Jon Sumrall to make decision on future on Sunday – with Florida, Ole Miss and LSU emerging

Major dominoes will begin to fall as soon as the dust settles on the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State in Starkville, possibly as early as this afternoon. It’s already been an eventful day and news is coming in about lane kiffin Set to decide between returning to Oxford and taking his coaching talents to LSU.

A fan favorite may be the next spot in Lexington, John Sumrall He’s also set to make a decision on his future this weekend — and it could be anywhere Kiffin goes. No End. After Florida was removed from consideration for the current Ole Miss coach, could they make a move on the former Kentucky linebacker who was on Mark Stoops’ staff in Lexington from 2019-21? On3’s Pete Nakos is reporting that the Gators are turning their attention to the 43-year-old.

And depending on Kiffin’s decision, he could be a top candidate at Ole Miss or LSU, too, sources told NACOS along with ON3’s Chris Low and Brett McMurphy.

Sumrall was seen as a top candidate at Auburn, but Nakos reports that “talks between the two have cooled in recent days” – though he is not ruling out a move to The Plains.

According to On3, Florida is also considering Washington’s Jedd Fish and Georgia Tech’s Brent Key
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While Kentucky’s matchup at Louisville could technically shake things up, it’s obviously a big blow to members of Big Blue Nation, who wanted Mitch Barnhart to step up to Stoops and bring home the alumnus who is considered the hottest rising name in coaching right now. It’s even worse to know that the options are a quarter of the SEC, two being UK’s rivals in Florida and LSU in 2026, followed by the other two, Auburn and Ole Miss (as well as the Gators) in 2027.

Can Sumrall turn the beloved former Wildcat into a permanent SEC rival? We’re moving in that direction, friends.