Quarterback Michael Pratt and the No. 24 Tulane Green Wave will have to be sharp out of the gate if they want to validate their first preseason AP Top 25 ranking in the program's 122-year history.
Tulane won 12 games last season, tying a school record for victories in a season set in 1998. But last season was arguably the most compelling in program history because it represented an unprecedented 10-victory improvement over the previous year. The Green Wave also defeated reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans in— a game that represented Tulane’s highest-profile postseason game since its 1939 team lost in the Sugar Bowl.
“This is going to be a great game — a great opportunity,” South Alabama coach Kane Wommack said. “As you build a program, you need moments like this to challenge yourself and your team to kind of see where we are on Week 1.” “I think we’ve got a good idea of what they’re going to do, and how to attack and break it down,” said Pratt, who passed for 3,010 yards and 27 TDs last season to go with 478 yards and 10 TDs rushing. “So, we’re feeling pretty confident.”Tulane’s biggest question on offense is how it’ll fill the void created by running back Tyjae Spears’ departure for the NFL. Spears rushed for 1,581 yards and 19 TDs to go with 251 yards and two TDs receiving last season.
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