Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall addressed the coaching carousel when he met with the media on Tuesday. Sumrall is expected to be one of the top candidates for the LSU head coaching position, but he says he’s committed to being with the Green Wave.
“If I didn’t want to be the head coach at Tulane, if I was most concerned with coaching at a Power 4 school, I wouldn’t be here because I’ve had those opportunities. If I was only making decisions based upon money, I wouldn’t be here because I’ve had other people off me more money. I freaking love what I do. I love where I do it. I love who I do it with. I’m coaching this freaking team. All I’m worried about, our guys know that,” Sumrall explained.
As a head coach, Sumrall has a record of 38-10 with Troy and Tulane. Sumrall is not fazed or distracted by the mentions of his name in the coaching searches and says he’s locked in on playing UTSA on Thursday.
“I’m not distracted by any of it. I’m trying to go 1-0, Thursday night. That’s it. In a place that nobody, in conference, has gone into that place and gone 1-0 in 5 years. That’s got my focus, fully,” Sumrall said.
