Florida and Auburn coaches face off amid SEC coaching changes
CBS Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 3:50 PM
Last updated Sep 17, 2026
Florida and Auburn will clash as both teams enter SEC play with 2-0 records. Coaches Jon Sumrall and Alex Golesh lead their respective squads, both of whom took unexpected paths to their current positions after significant coaching changes in the SEC. Following a chaotic hiring cycle, Florida secured Sumrall after he initially engaged with Auburn, while Golesh shifted from a potential deal with Arkansas to Auburn. The game marks Florida's first visit to Jordan-Hare Stadium since 2011 and the first SEC matchup for both head coaches.
- •Both teams are 2-0 entering SEC play.
- •Jon Sumrall is Florida's head coach; Alex Golesh coaches Auburn.
- •Florida last played at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2011.
- •Both coaches took unexpected paths to their current positions.
- •The match is significant for standings in the SEC.
- 3:50 PMCBS Sports — Jon Sumrall, Alex Golesh and the Florida-Auburn showdown shaped by a chaotic SEC coaching carousel
"A wild set of events sent Sumrall to Florida instead of Auburn and Golesh to Auburn instead of Arkansas, and now the old American Conference rivals open SEC play against each other
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