The Auburn head coach has played against Sumrall before, with the result not ending in his favor. That will look to change this weekend on the Plains.

They faced off as coordinator in 2021 when Golesh was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee and Sumrall was the co-defensive coordinator at Kentucky. Golesh’s team got the better of Sumrall’s on that night, as Tennessee’s offense put up 45 points and 461 yards on Kentucky to secure a three-point win.

The Auburn Tigers will welcome the Florida Gators for their first SEC clash of the 2026 college football season on Saturday night.

Jon Sumrall was quick to point to Florida's shortcomings in its final tune-up before SEC play.

When Alex Golesh was asked about Sumrall recently calling the two friends, he had a simple response: "Not this week."

First-year Gators head coach Jon Sumrall and his personal ties to Auburn — and the state of Alabama — have surfaced as Florida prepares to play Auburn.

The Florida football team will open up SEC play against Auburn on Saturday in Alabama. It will represent Jon Sumrall's first conference test since taking