Is Auburn falling behind rival SEC school for its top choice for next head coach?

Dec 20, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; Tulane Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall looks on against the Florida Gators during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn ImagesSince Hugh Freeze was fired on November 2 after 34 games in charge of Auburn football, the name that keeps popping up as the next head coach is Jon Sumrall.

The second-year Tulane coach has ties to Alabama, playing high school football at Grissom High School in Huntsville, and serving as the head coach at Troy for two seasons before joining the Green Wave. If John Cohen and the Auburn athletic department want him as their next head coach, they might be…