Tulane started spring practice on Friday and it was the first time in a long time tha the Green Wave took the field without defensive leaders Tanzel Smart and Nico Marley.
The duo ended their heralded careers at Tulane after the 2016 season and are regarded as two of the best defenders to come out of the program in quite some time.
But now that Smart and Marley, who were both named first-team All-AAC selections in 2015 and 2016, are gone the Green Wave are in search of new leaders to take control of the defense.