Florida coach brings laughs, no filter and Lane Kiffin comparison rebuttal to first SEC media days

TAMPA, FL- While Lane Kiffin was contemplating his move to LSU from Ole Miss, Jon Sumrall was making a different determination connected his coaching early beyond Tulane.

Sure, while they some were deciding whether to return a different job, nan circumstances surrounding nan moves were not connected nan aforesaid wavelength successful position of coaching successful nan SEC.

The speech surrounding nan coaching carousel will beryllium discussed for decades, astir apt being taught successful business morals classes connected assemblage campuses successful nan future.

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For Kiffin, he had to determine connected whether taking nan LSU occupation was worthy capable for him not coaching Ole Miss done nan assemblage shot playoff.

As for Jon Sumrall, he was making a determination connected which opportunity successful nan SEC would beryllium nan amended fit.

Jon Sumrall speaks during a property convention introducing him arsenic nan caller Florida Gators shot caput coach astatine nan University of Florida successful Gainesville, Fla., connected Dec. 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

Was it going to beryllium Auburn, aliases Florida? Obviously, we cognize really that portion turned out, pinch Sumrall now entering his first play arsenic nan Gators' caput coach. Taking to nan podium connected Wednesday greeting successful Tampa, nan speech astir whether some Kiffin and Summrall were dealing pinch nan aforesaid type of dilemma was spurned by a mobility astir his determination to time off Tulane.

While Kiffin and Sumrall person discussed nan business galore times since past December, location was 1 portion of nan process that nan 2 coaches did not work together on.

They were not nan aforesaid situations, astatine all.

"I'd opportunity nary 2 decisions are alike, right," Sumrall noted. "Lane and I are friends, and talked respective times during nan process successful October and November astir what it was looking for illustration astir really things were going to unfold.

"Lane said 'you and I are going done nan aforesaid thing' and I'm like, 'No Lane, we're not. If you leave, you're leaving an SEC schoolhouse to spell to an SEC school'. I was leaving Tulane. But, it was challenging to do it, but I wouldn’t person done it immoderate different way. I wanted to make judge I near Tulane nan correct way. If immoderate assemblage told maine I couldn't coach successful nan playoff crippled I don't deliberation I would've taken nan occupation conscionable because I couldn't time off nan squad I had coached each year."

No, he's not wrong, though I'm judge Kiffin will person a rebuttal connected Thursday erstwhile he takes nan podium arsenic nan LSU caput coach.

Head coach Jon Sumrall of nan Florida Gators waits to return nan section earlier nan Orange and Blue Game astatine Ben Hill Griffin Stadium connected April 11, 2026, successful Gainesville, Fla. (Getty Images for ONIT)

Sumrall had jokes, arsenic telephone starts playing euphony during news conference

If nan incident that transpired during nan Florida caput coach's news convention had taken spot during a squad meeting, nan newsman whose telephone started playing an absorbing prime of euphony would person been kicked retired of nan room successful Gainesville.

Luckily, this hilarious infinitesimal took spot during nan 3rd time of SEC news conferences, acold distant from nan gathering rooms conscionable up nan roadworthy from Florida's campus.

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While speaking connected his determination to time off Tulane, it conscionable truthful happened that a newsman was distant from his computer, and could not make it successful clip during Sumrall's property convention to move it off. This led to a funny speech pinch nan Gators caput coach, while he was besides poking nosy astatine Lane Kiffin.

"You would beryllium kicked retired of our squad meeting, I swear," Sumrall said to nan room. "Like you're fortunate I'm not going propulsion this podium correct now. That drives maine crazy. I would opportunity who is that, but I'm not going to embarrass anybody."

There was nary bleep fastener for Sumrall

There mightiness not beryllium a much authentic coach successful nan SEC, too Pete Golding, past Jon Sumrall, arsenic some of them make their convention debuts this season.

Also, if you thought either coach was going to get done a property convention without cussing astatine slightest once, you astir surely mislaid that stake connected Wednesday successful Tampa.

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While speaking astir Golding, nan Gators caput coach had thing but praise for nan Ole Miss shot coach, while besides making ray of Tulane being destroyed by nan Rebels doubly past play pinch two-different caput coaches.

"Pete is going to beryllium himself. He's not going to change," Sumrall mentioned astir Pete Golding. "I person an appreciation for that. You person to beryllium authentic. I deliberation he's going to do a phenomenal job. Really do. Happy for his opportunity there.

"Watching him, those teams to me...you know, we played them nan first clip astatine Tulane and they hit nan sh*t retired of us. We played them nan 2nd time, different caput coach, still hit nan sh*t retired of us."

Tulane shot coach Jon Sumrall, left, and Mississippi shot coach Pete Golding confer anterior to nan first half of nan first information of nan NCAA College Football Playoff, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, successful Oxford, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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I for 1 invited nan coaches who don't put a select connected their words. Give maine an authentic coach, nary matter nan situation, and I'll show you a feline that will astatine slightest go a celebrated leader among fans.

We'll spot what Golding has successful store, but nan SEC intelligibly forgot nan dump fastener during their Media Days this week, convey goodness.