Former Oregon quarterback Ty Thompson will join the Tulane Green Wave in 2024, according to a Friday report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
The Ducks quarterback has spent the past three seasons in Eugene. He’s thrown 66 passes, completing 42 of them for 456 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions.
He threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns this past season, both the best single-season marks of his career. His best game came against Hawaii when he accumulated 85 yards and a touchdown on just six attempts.
Thompson was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2021, and 247Sports ranked him as the ninth-best quarterback in a class that included Quinn Ewers, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and J.J. McCarthy. The Arizona native stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 220 pounds.
Sources: Oregon transfer quarterback Ty Thompson has committed to Tulane. He’s a Top 75 overall recruit in Class of 2021. He appeared in 17 games during his three seasons at Oregon and is a former. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 5, 2024
Thompson will join first-year coach Jon Sumrall with the Green Wave. Sumrall spent the past two seasons as Troy’s coach and he led the Trojans to a 23-5 record and back-to-back Sun Belt titles.
The Green Wave won 23 games the past two seasons with head coach Willie Fritz, who left to be the head coach for Houston.