Kevin Sumlin Reportedly Will Remain at Texas A&M: Latest Details and Reaction

Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin is enjoying the college life and is reportedly not looking to make a leap into the NFL. 

According to sources speaking with ESPN.com, Sumlin intends to stay with Texas A&M despite receiving interest from around the professional circles.      

"Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin has informed several NFL teams that have expressed interest in him that he will stay with the Aggies, according to team and league sources," per the report.    

Included in ESPN's report is a note about Sumlin's contract that states if he "leaves Texas A&M before the end of the 2016 season, he'll have to pay $5 million to get out of the deal." 

Will Carroll of Bleacher Report passed along what he was hearing regarding Sumlin and other opportunities:

Rumors involving Sumlin and the NFL are nothing new. At this time last year, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported the Texas A&M coach intended to honor his contract with the school.

"Sumlin not only walked away from a chance to be USC's coach, but he is also declining all requests to interview for NFL coaching jobs as he'll honor the six-year, $30 million contract he signed with the Aggies on Nov. 30, according to several sources," Mortensen wrote.

However, Mortensen's report also cites an NFL source as noting "Sumlin is open to coaching a select professional team or two."

Considering Mortensen's point, it would appear the spot Sumlin might consider going to in the NFL didn't become available this year. 

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Sumlin took over as head coach at Texas A&M in 2012 after guiding the the University of Houston to a 35-17 record in four years, including a 12-1 mark in 2011. He's won at least eight games in each of his three years with the Aggies, including three consecutive bowl wins.

Even though the Aggies had a disappointing 8-5 season in 2014, they were also breaking in a new quarterback after Johnny Manziel went to the NFL. Sumlin has work to do fixing the defense and getting more consistent play out of the quarterback position to make Texas A&M a force in the SEC, but he's made the transition from the Big 12 easier than anyone could have predicted three years ago. 

With reported interest already coming from NFL teams, Sumlin is poised to continue his success at Texas A&M and further boost his stock should he ever consider going to the pros in the future.