Not skipping a beat at Tulane, which wisely inked Jon Sumrall from Troy to succeed Willie Fritz, who made a big-money move to Houston. After his successful 2-year stint at Troy, Sumrall's Green Wave got off to a rollicking start last week vs. SE Louisiana. With several transfers (many from Troy) featured on defense, and new QB Darian Mensah already showing poise and maturity, Tulane is thinking it can replicate its 17-10 upset at Manhattan two years ago that got the 2022 campaign off to a winging start. We'll see if 2nd-year K-State QB Avery Johnson, a livewire, has improved his downfield passing as his teammates likely deal with sweltering conditions in the Big Easy. Play Tulane

Tulane is 0-5 SU as a home underdog since 2020. During that same span, the Wildcats are 5-2 SU as away favorites in their last seven, but only 2-3-2 ATS in those games. Kansas State has a strong run game and should take advantage of the Green Wave’s weak secondary. Tulane has an above average defensive line to disrupt Avery Johnson, who can run as well. The public is currently heavily favoring the Wildcats and Tulane has the rest advantage in this spot.