Asked whether he ever had a touchdown run as long as his 69-yarder in Tulane’s 23-3 win against Northwestern on Saturday, quarterback Jake Retzlaff had an easy time answering.

His sprint on a scramble late in the first half was eerily similar to one he had three years ago at Riverside City College in California. Same distance. Same design. Same help from a receiver to nudge the one player who had a chance to catch him.

“It was deja vu for me, actually,” he said. “Exact same play call. I ran right down the middle of the field exactly like I did, and Omari (Hayes) was running down the field on the left side and made sure he got a piece of the guy the same way. It was literally the exact same play. I had a lot of grass in front of me, so I just ran as fast as I could. I knew I wouldn’

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