Tulane star QB Pratt won’t bet Ole Miss

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 9, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Tulane star quarterback Michael Pratt is not with the quarterbacks heating up throughout pregame, suggesting he will not bet Ole Miss on Saturday.Pratt injured his left knee against South Alabama late in the game last Saturday and has actually been limited in practice.Pratt’s knee problems come amid the backdrop of No. 24 Tulane

hosting No. 20 Ole Miss in one of the most significant on-campus house games this generation.Editor’s Picks Tulane is anticipated to start Kai Horton, a redshirt sophomore with some experience in huge games. Last year, Horton came off the bench to rally Tulane to a 27-24 overtime victory against Houston with 3 touchdown passes.Horton has one career start, in 2021 against Cincinnati, and assisted Tulane remain in the game for 3 quarters versus a Bearcats team that went to the College

Football Playoff.In the opener against South Alabama, Pratt played one of the best games of any quarterback in the sport in the opening week. He completed 14-for-15 with four goal passes and ran for 39 yards as Tulane cruised to a 37-17 victory.With under six minutes remaining and Tulane on its final scoring drive of the day, Pratt ran out of the pocket on a third-and-10 play and got hit awkwardly by South Alabama safety Jaden Voisin. Pratt appeared to spin around in the air to prevent the tackle and went down at an unusual angle.He got up slowly after the play, which was on the sideline opposite Tulane’s bench, and moved gingerly as he attempted to scurry across the length of the field. As he tried to jog across, he appeared to be sensible in putting weight on his left leg.

He did not go to the injury tent but rather rode a stationary bicycle while wincing and getting his left knee.Pratt has actually begun 36 profession games, passed for more than 7,400 yards and thrown 72 career goal passes. He is a strong NFL prospect who has endeared himself to fans in New Orleans by staying at Tulane regardless of NIL uses from blue-blood schools.Tulane dips into Southern Miss next week and hosts Nicholls the following week prior to opening AAC play by hosting UAB on Sept. 30. Tulane is the preseason favorite to win the American Athletic Conference.