Florida has hired Tulane's Jon Sumrall as its next football coach, the school announced on Sunday. The move ends a search that focused on Lane Kiffin before it became apparent that staying at Ole Miss or moving to LSU were Kiffin's top choices. Sumrall's deal with Florida is for six years and $45 million, according to ESPN .

There's no doubt that Lane Kiffin will be envy of how the Florida football team is handling Jon Sumrall's exit from Tulane.

Jon Sumrall contract details: Florida hires Tulane head coach after missing out on Lane Kiffin originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Florida has its new head coach for the 2026 season — and it's one of the most popular names involved in the coaching carousel.

The hiring of Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as the head coach at Florida is not just a new era for the Gators, but also a competition of sorts with LSU and Lane Kiffin. Kiffin, who left Mississippi to take over at LSU,

With Lane Kiffin rejected Florida football's interest in favor of an SEC rival, Gators fans turned their anger toward AD Scott Stricklin.

In 2024, when it seemed imminent Napier would be fired, Kiffin appeared to be Florida's top candidate if the Gators made a coaching change. Florida ultimately decided to keep Napier for the 2025 season, and he was fired after a 3-4 start.