{"id":298241,"date":"2026-06-06T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/298241\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:00:21","slug":"ath-kamarion-johnson-commits-to-florida-coach-sumrall-is-about-to-do-great-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/298241\/","title":{"rendered":"ATH Kamarion Johnson commits to Florida: ‘Coach Sumrall is about to do great things’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida<\/a> continued to add momentum to its 2027 recruiting class, landing a commitment from Homerville (Ga.) Clinch County<\/a> safety Kamarion Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Gators offered Johnson earlier this spring and quickly made him feel like a priority. After multiple visits to Gainesville, including his official visit, Johnson decided Florida was the place he wanted to call home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they offered me about a month or two ago, and I knew right away that I liked them a lot,\u201d Johnson told Rivals. \u201cAs soon as they offered, Coach Collins started to really recruit me hard, get to know and that stood out. Coach Sumrall was recruiting me too. Then, when I visited, it was a great place. Just the way they recruited me had them on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Johnson made two trips to Gainesville during the spring and each visit reinforced his belief that Florida was the right fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe brotherhood stands out the most. The coaches, the players and the fans. It can be a great program, and the coaches and the players are working to make it the best place it can be. I felt that and saw that when I was down there for spring practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The staff at the Swamp made a big impact<\/p>\n

The relationship with Florida\u2019s coaching staff played a major role in his decision, particularly his bond with Chris Collins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great coach on and off the field,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe really shows he cares about you more than just football. When I was sitting with him and talking to him and seeing him around the players, he really wants it. He\u2019s committed. He wants to win and do what\u2019s best for the players, their families and the program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson also appreciated the way Florida\u2019s staff recruited him and his family throughout the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what better feeling there is than having a head coach Jon Sumrall text your mother on Mother\u2019s Day. That shows his character. He really cares. He\u2019s a great man outside of football and he really does care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sumrall\u2019s energy and leadership left a strong impression as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very loud and very energetic,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe\u2019s very into practice. Coach Sumrall is about to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida ultimately beat out Cincinnati<\/a> and several other programs for Johnson\u2019s commitment, but the Gators gained separation through relationships and proximity to home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s close to home, so I love that,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cAnd I just felt love from Coach Collins. Coach Collins is really the main reason because I want to be coached by him. He\u2019s such a great coach and I want to be coached by him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen it is about the atmosphere, the players and Coach Sumrall. There is a lot that I like.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida continued to add momentum to its 2027 recruiting class, landing a commitment from Homerville (Ga.) Clinch County…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[125500,28,30,29,5677,125501],"class_list":["post-298241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-clinch-county-panthers-homerville","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-ga","tag-kamarion-johnson-27-clinch-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}