When it came time to hire Florida‘s next football coach, athletic director Scott Stricklin turned to Urban Meyer. On a recent episode of The Triple Option, Meyer and Jon Sumrall shed some light on the process that led to Sumrall becoming the new head coach of the Gators.
The podcast’s X account shared an entertaining clip in which Meyer revealed what made him “lock in” to trying get Sumrall to Gainesville.
“I’m not even sure Coach Sumrall knows this, but I did some homework and had a friend of mine gather about 10 interviews that he did and I had them pick them, because I didn’t have time to run through all of them,” Meyer said. “And then I talked to people that you coached against, then I pulled out the film. And Coach Sumrall blew me away.
“And I called Scott Stricklin back and there was one issue, and that’s Coach Sumrall’s wife’s an Auburn Tiger. And I don’t want to get too much in the woods, because that’s his business. But when I heard that, then I flipped the hat on backwards and I put on a recruiting speech and I went after his ass now.”
New @GatorsFB coach Jon Sumrall got “chills” when his phone rang and it was @CoachUrbanMeyer calling about the opportunity to coach at Florida.#collegefootball pic.twitter.com/ZRlW86KkLj
— The Triple Option (@3xOptionShow) February 25, 2026Auburn was in the market for a new coach after dismissing Hugh Freeze midseason. Many Florida fans fondly remember that Meyer was an excellent recruiter, and he showed he’s still got it with helping get Sumrall to Gainesville.
Sumrall responded by sharing his admiration for Meyer and revealed his reaction to being recruited by the coach responsible for two of Florida’s national championships.
“I was a GA at Kentucky when Coach Meyer was the head coach of Florida,” Sumrall shared. “And so as a young coach, I looked at Coach Meyer and I’m like, ‘Man, that’s what the standard of this profession looks like of how to have success and how to do it the right way.’ So your phone rings and you may be a candidate for the University of Florida head football job and Urban Meyer’s on the other end. You’re like, I got chills. I was like, man, okay, this is real.”
Meyer set a high standard for Florida football with a 9-win regular season in Year 1 and a BCS national championship in Year 2. Can Florida experience a similar turnaround under Sumrall? Fans can get in on early CFP qualifier action at prediction market Kalshi.
Prediction Markets College Football Playoff Qualifiers 2026 Learn more about Prediction Markets Kalshi Ohio St. 82% Oregon 78% Notre Dame 75% Georgia 72% Texas Tech 67% Miami (FL) 65% Indiana 60% LSU 55% Texas 54% Ole Miss 47% PredictJon Sumrall, Urban Meyer recall former Florida coach’s recruitment of HC Saturday Down South.
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