Kirk Herbstreit suggests Jon Sumrall staying with Tulane through playoffs cost Flo…
Tulane · Florida · GeorgiaFlorida was struggling in the second half against Georgia on Saturday afternoon, unable to get much offense going. And as the game played out, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit revealed one thing he thought might have contributed to the team’s struggles.
That was head coach Jon Sumrall staying with Tulane through the College Football Playoffs last season. Herbstreit was blunt about how that cost the Gators.
In the meantime he lost time to recruit and develop this class.” Sumrall, by most accounts, managed to retain some of Florida’s top players from the previous season even with his extended stay at Tulane.
“Just to be candid, he got in, he had, to his credit he fought with Tulane when he got hired at Florida,” Herbstreit said. That number included star running back Jadan Baugh , receivers Vernell Brown III and Dallas Wilson , and defenders Myles Graham and Jayden Woods .
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- [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] “Went all the way as far as he could in that playoff last year.
- ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit suggested that Florida coach Jon Sumrall staying with Tulane through the playoffs last year cost the Gators.
- Still, Kirk Herbstreit seemed to feel like the rest of the roster suffered a bit due to Sumrall’s decision to remain with Tulane through the playoff run.
- “Nothing against these players, but I think as time goes on I think this will probably be his least talented team that he has at Florida,” Herbstreit said.