The faculty soccer teaching carousel is alive and nicely on Sunday.
Simply minutes after it was introduced that Alex Golesh would be heading from South Florida to Auburn, one other main SEC teaching transfer was introduced.
From New Orleans to Gainesville
In response to ESPN’s Faculty Soccer insider Pete Thamel, the Florida Gators and Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall are in settlement on a six-year deal to make Sumrall the latest head coach for the Gators.
The deal is anticipated to pay Sumrall practically $7.5 million per 12 months in addition to vital incentives tied to Faculty Soccer Playoff appearances.
Dangerous timing?
It had change into clear over the weekend that Florida can be closely focusing on Sumrall. The issue is, Tulane is about to host North Texas on Friday within the AAC Championship recreation.
A win for Tulane in that recreation would put the Inexperienced Wave into the Faculty Soccer Playoff for the primary time within the college’s historical past.
Related state of affairs to Lane Kiffin
Very similar to the Lane Kiffin saga, it’s at present unclear whether or not or not Sumrall shall be teaching within the convention championship and even additional if Tulane makes it into the CFP.
If he isn’t capable of coach the rest of the season, it could really feel like a completely devastating finish to the season for a Inexperienced Wave crew that put collectively one of the vital profitable seasons within the historical past of this system.
It will additional show that the signing day/switch portal schedule is past damaged and desires adjusting so coaches do not have to go away their groups earlier than the tip of a profitable 12 months.
