Week 1 Pregame Podcast w/ Maddy Hudak
- Practice: Retzlaff specifically said NW team was gassed by NOLA weather and it helped Tulane win Relooking at his Gloor called “Break The Tape” long TD run, he was right about that game.
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Opponent outlook: Tulane brings championship standard and substantial turnover to Durham
- Tulane promoted passing-game coordinator Will Hall to head coach and retained much of the position staff, but the roster returns only five starters from its 2025 playoff team.
- Zeon Chriss-Gremillion won Tulane's quarterback competition after compiling 2,263 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, 992 rushing yards and 10 rushing scores across 13 career starts.
- Jamauri McClure leads a flexible Tulane backfield after averaging 6.5 yards per carry in 2025, with Maurice Turner and Johnnie Daniels joining a rotation that can align multiple backs in space.
- Right guard Reese Baker is Tulane's only returning primary offensive-line starter, leaving four new starters to replace a 2025 unit that allowed fewer than one sack per game.
- Tulane must rebuild most of a defensive front that helped produce 36 sacks and 25 takeaways, with South Alabama transfer Ed Smith IV the most experienced addition.
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