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10/08/22 - Michael Pratt, Sr/2024, Tulane + More +

Michael Pratt threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third while Tulane held East Carolina scoreless in the second half en route to a 24-9 victory on Saturday. East Carolina (3-3, 2-2 American) took a 9-7 lead when Holton Ahlers found C.J. Johnson with a 24-yard touchdown with 12:08 left in the first half but had a 46-yard field goal attempt to end the first half blocked. Ahlers threw two second-half interceptions, one in the end zone, and the Pirates were stopped on fourth down twice in the fourth quarter. Pratt found Tyrick James with a three-yard scoring pass to start the second quarter and wedged in from a yard out to take a 14-9 lead at the break. He launched a 44-yard touchdown pass to Deuce Watts, who reached up to snare the ball over a Pirate defender at the 6 and bounced into the end zone with the ball held high. The win was the second straight for the Green Wave (5-1, 2-0). - Tulane/AP College Football

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QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
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10/03/22 - Kai Horton, rJr/2026, Tulane + More +

OCT 3 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Kai Horton, RFr., QB, Tulane,...Came off the bench to throw for 132 yards and three touchdowns, including a 10-yard TD in overtime, in a 27-24 win at Houston. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Kai Horton, Tulane
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10/03/22 - Nick Anderson, rSr/2023, Tulane + More +

OCT 3 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE EFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Anderson, Sr., LB, Tulane,...Anderson matched his career high with 14 tackles - the most by an American Athletic Conference player - and delivered a key defensive play to lead Tulane to a 27-24 overtime win at Houston. His forced fumble midway through the third quarter was returned for a Green Wave touchdown to break what had been a 7-7 tie. - American Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Nick Anderson, Tulane
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10/01/22 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane + More +

Third-string quarterback Kai Horton tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tayjae Spears in overtime to give Tulane a 27-24 victory over Houston on Friday night in an American Athletic Conference opener. Bubba Baxa kicked a 36-yard field goal for Houston (2-3, 0-1) in the opening possession of overtime. Horton forced overtime after leading a 75-yard, 11-play drive capped by his 3-yard touchdown shuffle pass to Tyrick James that tied the game 21-21 with 39 seconds remaining. Horton, who entered having thrown just one pass this season, took over for Justin Ibieta after Tulane's first series of offense. Horton completed 11 of 21 passes for 132 yards that included a 13-yard TD pass to Duece Watts early in the second quarter. Spears finished with six catches for 85 yards and added 54 yards rushing on 14 carries.

Tulane (4-1, 1-0) jumped ahead 14-7 midway through the third quarter when Houston quarterback Clayton Tune dropped the ball while diving for extra yardage. Jadon Canady then scooped it up and ran untouched 57 yards into the end zone. It was the Green Wave's first fumble return for a touchdown since Nov. 14, 2020 against Army. Houston's Brandon Campbell bullied into the end zone from the 1 that tied it 14-14 with 10:04 remaining. Tune completed a 41-yard pass to KeSean Carter before Campbell scored three plays later. Tune's 14-yard touchdown pass to Nathaniel Dell gave the Cougars a 21-14 lead with 3:04 to play. Tune was 22-of-33 passing for 208 yards with two touchdown passes. Tulane last won at Houston on Nov. 8, 2014. - Tulane/AP College Football

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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09/19/22 - Nick Anderson, rSr/2023, Tulane + More +

SEPT 19 AMERICAN ATHLETIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Anderson, Sr., LB, Tulane,...Anderson led a Green Wave defense that limited previously unbeaten Kansas State to 10 points and 336 total yards in a 17-10 road victory. Anderson tied for the team lead with six tackles, including a tackle for loss, with a quarterback hurry. Two of his stops came on fourth down plays as Tulane held the Wildcats to 1-for-5 efficiency on fourth down and 2-for-15 on third down. - American Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Nick Anderson, Tulane
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09/17/22 - Michael Pratt, Sr/2024, Tulane + More +

Michael Pratt overcame two costly interceptions with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Tyrick James with 4:27 left and Tulane upset Kansas State 17-10 on Saturday. K-State came into the game favored by two touchdowns. The Green Wave stopped the Wildcats on fourth-and-short twice in the third quarter and again in the fourth. K-State finished 1 for 5 on fourth down. It was Tulane's first road victory over a Power-5 conference school since beating Rutgers in 2010. Rutgers was part of the Big East that season. The two teams came into the game having allowed a combined total of 22 points in two games. It was the second meeting between the two schools. Tulane came from behind to defeat K-State 20-16 in 1988, the year before coach Bill Snyder took over the Wildcats' program. Pratt was 13-of-26 passing with a touchdown and two interceptions, but came up big in the clutch for Tulane (3-0).

Adrian Martinez was 21-of-31 passing for 150 yards and a touchdown for Kansas State (2-1). Running back Deuce Vaughn was held to 81 yards on 20 carries, the first time in nine games that he's been held to fewer than 100 yards rushing. He was held out of the end zone for the first time in 10 games. Tulane grabbed the early lead on a 91-yard, nine-play drive, capped by a 1-yard run by Tyjae Spears. The Green Wave controlled the first quarter, out-gaining the Wildcats 125-46, even going against a strong wind. Kansas State tied it with 2:43 left in the second quarter on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Martinez to his former Nebraska teammate Kade Warner. That touchdown capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive. Tulane appeared to be marching toward a go-ahead score late in the quarter when Daniel Green picked off Pratt's pass at the KSU 28-yard line. He returned it 49 yards to the Tulane 23. A 22-yard field goal by Chris Tennant on the final play of the half gave K-State a 10-7 lead at the half. Tulane opened the second half scoring with a 30-yard field goal by Kriston Esnard to tie the score at 10. - Tulane/AP College Football

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QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
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09/15/22 - Phat Watts, rSr/2025, Tulane + More +

Tulane coach Willie Fritz said wide receiver Phat Watts was out for the year with an ACL injury. Watts went down without being touched after catching a short pass on the last play of the first quarter Saturday...Tight end Will Wallace, who sat out with an unspecified injury, practiced Tuesday along with defensive end Keith Cooper and linebacker Noah Taliancich, who left with minor injuries on Saturday. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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WR Phat Watts, Tulane
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09/10/22 - Michael Pratt, Sr/2024, Tulane + More +

Michael Pratt passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and Tulane romped past FCS-member Alcorn State 52-0 on Saturday. Tulane (2-0) used Kriston Esnard's 26-yard field and two short touchdown runs by freshman Shaadie Clayton and Lawrence Keys III to take a 17-0 lead after one quarter. Pratt connected with Jha'Quan Jackson for a 16-yard score and Tyrick James for a 25-yarder in the second quarter and the Green Wave took a 31-0 lead into halftime.

Pratt threw a 72-yard scoring strike to Shae Wyatt on Tulane's first possession of the second half and Dea Dea McDougle pitched in with a 16-yard TD run to push the lead to 45-0 through the third quarter. Backup freshman QB Justin Ibieta added a 3-yard scoring run in the final period. Pratt completed 17 of 21 pass attempts. Wyatt finished with five catches for 130 yards. Markevion Quinn and Aaron Allen combined to complete only 5 of 14 passes for 49 yards for Alcorn State. The Braves managed just 109 yards of offense. - Tulane/AP College Football

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QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
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09/08/22 - Adonis Friloux, rJr/2026, Tulane + More +

Tulane football coach Willie Fritz stopped just short of confirming what sources indicated after Saturday's 42-10 trouncing of UMass—that projected starting nose tackle Adonis Friloux is out for the year with an ACL tear. Friloux, a sophomore from Hahnville who started the final three games of 2021, was hurt in practice last week. His performance in preseason camp prompted new defensive line coach Travian Robertson to say he could dominate in the American Athletic Conference. "We think so (Friloux will miss the season)," Fritz said. "We're going to find out for sure in the next couple of days. Unfortunately that's the only part of the game I don't like. It's a tough, hard-nosed, physical sport, different than all other sports on the planet. Sometimes unfortunately this occurs." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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DT Adonis Friloux, Tulane
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09/05/22 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane + More +

SEPT 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Tyjae Spears, Jr., RB, Tulane,...Rushed for a conference-leading three first-half touchdowns in a 42-10 win against Massachusetts. Had 57 rushing yards on 12 carries. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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09/05/22 - Macon Clark, rSr/2023, Tulane + More +

SEPT 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Macon Clark, Sr., S, Tulane,...Clark led a Tulane defense that limited Massachusetts to 17 passing yards and 217 total yards in a 42-10 win against the Minutemen. He had seven tackles to go with a forced fumble and a key interception that set up the Green Wave's third touchdown of the game. - American Athletic Conference Football

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FS Macon Clark, Tulane
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09/03/22 - Michael Pratt, Sr/2024, Tulane + More +

Michael Pratt threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Tyjae Spears had three scoring runs in the first half and Tulane cruised to a 42-10 victory over Massachusetts in a season opener on Saturday. Spears did all the scoring early for the Green Wave with touchdown runs of 6, 1 and 4 yards for a 21-10 halftime lead. Pratt scored on a 20-yard run before connecting with Duece Watts for a 31-yard score and Lawrence Keys III for a 2-yarder in the third quarter. Pratt completed 12 of 20 passes for 164 yards and ran for 55 more on seven carries. Gino Campiotti scored on a 4-yard run for the Minutemen. - Tulane/AP College Football

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QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
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09/01/22 - Nick Anderson, rSr/2023, Tulane + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Nick Anderson, Tulane, Sr., LB,...Anderson was a fourth team All-American Athletic Conference selection by Phil Steele when he made 56 tackles in 2021, a total that was the third-highest on the Green Wave. He also posted 7.5 tackles for a loss of 55 yards. Steele elevated Anderson to a third team pick on the outlet's 2022 preseason team. - Tulane Football

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ILB Nick Anderson, Tulane
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08/30/22 - Mario Williams, Sr/2025, Tulane + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 100. Mario Williams, WR, USC, Sophomore. Notable 2021 stats: 380 yards, 4 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. Part of the Oklahoma-to-USC convoy, Williams was named to ESPN.com's true freshman All-American team last season after catching 35 passes for 380 yards with four touchdowns for the Sooners. His knowledge of the offense and relationship with QB Caleb Williams should result in a big season in the Pac-12. - ESPN.com

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WR Mario Williams, Tulane
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08/29/22 - Prince Pines, rSr/2024, Tulane + More +

Sam Houston State transfer Prince Pines is the biggest offensive lineman Willie Fritz has coached in seven years at Tulane. The way he has practiced the past few weeks, Fritz expects him to come up large in games, too. Pines - a 6-foot-5, 340-pound Baton Rouge product (University and Tara) - has been the first-team left guard since early in preseason camp. He is showing why he started four games as a redshirt freshman at Baylor in 2019 before heading to Sam Houston State, where he started 22 times in one calendar year after COVID-19 pushed the 2020 season into the spring 2021. He earned second-team All-Southland Conference honors that spring and first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors last fall.

Tulane needed a blocking upgrade after struggling to protect quarterback Michael Pratt. "He can help us big time," Fritz said. "We haven't had guys with his combination of being that big and moving. He's done a great job in camp so far." Quiet on and off the field, Pines made one point loud and clear when explaining how he ended up at Tulane after first committing to Oklahoma State in the offseason. The lure of Louisiana was strong. "Family plays a huge role in everything I do, so it's great having my family be able to come see me and support me," he said. "It's definitely home. Louisiana's a part of my heart, so I'm glad to be back here and able to compete. Tulane's a great institution, so that's what caused me to move." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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