Gators Choose John Summerall as Head Coach Amid Changes

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00:00All right, so let's go around college football here.

00:03Gators definitely courted Lane Kiffin.

00:05There were some reports that it was a strange courtship there between Florida and him,

00:11so they pivoted, obviously, to get John Sumrall as their new head coach.

00:15I guess I, Bill, am a little surprised given the fact that, I mean, look,

00:19this is, without a doubt, a more prominent school than where Billy Napier coached.

00:23I just thought the Gators were going to shoot big here.

00:25Not to say that Sumrall won't do a good job.

00:27He can't do any worse than Napier.

00:28So I guess if you want to take that as a positive, that's the case.

00:31Surprising to see Mark Stoops let go after 13 years.

00:34I thought he did a good job at Kentucky.

00:36They had two wins.

00:37They had two bowl games, too.

00:39J.M.U.'s Bob Chesney going to get a five-year deal probably from UCLA

00:42as he finishes off the season.

00:44By the way, I should mention Sumrall finishes at Tulane

00:47and also looks like Michigan State is going to snag Pat Fitzgerald as their head coach, too.

00:52So I'll let you take the floor here.

00:54Do you want to start with Sumrall and what you think may end up happening?

00:57I mean, there's a ton of pressure with him, though, by the way, Bill, from day one,

01:00just because it's not the same hire as Napier,

01:03but it definitely is a little similar in terms of the way that they dug this one out.

01:08I agree with that, but I think John Sumrall has a background in the SEC, obviously.

01:12The fact that he didn't take the Kentucky job tells you that he wants this Florida job.

01:18He wants to be there.

01:20And 42-11, like that record says, he's won everywhere between Troy and Tulane,

01:25and he has a no-nonsense style about him that I think you'll like given time.

01:29You know, it is a high-pressure job after the Lane Kiffin domino fell.

01:35The chain reaction was that these SEC schools were going to hire coaches from the American Conference,

01:40which has been competitive, and the margin for error is very little.

01:44But I looked at how his Tulane teams competed when they played power for school.

01:49Didn't go well against Ole Miss this year, but in general, they did a pretty good job,

01:53and I think John Sumrall could be the right fit there.

01:55Like you said, it can't be much worse than it has been the past couple years.