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REPORT: Florida hires Tulane's Jon Sumrall to be next Gator head coach
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NEW ORLEANS - Florida is hiring Tulane's Jon Sumrall as the Gators' next head coach, according to multiple reports.
Sources: Florida is finalizing a six-year deal to make Tulane’s Jon Sumrall the head coach at an average of nearly $7.5 million per year, with significant incentives tied to the College Football Playoff. Sumrall is 42-11 in four seasons as a head coach. pic.twitter.com/woryZCvedm
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Tulane is 10-2 this season and will host the American Conference Championship game against North Texas Friday at 7 p.m. on WBRZ.
Sumrall will coach Tulane in the conference title game, as well as the College Football Playoff if the Green Wave make the field.
In Sumrall's two seasons at Tulane, he is 19-7 overall. Before Tulane, Sumrall was 23-4 in two seasons at Troy, winning two Sun Belt titles.
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