NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane Athletic Director David Harris said he always appreciated coach Jon Sumrall's “transparency” about the Green Wave's football program and the coach's own career goals during their regular meetings.

“It’s been great for me because you don’t have to wonder and worry what’s going on,” Harris said on Sunday as he addressed Sumrall's decision to fill Florida's coaching vacancy .

Harris cited his relationship with Sumrall as a reason why he was eager to grant Sumrall’s request to keep coaching the No. 21 Green Wave (10-2) into college football's postseason.

“I believe and trust him to be a man of his word,” Harris said.

The Green Wave hosts No. 20 North Texas in the American Conference title game on Friday night. The winner could potentially receive a berth in the

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