Jake Retzlaff to commit to Tulane after BYU exit, sources say - ESPN

Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has verbally committed to transfer to Tulane, sources told ESPN.

The school has spent more than a week doing background on Retzlaff, per sources, including having the university's Title IX office vet the transfer. He's expected to enroll soon as a walk-on, per sources, and compete for the starting job in training camp in the upcoming weeks.

Retzlaff's departure from BYU came following his formal withdrawal from the school on July 11 in the wake of BYU's planned seven-game suspension of him for violating the school's honor code.

That BYU suspension arose after Retzlaff was accused in a lawsuit in May of this year of raping a woman in 2023. Retzlaff denied «each and every allegation» in a response and was never charged legally.

The lawsuit ended up being dismissed on June 30, with the parties jointly agreeing to dismiss with prejudice. Retzlaff's response included an admission of premarital sex, which is a violation of the BYU honor code, which led to the BYU suspension.

Along with Tulane's vetting of the situation, Retzlaff will arrive at Tulane with a long history with coach Jon Sumrall. While the coach at Troy, Sumrall recruited Retzlaff. While Retzlaff ended up picking BYU prior to the 2023 season, the two have a yearslong relationship that included an official visit to Troy. Retzlaff, who hails from California, also is familiar with many of the current staffers at Tulane from that time.

Retzlaff's transfer is an unconventional one in the mechanics of how it worked. Because of the timing of his decision to leave BYU, he couldn't enter the NCAA transfer portal. (He was just short of his earning his degree.) Instead, he withdrew from school and plans to enroll at Tulane and