Sumrall told reporters he thought Northwestern disrespected the city of New Orleans after the Wildcats rejected the teams request to wear all-white uniforms without logos, like the 2005 Tulane team did in its first game post-Katrina.

“That’s their prerogative, but when you show disrespect to the city of New Orleans that’s what’s going to happen to you,” Sumrall said. “You’re going to run into a team like this. They had a chip on their shoulder because I wanted to wear the exact same uniform that that team wore 20 years ago. Request got denied. We might have used that for a little bit of motivation to represent the city. So, don’t disrespect New Orleans ever.”

During their game Saturday at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, the team wore green jerseys without a decal on their green helmets to

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