We have all seen the classic videos of coaches calling drafted players, but what about athletic directors calling their next head football coach?
Troy AD Brent Jones shared a clip of "the phone call that sealed the deal"—the moment he called Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall to offer him the head coaching position with the Trojans.
"That's outstanding, man," Sumrall said. "I don't think you understand how much this means to me."
Sumrall coached at Troy from 2015 to 2018, serving as special teams coordinator and working with the linebackers. In 2017 as the assistant head coach, he helped lead the program to a team-record 11 wins.