At the SEC meetings last spring Jeremy Foley made the comment that Kevin O’Sullivan, who was rumored to be the front-runner for the Texas head coach opening, would be with the Florida Gators for a long time.
O’Sullivan agreed to a $12.5 million dollar, 10-year extension with Florida, keeping him in Gainesville until 2025, that makes him the highest paid coach in the country, first reported by Kendall Rogers and later confirmed by the school.
O’Sullivan, 47, has the highest winning percentage (.677) of any coach in Florida baseball history. The Gators won a school-record 44 games last season on its way to the fifth College World Series appearance under Sully.