Northern Illinois During his first year at Northern Illinois, Gumbs played in only four games to maintain
redshirt eligibility. In his second year, he played in 8 games after transitioning to the
tight end position and earned a scholarship. During spring practices going into his redshirt sophomore season, Gumbs transitioned to playing
defensive end. He entered the transfer portal following the season and briefly committed to
Cincinnati before committing to
Florida on January 4th, 2024.
Florida Gators 2024 season After arriving at Florida, Gumbs added 20 pounds of muscle. During the
2024 season, he recorded five sacks and eight tackles-for-loss while playing all 13 games. Gumbs heavily contributed to an in-season turnaround that the Gators experienced on defense, leading the team's
edge rushers in snaps played. In the
2024 Gasparilla Bowl against
Tulane, Gumbs registered three solo tackles. When the Gators
beat Florida State 31-11, Gumbs planted a flag with the Gator logo on the away field at
Doak Campbell Stadium. The incident was similar to flag plantings earlier in the day in
The Game and
North Carolina vs. NC State. Gumbs was less apologetic, saying that he "was just seeing
all the things they did to our field the previous year before I was there" and that he "would do it again".
2025 season As a redshirt senior, Gumbs started the first three games of the season for the
Gators before sustaining an undisclosed injury. The injury only kept Gumbs out for one game against
Miami before he returned to play
Texas, where he recorded a sack during the upset win. Gumbs forced a fumble against
Ole Miss. This would be Gumbs' final game for the Gators, as he had knee surgery afterwards and missed the rest of the season.{{Cite web|title=Gators’ George Gumbs to Undergo Knee Surgery ==Professional career==