Asked if he was motivated to make fans forget about Darian Mensah earlier this week, Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff demurred, pointing out he was not even on the team when Mensah excelled last season.

Then he went out and accomplished something Mensah and no other Green Wave quarterback had.

Retzlaff rushed for four touchdowns — the most by a quarterback in school history — as the Green Wave ruined Mensah’s return to Yulman Stadium with a 34-27 victory on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd.

Tulane (3-0) notched its second win in as many home games against a Power 4 conference school after beating Northwestern in its opener and improved to 3-0 for only the second time since its undefeated 1998 season.

"The play calls were coming in and it was open," Retzlaff said. "To score a

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