Name: Gators Choose John Summerall as Head Coach Amid Changes
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Description: Florida Gators appoint John Summerall as head coach, succeeding Billy Napier after considering Lane Kiffin. Bill Bender joins to break down the decision.

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All right, so let, let's go around college football here. Uh, Gators definitely courted Lane Kiffin. There were some reports that it was, it was a strange courtship there between Florida and him, so they pivoted obviously to get John Summerall as their new head coach. I guess I, Bill, I'm a little surprised given the fact that I mean, look, this isn't without a doubt. More prominent school than where Billy Napier coached. I just thought that the Gators were gonna shoot big here, not to say that some won't do a good job. It can't do any worse than Napier there. So I guess if you want to take that as a positive, that's the case surprising to see Mark Stoops let go after 13 years. I thought he did a good job in Kentucky. They had wins. They had game too. Uh, JMU's Bob Chesney gonna get a 5 year deal probably from UCLA as he finishes off the season, by the way, I should mention Summerall finishes. At Lane and also looks like Michigan State is gonna snag Pat Fitzgerald as their head coach too. So I'll let you take the floor here. Do you wanna start with Summerall and what you think may end up happening? I mean, there's a ton of pressure with him though, by the way, Bill, from day one just because it's not the same higher as Napier, but it definitely is a little similar in terms of the way that they dug this one out. I, I agree with that, but I, I think John Summerrell has a background in the SEC. Obviously, the fact that he didn't take the Kentucky job tells you that he, he wants this Florida job. He wants to be there. And, uh, you know, 42 and 11 like that record says, he's won everywhere, uh, between Troy and Tulane, and he has a no-nonsense style about him that I think you'll like given time. Um, you know, it is a high pressure job after the Lane Kiffin. The domino fell. The chain reaction was that these SEC schools were gonna hire coaches from the American Conference, which has been competitive, and the margin for error is very little, but I looked at how his Tulane teams competed when they played power for school. It didn't go well against Ole Miss this year, but in general, they did a pretty good job, and I think John Summerall could be the right fit there. Like you said, it can't be much worse than it has been the past couple of years.

Gators Choose John Summerall as Head Coach Amid Changes

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