The Tulane Green Wave football team will begin practicing next week to prepare for its season opener against Northwestern on Aug. 30. Ty Thompson will be there — but don’t try hitting him. During his time with the media at American Conference media days on Friday, Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall revealed that the quarterback turned tight end will be in a non-contact jersey to start workouts. The New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Guerry Smith reported Sumrall’s comments on X (formerly Twitter). More Tulane: Tulane Football Named Favorites in Unofficial American Conference Media Poll Thompson suffered a knee injury during spring workouts that will limit him in the ramp-up for the opener. The good news is that Sumrall said that Thompson was “potentially” on track to be ready for the season opener. But he didn’t guarantee it. Thompson transferred to Tulane before last season from Oregon with the intent of competing for the starting quarterback job. He lost it to Darian Mensah, though he did play in some short-yardaRead More
Tulane Football Coach Reveals Ty Thompson’s Status for Fall Workouts
