Jon Sumrall was right that 2026 could be rough, but fixes are proving elusive

Here are some selected quotes from Jon Sumrall since he took over as Florida’s head football coach.

“I did not shy away from — when we got here, I felt that the offensive line was an area that needed massive improvement.” –SEC teleconference, September 2

“Those guys have to have a freaking great summer or we got no chance.” –On the offensive line, post-spring game press conference, April 11

“I would love to be able to go out and have that little free-agency period, and fix a couple spots a little bit more than we got fixed right now.” -Post-spring game press conference, April 11

“[Offensive] Tackle is the biggest question… Need Caden [Jones] to continue to step up. And he needs to play like a…