For a Tulane team that seeks to achieve great things, such as an AAC championship and College Football Playoff appearance, this front seven will have to live up to great expectations, which they are more than capable of doing.

The move is meant to keep Retzlaff on the field despite his stumbles at BYU. But it also represents a dramatic shift in the Jewish character of his schools for Retzlaff, who grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Pomona, California.

Jon Sumrall spoke with The Commercial Appeal about Tulane's games against Memphis, conference realignment and the addition of QB Jake Retzlaff.

The 6-foot-3, 290-pound prospect has a three-star ranking on 247Sports. Witherspoon’s decision shows that head coach Jon Sumrall and his staff still have a strong recruiting foothold in the state of Alabama, where several came over with Sumrall from the Troy Trojans.