After saying backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan would play against South Alabama, coach Jon Sumrall was true to his word when he sent him in the game with 5:03 left in the first half.

Sullivan rewarded Sumrall's confidence, rolling to his left and completing a 20-yard pass to wideout Zycarl Lewis on his first play and finishing 3 of 3 on a drive that ended with Patrick Durkin ’s 50-yard field goal in Tulane’s 33-31 win at Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday.

Only a false-start penalty and a conservative run call on third and 9 kept Sullivan from possibly matching the touchdowns starter Jake Retzlaff guided on the Green Wave’s previous three series. Sullivan missed valuable preseason camp time after hurting an ankle in practice on Aug. 14 and did not take a snap in the opener a

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