What a comeback for Jake Retzlaff ! The BYU transfer dropped jaws in his Tulane debut, piecing together a 23–3 statement win over Northwestern—the Green Wave’s first victory over a Big Ten squad since 1970. Yeah, fifty-five years. Retzlaff wasted no time either. First drive? Touchdown strike. Then, like a backyard video game highlight, he ripped off a 69-yard sprint to the house. By the end of the day, he piled up 265 total yards—152 passing and 113 rushing—while casually handing Tulane a win they never let go. And right when the final whistle blew, the biggest headline didn’t just come from the field—it came from the heart.

For Retzlaff, it wasn’t just football. It was redemption. After an 11-win season at BYU, the man got slapped with a suspension for violating his school’s honor code

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