{"id":65110,"date":"2025-11-30T06:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/65110\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T06:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:38:08","slug":"jon-sumrall-sends-clear-message-amid-florida-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/65110\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Sumrall Sends Clear Message Amid Florida Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall led his team to a 27-0 win over Charlotte, a victory that puts the Green Wave in the American Conference title game against North Texas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Sumrall has done a great job building a G5 program into one that could secure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/college-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football<\/a> Playoff spot with a conference title. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More news:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/ncaa\/lsu-could-be-forced-into-unexpected-hire-if-lane-kiffin-goes-elsewhere-11113022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSU Could Be Forced Into Unexpected Hire if Lane Kiffin Goes Elsewhere<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">His ability to optimize resources at a smaller program like Tulane has caught the attention of multiple SEC powerhouses, with ties to LSU, Auburn, and, perhaps most strongly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> Gators, all of whom are looking for their next head coach. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Florida stepped away from the Lane Kiffin carousel and has moved on with its search, and the Gators have targeted Sumrall as their man for the job. <\/p>\n<p><img id=\"11130927\" alt=\"Jon Sumrall\" caption=\"PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Jon Sumrall of the Tulane Green Wave looks on before the game against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field on November 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez\/Getty Images)\" credit=\"\" sourcealt=\"\" sources=\"[]\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3333\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2248271462.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Sumrall is set to make his decision on Sunday and reveal whether he will stay and continue his rebuild at Tulane or take on the monstrous task of putting Florida back together to its former glory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More news:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/ncaa\/washington-commanders-coach-set-to-take-over-west-coast-program-11127975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders Coach Set to Take Over West Coast Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">After Tulane&#8217;s win, the coach opened up about his thought process as he entered the final hours of his decision-making. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cI talked to David Harris a little bit tonight, and my wife and I\u2019ll talk in the morning,\u201d Sumrall said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeaganGTV\/status\/1994991303361282156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">per WGNO-TV<\/a>. \u201cAny opportunities I ever have, it\u2019s really got a lot to do with so many other people other than myself. I love this place. I love Tulane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201c\u2026 But I\u2019d like for tonight to be about this football team. It\u2019s really my focus. And tomorrow morning I will wake up and there\u2019s some things that have (been) presented that I\u2019ll have to discuss and make a decision on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loading twitter content&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/ncaa\/arch-manning-texas-add-new-twist-to-lane-kiffins-decision-11128380\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arch Manning, Texas Add New Twist to Lane Kiffin\u2019s Decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tulane is trying to keep Jon Sumrall<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RossDellenger\/status\/1994996695105503291?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports,<\/a> the program has offered him a four million per year salary to keep him, though Florida should be able to match or even surpass that amount if they are convinced in the coach. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Florida offers a reasonable path to a National Championship, and he would become a national star if he turned that program around. Tulane, meanwhile, would give him a long leash and remain loyal to him if he ever went through struggles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">For more college football news, head to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newsweek Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall led his team to a 27-0 win over Charlotte, a victory that puts&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[143,28,30,29,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-65110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-college-football","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-headlines","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-ncaa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65110","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=65110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}