Kevin Sumlin Biography
Kevin Sumlin is an American football coach and former player and the head coach at the University of Arizona.
He previously was the head coach at Texas A&M University and the University of Houston.
Kevin Sumlin Age
Sumlin is 55 years old as of 2019. He was born on August 3, 1964, in Brewton, AL.
Kevin Sumlin Wife
Kevin’s wife is called Charlene Sumlin. The couple has four children; Shelby Sumlin, Joey Sumlin, Jackson Sumlin, and Courtney Sumlin.
Kevin Sumlin NFL
Kevin served as assistant head coach at Texas A&M for two years under R.C. Slocum and for five years at Oklahoma under Bob Stoops serving the last two years as co-offensive coordinator.
In addition to Stoops and Slocum, Kevin has served as an assistant under Mike Price at Washington State and Joe Tiller at Purdue.
While at Purdue, Kevin and offensive coordinator Jim Chaney aided Tiller in implementing the then-uncommonly used spread offense and the Boilermakers with Drew Brees as starting quarterback, broke a string of Big Ten passing records and made a surprise run to the 2001 Rose Bowl; Purdue’s first Rose Bowl in three decades. Kevin later left for Texas A&M and served as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for two seasons before joining the University of Oklahoma.
In his final year with the Sooners, Kevin’s offense was one of the best in the country averaging 44 points per game. In December 2009, it was announced that Kevin was a finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award.
Kevin Sumlin Houston
In 2011, Kevin coached Houston to a 12–0 start before losing the Conference USA Championship Game to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
On December 10, 2011, Kevin told his players that he was leaving Houston, in order to accept a job at another school. KRIV in Houston and ESPN’s Joe Schad both reported that Kevin was to become the new coach at Texas A&M.
Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M
In 2012, Kevin named quarterback Johnny Manziel his starter. Manziel would go on to win the Heisman Trophy and Kevin would take Texas A&M, in their first year in the Southeastern Conference to an 11–2 record. These included victories over then number 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa and number 11 Oklahoma in the AT&T Cotton Bowl.
The team finished the 2012 season ranked in the top 5 of both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll for the first time since 1956. They would also lead the SEC in total offense, total scoring offense, total rushing yards and led the nation in third-down conversion percentage. Kevin and Texas A&M would become the first SEC team in history to amass over 7,000 yards in total offense. Kevin became the first head coach to win more than eight games in his first season as head coach.
Kevin agreed to a new six-year contract as head coach at Texas A&M on November 30, 2013.
Kevin Sumlin Fired
He was fired from Texas A&M on November 26, 2017, five days after news outlets reported that Kevin would be fired following the 2017 season finale against LSU. During his tenure, he compiled a 51–26 record.
He was later hired by University of Arizona as their head coach in January 2018.
Kevin Sumlin Contract
Sumlin agreed to a five-year contract with Arizona worth $14.5 million in base pay.
Kevin Sumlin Salary
According to the contract, Kevin was to get paid $2 million per year for his first two years, increasing to $3.5 million a year in years three through five.
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