After spending the 2022 season with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, it appears that Kevin Sumlin is returning to the college game. He was most recently the head coach for the Arizona Wildcats until his firing in 2020.
Sumlin started out as a graduate assistant for the Washington State Cougars in 1989, three years after his collegiate playing career came to an end in 1986. The former Purdue Boilermaker’s linebacker also coached at his alma mater as the wide receivers coach from 1998 to 2000.
According to 247Sports, Sumlin was hired to be the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the [autotag]Maryland Terrapins[/autotag]. He last served as a co-offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners from 2006 to 2007, he also coached tight ends from 2003 to 2005.
Sumlin was most known for his run at Houston from 2008 to 2011, and at Texas A&M from 2012 to 2017. He had a great start to his Aggies’ career but it wasn’t the same after Kliff Kingsbury and Johnny Manziel left College Station.
It remains unclear at this time what exactly his role will be as co-offensive coordinator as Mike Locksley is expected to have a larger role in the playcalling this upcoming season.
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