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Say NO to Sumrall! This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now. (With no disrespect to former Kentucky LB Sumrall, but Florida's fanbase should not have to endure what is statistically likely to be Billy Napier part 2. 2x Sunbelt champ at Troy after Billy left for Florida. Took over at Tulane, where Willie Fritz won 12 games, and then 11. Sumrall won 9 in year 1, and is now 9-2 this year.) The results between Napier and Sumrall are highly correlated. If you hire Jon Sumrall, you are statistically hiring a defensive-minded Billy Napier. Both coaches feature dominant G5 records with small average margins of victory and an unsustainably high win rate in close games. Billy Napier (Last 2 Years at UL) Jon Sumrall (Troy/Tulane) Avg. Margin of Victory Napier +12.1 points Sumrall +11.8 points (+4.0 this year) Record in 1 Score Games Napier 13–1 Sumrall 10–3 Scoring Defense Napier 19–22 PPG allowed Sumrall 17–20 PPG allowed Strength of Schedule Napier -4.82 (Very Weak) Sumrall+1.20 (Above Average) (This is the best thing going for Sumrall) Recruiting/Portal Napier- Built largely on HS recruiting Sumrall-Heavy Portal user (Tulane) Success Rates for Sumrall (A former Kentucky LB) Tulane 2025 Offense 51 Defense 115 Tulane 2024 Offense 21 Defense 15 (Great results here) Troy 2023 Offense 79 Defense 26 Troy 2022 Offense 100 Defense 50 Say NO to Sumrall. This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now.