Jon Sumrall

Jon Sumrall (born July 5, 1982) is an American football coach who is the head coach at Troy University.

Jon Sumrall
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTroy
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1982-07-05) July 5, 1982
Huntsville, Alabama
Playing career
2002–2004Kentucky
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006Kentucky (GA)
2007–2009San Diego (DL/RC)
2010–2011San Diego (AHC/co-DC/LB)
2012–2013Tulane (co-DC/DL)
2014Tulane (co-DC/LB)
2015–2017Troy (AHC/LB/ST)
2018Ole Miss (LB)
2019–2020Kentucky (ILB)
2021Kentucky (co-DC/ILB)
2022–presentTroy

Coaching career

Sumrall began his coaching career at his alma mater Kentucky after suffering a career-ending injury.[1] After a couple of years, he coached at San Diego under former Kentucky assistant Ron Caragher.[2] He was also the co-defensive coordinator at Tulane for three seasons before going to Troy as their assistant head coach and special teams coordinator.[3]

Sumrall was named the linebackers coach at Ole Miss in January 2018.[4] He was also reported to be a finalist for the head coaching position at Troy before Chip Lindsey was hired.[5]

Sumrall returned to his alma mater Kentucky in 2019 as the program's inside linebackers coach.[6] He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2021.

On December 2, 2021, it was reported that Sumrall would become the 23rd head coach of the Troy Trojans.[7]

References
  1. "A career-ending injury helped pave path for Jon Sumrall to return to Kentucky as a coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Coaching Candidate Profile: Jon Sumrall". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Troy Football Names Jon Sumrall Assistant Head Coach". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Ole Miss hires LB coach Jon Sumrall away from Troy". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Sources: Kansas OC Chip Lindsey expected to be named Troy's head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. "Wildcat homecoming: Kentucky to hire Ole Miss assistant Jon Sumrall". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "Troy hires Jon Sumrall as head football coach" AL.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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