As Jon Sumrall works through his first fall camp with the Gators, one of the realities he needs to work through is his own personal pecking order for Florida’s roster. Whereas a returning coach would have a good feel for their roster from day one, Sumrall, like any new coach, has to figure out where 100+ players stand.
The benefit for Florida, compared to previous seasons, is that the Gators open with two opponents that will give him time to sort things out. And based on what he admitted on Monday, he plans to use Florida’s first two games to do just that before the SEC opener against Auburn.
Jon Sumrall says practice cannot provide every answer
Sumrall was asked whether or not he plans to publicly release a week-to-week depth chart once the season gets going. Billy Napier started out doing depth charts during his first two years in Gainesville but then just used the mandated SEC availability report during his last two years. Even when Napier did release depth charts, they seldom matched what actually happened in-game.
Sumrall said he hasn’t really decided which route he is going to go in terms of releasing a depth chart to the public, as he also stressed that no matter what he releases for week one is subject to change:…