Overview
- Florida announced Wednesday that Kevin O’Sullivan is back nearly two months after stepping away for personal reasons and has resumed normal coaching duties.
- Associate head coach Chuck Jeroloman initially guided the program during the hiatus before leaving for Tennessee, and Florida hired Tom Slater as associate head coach.
- The NCAA issued a public reprimand in August for O’Sullivan’s profanity-laced conduct at the Conway regional, and Florida will suspend him for the first three games of the 2026 regular season; he publicly apologized on June 2.
- O’Sullivan is the program’s all-time wins leader at 756-371 over 18 seasons, with 17 NCAA regionals, nine College World Series appearances, six SEC titles and the 2017 national championship.
- Prior reporting indicated a child welfare inquiry preceded his leave and found no evidence of wrongdoing.