Florida is finalizing a six-year deal to hire Tulane 's Jon Sumrall as its next football coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday.

The deal is for an average of nearly $7.5 million per year, with significant incentives tied to the College Football Playoff, sources told ESPN.

Sumrall, 43, is 42-11 in four seasons as a head coach -- two in the Sun Belt at Troy and two in the American at Tulane. He has reached the conference title game in all four seasons.

The Green Wave are 10-2 and have clinched a spot in the American Conference championship game against North Texas . Sumrall would remain with the Green Wave for next week's title game and through the College Football Playoff, if Tulane gets a berth.

He brings extensive experience in the SEC, as he played and was a graduat

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