After firing Billy Napier, the Florida Gators have ended their HC search. Highly touted agent Clint Dowdle helped Tulane coach Jon Sumrall secure a reported $44 million deal at Florida, and the new head coach is on his way to the Swamp. Although Sumrall boasts a million-dollar deal, it was the allure of the SEC and competition that led him to make the move.

“I knew in my mind, there’s about 10 or 12 jobs that were going to move the needle for me to pick up my family and go do something different, that I thought could be maybe like a forever type job if you do it right. And that is what excites me, I think. Passionate fan base, all the resourcing you need, the toughest conference, all those things,” he said on Tuesday.

There’s no denying that Florida is one of the talent hotbeds in colleg

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