No. 24 Tulane looks to justify its first preseason AP Top 25 ranking when it opens its 2023 campaign against a South Alabama squad that has 19 starters back from a squad that won 10 games in 2022.
Tulane head coach Willie Fritz , center, looks on from the sideline during the second half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Southern California, Jan. 2, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. Fritz does not want to dismiss the hype entirely. It amounts to newfound respect for a team pegged to finish last in the AAC’s 2022 preseason poll.
Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt drops back to throw against Central Florida during the first half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2022. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. And with Pratt returning for a fourth season, the Green Wave is the favorite to win the expanded and somewhat revamped AAC in 2023.
South Alabama quarterback Carter Bradley throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. South Alabama opens their season at Tulane on Sept. 2. Tulane head coach Willie Fritz , center, looks on from the sideline during the second half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Southern California, Jan. 2, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. Fritz does not want to dismiss the hype entirely. It amounts to newfound respect for a team pegged to finish last in the AAC’s 2022 preseason poll.
Tulane head coach Willie Fritz , center, looks on from the sideline during the second half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Southern California, Jan. 2, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. Fritz does not want to dismiss the hype entirely. It amounts to newfound respect for a team pegged to finish last in the AAC’s 2022 preseason poll.
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