The Tulane Green Wave lost the line of scrimmage against the Memphis Tigers and thus, the game. They cannot afford the same issue against the Army West Point Black Knights.
' Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman highlighted the matchup in the trenches when the Green Wave have the ball as something to watch.this season, it felt like a coaching masterclass that started in the trenches. If the ground game gets going, they start to feel unstoppable.
During those wins, the Green Wave averaged just over 250 yards and three touchdowns per game. That would be enough for the seventh-best rushing attack in the country if sustained throughout the season. When combining all of their games, they still sit at No. 12 in the nation with 212.9 yards per game and five yards a rush.Hughes has 1,306 yards with 15 touchdowns this season, with two more scores as a receiver. He has been incredibly productive. It is easy to see why the offense failed to get going when the Tigers held the star running back to just 15 yards on nine carries in the last game of the season.
If Tulane wants to compete with the Black Knights, they will need to make sure Hughes is getting going. While Darian MensahThe Army run defense, overall, ranks fairly high in yards per game allowed with just 103. Part of that, though, is just the fact that teams haven't run many plays against them this season. They have faced 47 less rushing plays than any other team in FBS.
It will be a battle for time of possession between these two run-first opponents, so making sure that the rushing attack can get going will be
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