US EditionJake Retzlaff and Defense Lead Tulane to Big Win over Northwestern to Kickoff Season
Jake Retzlaff transferred from BYU to Tulane after an honor code violation and won the starting quarterback job, bringing experience from his 11-2 season at BYU last year.
- On Saturday, Tulane will start BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff at quarterback against Northwestern, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Retzlaff won the job just one month after walking on.
- Facing a possible seven-game suspension, Retzlaff withdrew from Brigham Young University in July amid an honor-code issue, and Tulane general counsel approved his addition to the walk-on roster after review.
- In his Tulane debut, Retzlaff passed for 152 yards and rushed for 113, including a 69-yard touchdown run, as Tulane Green Wave won 23-3 over Northwestern Wildcats at Yulman Stadium.
- Retzlaff beat out Iowa transfer Brendan Sullivan, Donovan Leary, and Kadin Semonza for the Week 1 start, filling the void left by Darian Mensah in Tulane's quarterback room.
- Having recruited Retzlaff at Troy, Jon Sumrall, Tulane head coach, said after due diligence the team got approval to move forward and now faces a tough September against South Alabama, Duke, and Ole Miss.
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Rapid Recap: Tulane 23, Northwestern 3
Coach David Braun didn’t shy away from the quality of Northwestern’s week 1 opponent before his team ventured to the Big Easy to face Tulane. Commending the Green Wave as a potentially playoff-caliber team, Braun said in his weekly press conference he was “excited” about the progress his group had made over the last year...
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Jake Retzlaff is triumphant in his Tulane debut as the Green Wave tops Northwestern 23-3
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