After firing Billy Napier, the Florida Gators have ended their HC search. Highly touted agent Clint Dowdle helped Tulane coach Jon Sumrall secure a reported $44 million deal at Florida, and the new head coach is on his way to the Swamp. Although Sumrall boasts a million-dollar deal, it was the allure of the SEC and competition that led him to make the move.

“I knew in my mind, there’s about 10 or 12 jobs that were going to move the needle for me to pick up my family and go do something different, that I thought could be maybe like a forever type job if you do it right. And that is what excites me, I think. Passionate fan base, all the resourcing you need, the toughest conference, all those things,” he said on Monday.

There’s no denying that Florida is one of the talent hotbeds in college football. Along with competing in the brutal SEC, the program has the necessary resources and facilities to attract top prospects. It wasn’t just the allure of the Power Four that prompted Sumrall and his family to leave Tulane.

“My wife and I made the decision to come back to Tulane, New Orleans, for our family,” he added. “And if we were to leave, it needed to be a top 10 job in all of college football. I wasn’t taking an average P4 job, because this job is better than the average P4 job.”

Before heading to Gainesville, Sumrall will coach Tulane to the ACC title game against North Texas. If the Green Wave earns a playoff berth, he is expected to playcall for the same.