Kevin Sumlin posted a 95-63 record as a college football coach from 2008-20. He oversaw the Texas A&M Aggies‘ 2013 Cotton Bowl victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. Now, a UFL team is hoping he can recapture his winning ways.
On Wednesday, the Dallas Renegades announced they had hired Sumlin as their nead head coach. The 62-year-old spent the 2025 season away from football entirely following two seasons as the University of Maryland’s associate head coach.
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Sumlin began his collegiate head coaching career at Houston in 2008. He helped develop Case Keenum, who became the NCAA’s all-time leading passer throughout his Cougar tenure. Following a 35-17 mark there, he left for Texas A&M. In year one, Sumlin brought Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel to College Station and helped the Aggies to an 11-2 record in their first season in the SEC.
The years that followed weren’t quite as successful for Sumlin; he went 9-5 or 8-5 in each of the next four seasons. He was fired in 2017 after a 7-5 campaign, giving him a 51-26 record during his Texas A&M career. From there, Sumlin went to Arizona and struggled as the Widlcats’ head coach, posting a 9-20 record. He last served as a head coach in 2022, with the UFL’s Houston Gamblers (3-7).
