Photos: Jon Sumrall, welcome back to Uptown New Orleans: new Tulane football coach welcomed by school officials and fans BY DAVID GRUNFELD | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Dec 11, 2023 Rod Walker: Jon Sumrall perfect fit for Tulane, says coach who gave him a chance NO.tulanecoach.121223.0122.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0206.jpg Jon Sumrall, center, the new head football coach at Tulane, second lines into his introduction ceremony with Tulane's president Michael Fitts and others before being introduced by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0401.jpg Jon Sumrall, right, the new head football coach at Tulane, is introduced by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0156.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0084.jpg Greenwave fans listen to Jon Sumrall, after he wasintroduced by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0218.jpg Jon Sumrall, center, the new head football coach at Tulane, second lines into his introduction ceremony with Tulane's president Michael Fitts and others before being introduced by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0669.jpg David Harris, the Tulane athletic director, and others clap as Jon Sumrall, the new head football coach talks during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0030.jpg Tulane's president Michael Fitts talks during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0325.jpg Jon Sumrall, right, the new head football coach at Tulane, is greeted by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0625.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0105.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0098.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0140.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0261.jpg Ginny Sumrall, the wife of the new head football coach at Tulane, second lines during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0273.jpg A Greenwave fan is all in during a ceremony introducing Jon Sumrall at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0550.jpg Jon Sumrall, talks with students, players, faculty, media and fans after he is introduced during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD▲ NO.tulanecoach.121223.0187.jpg A Tulane band leads a procession before Jon Sumrall, the new head football coach is introduced by David Harris, the athletic director, during a ceremony at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. 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