Tulane coach Jon Sumrall would love to anoint Reese Baker a surefire starter at right offensive tackle, but he is holding off for a very good reason.

As impressive as the redshirt freshman from Madison, Alabama has been in camp, his competition is not making the decision easy.

“Sometimes a guy wins a job by default,” Sumrall said. “Right now there are three or four other guys on that right side I could see playing snaps. That’s fun. You’d rather be in that situation than having to start somebody because there’s nobody else. We’re in a real fight over there, and it’s been quality. We have to see who can play starting level snaps consistently, but there’s a good, healthy competition for sure.”

When camp began, the Green Wave was set on the left side of the line with guard Shadre Hurst, wh

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