Tulane’s Ty Thompson and Kai Horton are both competing for the starting quarterback job this season. Here’s what Head Coach Jon Sumrall had to say on the competition.
Head Coach Jon Sumrall was asked about the quarterback competition between Kai Horton and Oregon transfer quarterback Ty Thompson. Here’s Coach Sumrall’s complete response on Friday.
“Nobody has the expectation for the other guy, for somebody to want to lose the job. I want competitive people in this program, so both of 'em want to be the starting quarterback. If they don't, then we have a really big problem. But also, while you're competing for that job, you're not competing against the other guy. You're competing with each other, and really, like we've talked about iron sharpens irons; one man sharpens another. Rising tide raises all ships.
You have to go out and earn it every week, every game, every day, and how you bring it. You're not just trying to win a job for one week and then not do very well. And so those guys are doing a nice job of encouraging each other in the back. You'll hear 'em say, Hey, good ball, nice throw, whatever. That's what it's about. I mean, it's not about pushing another guy down.
“Yeah, I think they've both done a nice job. I think I hit on, Kai was here previously, so knew the locker room that was already intact, but I think Ty did a really good job through the summer. Through the spring semester, Ty was just trying to make sure he knew where to be and when to be there and learn the offense and get just sort of his bearings and surroundings underneath him.
The nice thing about having two quality options at quarterback is that during the season, if whoever is named the starter is forced to miss time, the drop-off shouldn’t be that steep. Hopefully, Tulane can avoid all injuries, but that’s just part of the game. We saw Pratt miss time last season, and it’s possible that it could happen again. Tulane fans should trust Coach Sumrall to make the right decision once he has all the information.
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