Tulane head coach Willie Fritz pays a visit to Saints practice

Tulane head coach Willie Fritz recently stopped in to visit the Saints facility during a training camp practice session | @crissy_froyd

Tulane Green Wave head football coach Willie Fritz recently stopped by the New Orleans Saints practice facility to observe training camp, where one of his former players, linebacker Nick Anderson, is competing for a roster spot.

This is not exactly out of the ordinary considering the strong relationship between Saints and Tulane; the Green Wave have practiced in the Saints’ facility at times during their own camp.

Fritz has visited the facility before, notably stopping by during the 2019 offseason in his fourth year on the job. College coaches are a common sight at Saints training camp: they also hosted Dave Aranda and Joe Brady, formerly with the LSU Tigers, in the same time period. Jeff Brohm, formerly of the Purdue Boilermakers, also stopped in.

Since that visit, Fritz has taken the team to new heights, most recently helping lead the Green Wave to the greatest turnaround in college football history as Tulane flipped the script with a 10-2 overall record after going 2-10 the previous year, capping it all off with a memorable Cotton Bowl victory over USC.

Others that stopped in during Fritz’s most recent appearance in Metairie included wide receiver Jha’Quan Jackson and photographer Parker Waters.

It will be interesting to see how Fritz continues to elevate the Wave in a year with high expectations. It’s plenty possible for his team to run the table and maintain continuity as what can be called one of the best teams in college football, even though it’s not being said enough.