Tulane coach Jon Sumrall’s decision to take the Florida job did not prevent at least 13 commitments from signing with Tulane on Wednesday, and all of them will be arriving from outside of Louisiana while he leaves the state.

Colby Simpson , a 6-foot-5, 3-star tight end from Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian, explained his reasoning for sticking with his original choice.

“It wasn’t really a hard decision for me at all,” he said. “From the day I’ve been there (he took an official visit in June), I’ve always known that was the place that I wanted to go. I talked to some of the other recruits, and we all just want to ride with the Wave and be the best recruiting class Tulane has ever had.”

Simpson said he talked to fellow signee and close friend Trace Johnson, a three-star quarter

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