Now that I'm back in a world where I don't feel excruciating elbow pain 24/7, it's high time I update Tulane's transfer portal situation, and yes, I know I did not respond to the thread on that topic from about a week ago. Let me know if I've missed anybody
By my count, Tulane has accepted eight players from the portal since the end of spring drills.
1) Mitch Hodnett, freshman OL, TCU
Outlook: Likely starter on the right side of the line.
2) Alec Clark, punter, Marshall/USM
Outlook: Tulane's starting punter. Averaged 42.4 yards for Marshall last year before transferring briefly to USM this spring, following his coach. Jonathan Galante, Tulane's new specialk teams coahc, was at Marshall with Clark.
3) LJ Green, soph CB, Troy
Outlook: Likely starter. He started every game for the Trojans last year and Sumrall and his staff recruited him to Troy
4) Brendan Sullivan, senior QB, Iowa
Outlook: Decent chance to start after the way Kadin Semonza and Donovan Leary looked in the spring. Depends on his ability and the speed in which he picks up the system.
5) Armandous Cooley, senior DT, USM
Outlook: Don't know. Will Hall and his staff recruited him to USM as a redshirt freshman transfer from Mississippi State in 2022. He started twice that year and made 16 tackles, then missed all of 2023 with a foot injury before returning last year and making only seven tackles in seven games.
6) Tre Shackelford, senior WR, Washington State
Outlook: Don't know. Tulane needed an impact wide receiver. The Wave missed with both of its post-spring additions last season. Shackelford had a good year at Austin Peay in 2023 (52 catches, 799 yards, 6 TDs) but had only 10 grabs for 144 yards at Washington State.
7) Dorian Jackson, sophomore CB, Troy
Outlook: Don't know. He played 38 snaps last year after being recruited by Sumrall and his staff and playing in five games while still being redshirted as a freshman.
8) Johnny Pascuzzi, senior TE, Iowa
Outlook: Don't know. He caught one pass for 40 yards for the Hawkeyes last year. That pass did come from Sullivan.
Tulane has lost 13 players since right before spring drills started or since then. Five have transferred to power five schools. The rest transferred down in my book
1) Will Karoll (UCLA)
Comment: NIL payment
2) Rayshawn Pleasant (Auburn)
Comment: NIL payment
3) Jesus Machado (Houston)
Comment: Not the same player as before his injury, found a home with former coach Willie Fritz
4) Adonis Friloux (Baylor)
Comment: He would have been a valuable rotation player, but his production has been meager since his knee injury before the start of the 2022 season.
5) Jude McCoskey (Purdue)
Comment: I am lost on this one. He was not a first-teamer at practice, but Iowa wanted him.
6) DeShaun Batiste (FAU)
Comment: wants to be a starter. Likely would not have happened at Tulane but he would have played.
7) Ty Cooper (Tulsa)
Comment: Probably expected to be anointed as starter transferring from Miss St. Would have been backup who played.
8) Sidney Mbanasor (Old Dominion)
Comment: He looked the part but never played the part. Was not going to be in the rotation and was outplayed by the similarly built (but much better athlete) Kellen Tasby right after Tasby moved from QB
9) Mandel Eugene (Prairie View)
Comment: Never a factor.
10) Gabe Fortson (undetermined)
Comment: Never a factor, which was surprising as a highly touted transfer from Georgia Tech last year
11) Robbie Pizzolato (undetermined)
Comment: Nicholls transfer was not a factor in the spring.
12) Guiseann Mirtil (undetermined
Comment: I actually liked his receiving ability after he recovered from injury from last spring as early enrollee, but he was not big enough to fit Tulane's definition of a tight end.
13) TJ Finley (forced)
Comment: I knew this was coming through sources right after his suspension. Tulane moved on.
By my count, Tulane has accepted eight players from the portal since the end of spring drills.
1) Mitch Hodnett, freshman OL, TCU
Outlook: Likely starter on the right side of the line.
2) Alec Clark, punter, Marshall/USM
Outlook: Tulane's starting punter. Averaged 42.4 yards for Marshall last year before transferring briefly to USM this spring, following his coach. Jonathan Galante, Tulane's new specialk teams coahc, was at Marshall with Clark.
3) LJ Green, soph CB, Troy
Outlook: Likely starter. He started every game for the Trojans last year and Sumrall and his staff recruited him to Troy
4) Brendan Sullivan, senior QB, Iowa
Outlook: Decent chance to start after the way Kadin Semonza and Donovan Leary looked in the spring. Depends on his ability and the speed in which he picks up the system.
5) Armandous Cooley, senior DT, USM
Outlook: Don't know. Will Hall and his staff recruited him to USM as a redshirt freshman transfer from Mississippi State in 2022. He started twice that year and made 16 tackles, then missed all of 2023 with a foot injury before returning last year and making only seven tackles in seven games.
6) Tre Shackelford, senior WR, Washington State
Outlook: Don't know. Tulane needed an impact wide receiver. The Wave missed with both of its post-spring additions last season. Shackelford had a good year at Austin Peay in 2023 (52 catches, 799 yards, 6 TDs) but had only 10 grabs for 144 yards at Washington State.
7) Dorian Jackson, sophomore CB, Troy
Outlook: Don't know. He played 38 snaps last year after being recruited by Sumrall and his staff and playing in five games while still being redshirted as a freshman.
8) Johnny Pascuzzi, senior TE, Iowa
Outlook: Don't know. He caught one pass for 40 yards for the Hawkeyes last year. That pass did come from Sullivan.
Tulane has lost 13 players since right before spring drills started or since then. Five have transferred to power five schools. The rest transferred down in my book
1) Will Karoll (UCLA)
Comment: NIL payment
2) Rayshawn Pleasant (Auburn)
Comment: NIL payment
3) Jesus Machado (Houston)
Comment: Not the same player as before his injury, found a home with former coach Willie Fritz
4) Adonis Friloux (Baylor)
Comment: He would have been a valuable rotation player, but his production has been meager since his knee injury before the start of the 2022 season.
5) Jude McCoskey (Purdue)
Comment: I am lost on this one. He was not a first-teamer at practice, but Iowa wanted him.
6) DeShaun Batiste (FAU)
Comment: wants to be a starter. Likely would not have happened at Tulane but he would have played.
7) Ty Cooper (Tulsa)
Comment: Probably expected to be anointed as starter transferring from Miss St. Would have been backup who played.
8) Sidney Mbanasor (Old Dominion)
Comment: He looked the part but never played the part. Was not going to be in the rotation and was outplayed by the similarly built (but much better athlete) Kellen Tasby right after Tasby moved from QB
9) Mandel Eugene (Prairie View)
Comment: Never a factor.
10) Gabe Fortson (undetermined)
Comment: Never a factor, which was surprising as a highly touted transfer from Georgia Tech last year
11) Robbie Pizzolato (undetermined)
Comment: Nicholls transfer was not a factor in the spring.
12) Guiseann Mirtil (undetermined
Comment: I actually liked his receiving ability after he recovered from injury from last spring as early enrollee, but he was not big enough to fit Tulane's definition of a tight end.
13) TJ Finley (forced)
Comment: I knew this was coming through sources right after his suspension. Tulane moved on.
