next coach after firing Billy Napier midseason. […]

Ole Miss football fans made their feelings unmistakable Saturday night, chanting “We want Lane” as the Rebels closed out a 34-24 win over Florida in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Pete Thamel posted the chant on X as the student section roared, a snapshot of how deep Lane Kiffin’s hold on Oxford has become.  Ole Miss fans chant […]

In the years since Aaron Hernandez died in 2017, after being convicted of the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, multiple players have commented on the narrative surrounding Hernandez. The latest to do so is his former Florida Gators teammate Tim Tebow. “I think he had a different side than a lot of how the media […]

Florida’s season took a nasty turn long before this week’s headlines. Back in early September, starting wideout Eugene Wilson III hurt his meniscus in the 45-7 win over Samford, had it repaired, then was ruled out for Texas A&M after being labeled a game-time decision. Billy Napier conceded how much that loss stung, noting the […]

A rough night turned into a hard pivot for Florida football. After an error-stacked first half against the Kentucky Wildcats, Billy Gonzales sat starting quarterback DJ Lagway and handed the offense to true freshman Tramell Jones, per Pete Nakos of On3 Sports. The move followed three first-half interceptions and stalled drives that buried Florida in […]

Florida football witnessed a new major loss on Sunday. The Gators already are operating without the fired Billy Napier. Now star freshman wide receiver Dallas Wilson is out for the year with his CFB injury. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports dropped the unfortunate news out of Gainesville Sunday. Wilson left the Georgia game early and […]

The Georgia football team is keeping their head above water in the SEC this season. Georgia came back to defeat Florida on Saturday, in a thrilling 24-20 game. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart opened up after the game about what it meant to his program to get another win. “I don’t believe in playing with fire,” […]

New coach but same result for Florida football in its Week 10 matchup with No. 5 Georgia. The Gators played well enough to pull off an upset but couldn’t close the deal. They fell, 24–20, to their archrivals before 76,131 fans at EverBank Stadium. In their first game under interim head coach Billy Gonzales, the […]

The Florida Gators fell 24-20 to the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs in Week 10 after putting up a valiant effort against one of the top teams in the SEC. It was a hard-fought contest, as the Gators had a legitimate shot at winning the game near the end. However, a controversial call prevented the offense […]