Jon Sumrall says teenage son sent him ruthless text before leaving Florida's loss to South Carolina early

With the Florida head coach pushing the Gators to a 4-0 record to start the season, both his new team's fanbase and the Sumrall family were in a comfortable situation.With Sumrall taking over the Gators this season after going 43-12 across four seasons at Troy and Tulane, his family hasn't necessarily been accustomed to losing, especially in games the coach's teams are heavily favored to win.Florida losing to what was a reeling South Carolina team in The Swamp, 38-19, was a shock to the entire college football world, including Sumrall's son, Sam, and the 13-year-old let his old man know exactly how he felt about the performance.Jon Sumrall of the Florida Gators yells/ during the game between the Florida Gators and the South Carolina Gamecocks on October 10, 2026 at Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fl.

(Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEDuring his weekly 'Gator Talk' show on Monday, Sumrall hilariously shared how passionate and unfiltered Sam is as a fan, and who was nowhere to be found when the coach's family greeted him on the field after the game."I asked my wife, I said, ‘Where’s Sam?’ And she goes, ‘Oh, he left.He could not stay and watch y’all get your butt kicked.’ And I’m like, ‘What? The dude left?'" Sumrall recalled.After addressing his team in the locker room, Sumrall finally took a glance at his phone, and there it was, an infamous text from his teenage son."I’m so pissed off.

I don’t want to take a shower.I don’t want to do anything other than maybe punch something," Sumrall continued.

"Finally, I grab my phone to just see, did my brother text, maybe check on Sam since he didn’t stay to the end of the game."And Sam texts me and says, ‘Dad, I don’t know if this is forgivable.’ Like, I don’t know if I can forgive you for this.And I’m like, ‘Well, son, you’ve d...