Jon Sumrall (born July 5, 1982) is an American

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coach. He is the head football coach at

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, a position he has held since the 2024 season. Sumrall served as the head football coach at

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from 2022 to 2023.

Coaching career

Sumrall began his coaching career at his alma mater,

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, after suffering a career-ending injury. After a couple of years, he coached at

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under former Kentucky assistant Ron Caragher. He was also the co-defensive coordinator at

for three seasons before going to

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as their assistant head coach and special teams coordinator. Sumrall was named the linebackers coach at

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in January 2018. He was also reported to be a finalist for the head coaching position at Troy before

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was hired. Sumrall returned to his alma mater Kentucky in 2019 as the program's inside linebackers coach. He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2021. On December 2, 2021, Sumrall was hired as the 23rd head coach of the

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. In his first season at Troy, he guided the Trojans to a 12–2 record and an 18–12

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victory over the #23 ranked

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. In Sumrall's second season as the head coach he would guide Troy to a 11–2 record and back to back

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Championships. On December 8, 2023, Sumrall was hired as the 42nd head coach of the

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."Sumrall Named Head Coach for Tulane Football"
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Head coaching record

*Left for Tulane prior to bowl game

References

External links

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Troy profile

Kentucky profile

Ole Miss profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumrall, Jon 1982 births Living people American football linebackers Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Kentucky Wildcats football players Ole Miss Rebels football coaches San Diego Toreros football coaches Troy Trojans football coaches Tulane Green Wave football coaches Players of American football from Huntsville, Alabama Coaches of American football from Alabama