Tulane promotes Will Hall to head coach, replacing Jon Sumrall
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Tulane has promoted passing game coordinator Will Hall to head coach, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger. The deal is now official, and he was introduced to the team this morning.
Hall is replacing Jon Sumrall, who recently became the head coach at the University of Florida. Hall became the target after LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker opted to stay with the Tigers.
2024 marked Hall's second stint with the Green Wave, first serving as the offensive coordinator in 2019 under former head coach Willie Fritz. Hall was also a former head coach at Southern Mississippi, West Georgia and West Alabama. Hall has a 70-50 record across the three schools.
Hall helped quarterback Jake Retzlaff have an efficient season in his first season at Tulane. Retzlaff, who transferred from BYU late this offseason, has thrown for 2,862 yards, 14 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Hall also recruited and coached quarterback Michael Pratt during his first stint at Tulane, currently the all-time leading passer with 9,602 yards.
Tulane is coming off a 34-21 victory over North Texas to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. This was the Green Wave's second American Conference championship in program history and their fourth straight appearance in the Conference championship game.
Despite this being Tulane's first appearance in the College Football Playoffs, the Green Wave has been one of the most successful Group of 5 teams; Tulane has won 43 games in the last four seasons. Sumrall has gone 20-7 overall and 14-2 in the American in two seasons with the team.
On December 20, Tulane will play No. 6 Ole Miss as an 11th seed in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. Hall will take over as head coach starting next season, as Sumrall will continue to coach Tulane in the playoffs. Their opponent in the first round will be without their former head coach, Lane Kiffin.
This will be Tulane's second matchup with Ole Miss this season. In early September, Ole Miss beat Tulane 45-10. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and wide receiver Deuce Alexander lead the way for Ole Miss on offense. Retzlaff had his worst performance of the season against the Rebels, throwing 5-for-17 for 56 yards, adding 51 yards on the ground.
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