Green Wave replaces John Sumrall by promotion
With the regular season behind us, Tulane football has officially become one of the stories of this college football season with its selection to the American Championship and the College Football Playoff.
As many successful Group of Five teams have learned in the past, losing is inevitable. When the season ends, the head coach of the Green Wave Jon Sumrall is going to Florida to try to return the Gators to prominence in the SEC. Now Tulane has officially decided who will replace Sumrall on the sidelines next season.
Will Hall, Tulane’s current passing game coordinator, will be the head coach starting in 2026, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Hall was the offensive coordinator at Tulane in 2019 and 2020 before becoming the head coach at Southern Miss, where he failed to win consistently. The Golden Eagles finished 14-30 in four seasons under Hull, and he was fired after a 1-6 start in the 2024 campaign before returning to Tulane as the offensive staff in 2025.
Promoting someone on the staff makes sense for a program like Tulane, as it should help the Green Wave retain some of its recruiting class even after losing its head coach. For a school that recruits much better than many of its conference peers, that’s a very important element of replacing a quality coach like Sumrall.
Before Hall becomes the head coach, Tulane will have his full attention on that for the first time ever in the College Football Playoff. Tulane entered the field with an automatic bid after winning the conference title and earning the No. 11 seed, which means another trip to Oxford for a rematch with Ole Miss.
Back in September, Ole Miss beat Tulane 45-10 in a complete loss, so things aren’t looking good on paper for the Green Wave. However, the rebels are now without head coach Lane Kiffinwho doesn’t coach in the CFP like Sumrall. Maybe that’s enough for Tulane to keep things close and spring what would be a historic upset.
2025-12-08 14:14:00
