Jake Retzlaff could become the first Jewish quarterback in the modern era of Tulane football if he wins the starting job after transferring from Brigham Young.

With Jake Retzlaff (Tulane) opting to leave the program after he violated the program’s honor code, the Cougars held a three-man battle for the starting quarterback role. When the dust from the battle settled, the program announced that Stanford transfer and true freshman Bear Bachmeier would be the starter.

Jake Guentzel finally opened up about the messy and interesting ending to his time with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Clarifying a comment he made on a Monday radio show after Tuesday's practice, Tulane football coach Jon Sumrall reiterated his desire for the Green Wave to play LSU in the future while providing the context.

Offensive line coach TJ Woods says line’s mantra this season is ‘no excuses’ after QB Jake Retzlaff departed for Tulane last month

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].

BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff took another step forward in his bid to win Tulane's starting quarterback job, completing all four of his passes in an efficient performance while injured competitor Brendan Sullivan sat out with an injury he sustained in Thursday's practice.