Lane Kiffin enters determination day, Florida focusing on Jon Sumrall as carousel whirls

The most recent by way of CBS Sports activities sources on a number of high head teaching openings:

Lane Watch

We enter what *ought to* be the final day of the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes, although Ole Miss now having an opportunity to make the SEC Championship has added a brand new wrinkle following Texas‘ win over Texas A&M Friday evening. If Auburn beats Alabama on Saturday evening, Ole Miss might be within the SEC title sport. As of Saturday morning, it was enterprise as ordinary contained in the Ole Miss soccer facility because the teaching employees ready for a doable SEC Championship sport towards Georgia. 

Kiffin is weighing whether or not to depart for LSU or keep at Ole Miss and coach the Rebels within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. Kiffin stated Friday that he hadn’t made a last determination and must do a number of praying about it on Saturday. That will have come off as a dodge, nevertheless it’s not. Each LSU and Ole Miss have been involved with different coaches in current days, which is additional affirmation that even the faculties concerned haven’t got a definitive reply from Kiffin but.

Kiffin and Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter have been scheduled to fulfill Saturday afternoon. As of three p.m. Saturday, the sensation amongst a number of Ole Miss and LSU sources was that Kiffin was trending towards accepting the LSU job. Nonetheless, as one supply cautioned, “However you by no means know with Lane and we’ll see how issues go along with (the assembly with Keith Carter).”

What Kiffin decides to do — keep or go — can have a major affect on the remainder of the teaching carousel. 

Florida

Tulane‘s Jon Sumrall has change into the clear high goal for Florida, though he is additionally on the radar for each Ole Miss and LSU as a possible backup choice relying on what occurs with Kiffin. Sumrall plans to make a last determination concerning his future Sunday. 

Sumrall is 41-11 in 4 seasons as a head coach at Tulane and Troy, together with 9-2 with the Inexperienced Wave this season heading right into a matchup tonight vs. Rice. Among the many different coaches the Gators have vetted are Washington‘s Jedd Fisch, former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald, Vanderbilt‘s Clark Lea and Missouri‘s Eli Drinkwitz. Lea and Drinkwitz have each now agreed to contract extensions that may hold them with their present groups.

Auburn

Sumrall had been a high particular person of curiosity for Auburn, nevertheless it’s change into clear within the final couple days that Sumrall is unlikely to finish up being the Tigers’ subsequent head coach. With Sumrall now extra more likely to find yourself elsewhere, interim head coach D.J. Durkin has change into much more of a contender to be Auburn’s subsequent head coach. He took over this system from Hugh Freeze and is 1-1, together with a detailed 45-38 time beyond regulation loss to Vanderbilt, headed right into a crucial Iron Bowl sport inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. An Auburn win would strengthen Durkin’s case to maintain the everlasting job. 

Auburn AD John Cohen has already stated publicly he’d like for Durkin, who was in his second season as Auburn’s defensive coordinator, to be retained regardless, an fascinating wrinkle for any doable head coach to think about. Durkin needs the Auburn head coach job however may very well be open to staying as DC beneath the appropriate particular person. 

Arkansas

Reviews on Wednesday that South Florida’s Alex Golesh has already accepted the job have been untimely. That stated, Golesh is the Razorbacks’ clear high goal and his plan is to make a last determination whether or not he is taking the Arkansas job Sunday after the Bulls’ sport at present towards Rice. South Florida is 8-3 on the season and is predicted to change into the primary non-Energy 4 faculty to decide to spending the complete $20.5 million income share. 

Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack is the opposite finalist for Arkansas and would seemingly change into the main focus for the Razorbacks if Golesh decides to go on the job. Wommack, who performed soccer at Arkansas, was beforehand a head coach at South Alabama earlier than becoming a member of Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide employees. Wommack went 22-16 in three seasons at USA and was an individual of curiosity for the Liberty opening three years in the past earlier than the Flames employed Jamey Chadwell.