Dear Tulane Community,
Green Wave Football Head Coach Willie Fritz informed us today that he has accepted the head coach position at the University of Houston, effective immediately.
Since he arrived in 2016, Coach Fritz has transformed the experience and expectations of Tulane football, leading the Green Wave to more bowl appearances than any Tulane coach, including a historic Goodyear Cotton Bowl victory last season. This season was equally impressive as the Green Wave hosted the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second year in a row.
We wish Coach Fritz every success in the future and will always be grateful for the legacy he built at Tulane and his contributions to our student-athletes' lives.
In concert with Athletic Director David Harris, we have hired a national search firm to quickly identify our program’s new leader within the week, one that will continue to elevate the profile of Tulane’s football program, our student-athletes, and the university overall. We are committed to continuing the upward trajectory of our athletics program.
We are pleased to announce that Slade Nagle has been appointed interim head coach of Green Wave football and will lead our team in our bowl matchup.
Across our schools, departments, and programs, Tulane is on the rise in every arena from academics to research to innovation and certainly athletics.
Roll Wave!
Michael A. Fitts, President
