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Still checking in, man. Devastated by the loss to TCU
Still checking in, man. Devastated by the loss to TCU
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Game 13, Year 16 (2025 season): #13 Tulane Green Wave vs. Penn St. Nittany Lions
#17
31 -- 10-3
#13
23 -- 9-4
Senior MLB Mario Young and the Wave defense gave up some plays but was able to prevent any of Penn St. RB Damian Woodard's signature big plays.
#17 Tulane builds up big first half lead, holds on for dear life in wild 31-23 Capital One Bowl win over #13 Penn St. | Key turnovers by CB Green, botched plays by Nittany Lions PK/P Anderson allow Green Wave to jump ahead and take control early | Wave holds Nittany Lions star RB Woodard in check despite solid final numbers | After picking up their 10th win to wrap up the year, Geezy and Tulane head into critical off-season after fourth straight conference championship-less season
Orlando, FL -- Nine seasons ago when these two teams met, the stakes were significantly greater. No, this year's game between Tulane and Penn St. did not have the glitz and glamour of the 2016 BCS National Championship Game, nor was there a thrilling game-winning touchdown catch like the one former Tulane RB Reggie Moore scored with 0:02 to go all those years ago, but this year's contest between the two schools was entertaining nonetheless as the Green Wave scored enough points early and held on late for a 31-23 Capital One Bowl victory over the Nittany Lions Thursday in Orlando. The Wave would get big plays from its seniors, including a pair of pivotal turnovers generated by senior CB Jamaal Green, and was able to do a good job corralling Nittany Lions star RB Damian Woodard, at least for the most part, picking up their 10th win of the season and the 10th bowl victory during the coach D. Geezy era.
Tulane senior nickel CB Jamaal Green, a former 2-star recruit out of the state of Hawaii, came away with this early pick-six that gave his team a 10-7 lead and began the Wave's early scoring binge. The touchdown was Green's third this season.
The game got off to a concerning start for Tulane however, as Penn St. was able to take the game's opening possession on an 8-play 80-yard drive that included 3 third down conversions. Woodard, who came into the game with a 1,587 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns and is almost unanimously considered the nation's top rated running back, was able to power his way in for a 4-yard touchdown that gave the Nittany Lions a 7-0 lead, drawing first blood in what was also a rematch of the 2022 Capital One Bowl, a game Penn St. won 24-21.
Unfortunately for Penn St., that was virtually the final highlight of the first half.
After forcing a three and out on Tulane's ensuing possession following Woodard's score, Penn St. got the ball back and drove to midfield before its drive stalled. And that's when the first of multiple gaffes by their punt team began.
The Nittany Lions, up 7-0, decided to attempt a fake punt to extend their drive and extend its early lead, however the Green Wave defense covered the trick play well and K/P Adam Anderson's pass to DB Matt Carroll would net a 4 yard loss, turning the ball over on downs near midfield. The first of several special teams gaffes, mainly by Anderson, would net Tulane a field goal, cutting their deficit to 7-3.
Literally on the game's very next play from scrimmage, disaster quickly struck again for the Nittany Lions on their ensuing offensive possession. This time, QB Darren White was the culprit, throwing an ill-advised pass to a well-covered WR Jay Moses, and Green Wave CB Jamaal Green picked it off, returning it 25 yards for a touchdown. Green's fourth interception and third touchdown this season gave the Wave a 10-7 advantage with 0:02 remaining in the first quarter, and that's when the avalanche began.
After a tackle of Woodard for a loss, a holding penalty, and a sack backed Penn St. up on its next drive, the Nittany Lions were forced to punt from its own end zone, and the Green Wave brought the heat. Senior DB La'Roi Brown nearly came away with a blocked punt, however he did provide enough pressure that resulted in a shanked 28-yard punt by Anderson, giving the Wave possession of the ball at the Nittany Lions 29-yard line. Five plays later, QB Jimmy McBride's 2-yard touchdown pass to senior TE/FB Carl Booker increased the Wave's lead to 17-7 midway through the second quarter.
Rinse and repeat.
On Penn St.'s very next possession, a similar scenario played out. This time, back to back sacks by MLB Mario Young and DE Mike Miller would push the ball back once again all the way to the Nittany Lions goal line for another punt from the back of the end zone. And just like last time Tulane brought the heat, this time by FS Terrell Faulk, and also just like last time, a shanked punt was the result.
This time, Anderson's punt would only go 22 yards, giving the Wave possession of the ball at their opponent's 23-yard line. Another 5-play drive would get cashed in via a 1-yard touchdown run by FB J.J. Williams, increasing Tulane's lead to 24-7 with 1:42 to go in the half. And the Green Wave first half scoring binge was not finished just yet.
Woodard followed the lead block of TE David Buckley on this 31-yard fourth quarter carry, his longest gain of the day and one of very few big plays the future NFL draft pick was able to muster.
The Nittany Lions, now down by 17 and trying to recapture the momentum, attempted a bubble screen pass to Moses late in the first half, but Green was able to jar the ball loose and Wave freshman OLB Joshua Freeman recovered, giving their team the ball at the Penn St. 24-yard line with just over a minute remaining in the half. A third 5-play drive would culminate with a 5-yard run for a touchdown by McBride, giving Tulane a commanding 31-7 lead going into the half, thanks in part to both its special teams along with Green and the defense stifling Woodard in the Penn St. offensive attack.
"You knew a back like Damian would eat, so your goal is to just make sure he didn't go nuts and eat too much on us...fortunately, we only let him order from the kid's menu today," said Tulane second year defensive coordinator Karl Dunbar, who used a mix of exotic 2-4-5 and 3-3-5 run blitzes to stop the redshirt junior star.
Penn St. and its star running back would not go away easily however.
A 75-yard third quarter touchdown pass from White to WR Aaron London cut the Nittany Lions' deficit to 31-15 following a successful two point conversion pass from White to TE David Buckley. And in the fourth quarter, their star running back would finally begin to eat.
Despite Tulane holding Woodard to a subpar day by his standards, the future NFL Draft pick began to achieve some success late. With backup QB Quinton Kelly now in the game due to a shoulder injury sustained by White, Woodard's 31-yard run with less than three minutes remaining put the Nittany Lions in position to score, along with precision passing from Kelly, who went 5 of 6 for 51 yards on the late drive. The possession would culminate with a diving 2-yard touchdown run by Woodard and a successful two point pass completion from Kelly to WR Mike Robinson, cutting their team's deficit to 31-23 with 1:39 to play.
It was too little too late for squad from Happy Valley though, as Tulane RB Michael Brown Jr. was able to recover the ensuing onside kick with under two minutes to play. RB Tony Tompkins, who left the game briefly in the second half with yet another shoulder injury but refused to come out of the game, would get a 15-yard run for a first down that cost Penn St. its second timeout. Then on the very next play, McBride completed a 16-yard pass to WR Adam Lawson for a game-sealing first down that cost the Nittany Lions their final timeout and allowed the Green Wave to run out the remainder of the clock.
Sophomore RB Michael Brown Jr.'s great hands paid dividends on special teams as he came away with this onside kick recovery with under two minutes remaining.
The final result would leave Penn St. wondering "what could have been," as earlier missed opportunities likely cost them the huge comeback win. A sack by Tulane senior DT Micah Harris resulted in a missed 50-yard field goal by Anderson when they were down 31-15 early in the fourth quarter and cost them points, as did an early fourth quarter fumble by FB Chad Sowell that was forced by Faulk near midfield that resulted in a turnover with 4:32 remaining in the game.
In a game in which everything didn't always go smoothly, Tulane showed enough grit and determination to come away with a higher point total than its opponent however. In the end, that's all that mattered, and Geezy will take a win any way they come.
"This certainly was not our cleanest game, but sometimes you have to scrape and claw your way to victories, and we did what he had to do today to come away with a big win," said the 16th year head coach, whose team has achieved a double-digit win total for the 13th time in the past 14 years after only winning nine games last season.
"Damian was as special as advertised. I thought we did a good job of neutralizing him though and not allowing too many big runs and I am especially pleased with how our seniors that stepped up today in all three phases.
"Sure, some of these players will be moving on to the next level, but for a lot of these guys, this is their last time suiting up for a football game period. Jamaal, Carl, La'Roi, heck even our punter Terry Alexander stepped up today pinning those guys deep in the first half, just to name a few. You always want to send your guys out with a great memory, and we did that today."
Unlikely hero: Senior CB Jamaal Green, the team's starting nickel corner and former 2-star recruit, won player of the game honors in what very well may have been his final appearance on a football field.
Box Score
Tulane Green Wave vs. Penn St. Nittany Lions 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH SCORE 
#17 Tulane Green Wave (10-3)10 21 0 0 31 
#13 Penn St. Nittany Lions (9-4)7 0 8 8 23
1st
: 4 yd TD run by D. Woodard (Anderson kick) -- 0-7
: 37 yd FG by Larson 0:11 -- 3-7
: 25 yd interception return TD by Green (Larson kick) 0:02 -- 10-7
2nd
: 2 yd TD pass from McBride to Booker (Larson kick) 3:58 -- 17-7
: 1 yd TD run by J. Williams (Larson kick) 1:42 -- 24-7
: 5 yd TD run by McBride (Larson kick) 0:24 -- 31-7
3rd
: 75 yd TD pass from White to London (White to Buckley) 5:06 -- 31-15
4th
: 2 yd TD run by D. Woodard (White to Robinson) 1:39 -- 31-23
Game Statistics
#17 Tulane
Code:[size=1] [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 2-QB *Jimmy McBride(rs-so) 94.7 14 23 101 1 2 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 5-RB Tony Tompkins(sr) 18 74 0 (2 pr, 14 yds) 2-QB *Jimmy McBride(rs-so) 9 14 1 26-RB Paul Ryan(rs-sr) 4 8 0 10-RB Michael Brown Jr.(so) 1 46 0 22-FB J.J. Williams(so) 1 1 1 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD [/U] 13-WR Adam Lawson(so) 6 46 0 10-RB Michael Brown Jr.(so) 3 16 0 11-WR Grant Brady(fr) 2 13 0 (3 kr, 53 yds) 83-TE Drew Robinson(fr) 1 17 0 45-FB/TE Carl Booker(rs-sr) 1 2 1 1-TE Ronnie Parsons(sr) 1 7 0 [U] Defensive Leaders TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT [/U] 9-OLB *Sean Williamson(so) 9 7 2 1 0 0 43-MLB *Mario Young(sr) 7 6 1 4 1 0 58-DE Mike Miller(rs-so) 3 3 0 1 1 0 99-DT Byron Henderson(rs-fr) 4 3 1 2 1 0 (1 fr) 48-CB Jamaal Green(rs-sr) 4 3 1 0 0 1 (1 td, 1 ff) 42-SS JoJo Price(rs-so) 4 3 1 0 0 1 50-DT Micah Harris(rs-sr) 2 2 0 1 1 0 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 49-PK Aaron Larson(jr) 1 1 37 n/a 4 4 [B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 257 Rushing Totals: 36 att 156 yds 2 tds Sacks Allowed: 2 3rd down conversions: 5-13 (38%) 4th down conversions: 0-0 (100%) Offensive Turnovers: 2 Penalties: 3 for 30 yards Time of Possession: 20:19 [/size]
#13 Penn St.
Code:[size=1] [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 12-QB Darren White(rs-so) 131.2 12 20 178 1 2 6-QB Quinton Kelly(so) 185.3 6 7 83 0 0 13-PK Adam Anderson(sr) 66.4 1 1 -4 0 0 (fake punt) [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 21-RB *Damian Woodard(rs-jr) 24 118 2 12-QB Darren White(rs-so) 4 -24 0 8-FB Chad Sowell(sr) 1 2 0 (1 fumble lost) [U] Receiving REC YDS TD [/U] 17-WR Jay Moses(jr) 4 46 0 83-WR Brandon Powell(sr) 4 37 0 88-TE David Buckley(sr) 4 67 0 (2-pt) 11-WR Aaron London(sr) 3 88 1 80-WR Marcus Robinson(jr) 0 0 0 (2-pt) 87-TE Jonathan Anderson(fr) 1 2 0 4-S/CB Matt Carroll(sr) 1 -4 0 (fake punt) [U] Defensive Leaders TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT [/U] 58-OLB *Ross Herron(rs-sr) 9 8 1 2 1 1 1-FS Pierre Smith(fr) 4 4 0 0 0 1 2-MLB *Carlos Robbins(sr) 4 4 0 1 1 0 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 13-PK Adam Anderson(sr) 0 1 n/a 50 1 1 [B][U]Penn St. Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 352 Rushing Totals: 31 att 95 yds 2 tds Sacks Allowed: 4 3rd down conversions: 6-12 (50%) 4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%) Offensive Turnovers: 4 Penalties: 3 for 26 yards Time of Possession: 15:41 [/size]
2025 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results
Code:[SIZE=1] Opponent (record) Result Tulane Player of the Game -Record- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at Auburn (8-4) W 48-29 RB Tompkins 305 all-purpose yds 4 tds 1-0 (1-0) vs #22 Ohio St. (8-4) W 34-24 RB Tompkins 13 car 183 yds 3 tds 2-0 (1-0) vs Georgia (7-5) W 42-14 QB McBride 14-25 281 yds 4 total tds 3-0 (2-0) vs LSU (7-5) W 33-30 PK Larson 4-4 fgs long-50 3-3 xps 4-0 (3-0) at Florida (6-6) W 27-22 RB Tompkins 25 car 150 yds 3 tds 5-0 (4-0) at #6 Notre Dame (11-1) W 31-13 QB McBride 20-25 250 yds 2 tds 6-0 (4-0) at Kentucky (3-9) W 66-34 RB Brown Jr. 4 rec 113 yds 2 tds 7-0 (5-0) vs #1 Alabama (12-0) L 20-32 WR Lawson 7 rec 206 yds 2 tds 7-1 (5-1) at #4 Southern Miss (12-0) L 27-49 QB McBride 16-37 370 yds 2 tds 7-2 (5-1) at #19 Arkansas (10-2) W 38-31 QB McBride 21-37 413 yds 5 total tds 8-2 (6-1) vs Ole Miss (5-7) W 57-29 QB McBride 20-33 418 yds 5 tds 9-2 (7-1) vs #7 TCU (11-1) L 17-27 QB McBride 22-39 284 yds 1 td 9-3 (7-1) vs #13 Penn St. (9-4) W 31-23 CB Green 4 tk 1 ff 1 int 1 td 10-3 (7-1) [/SIZE]
Photo Gallery
Sporting a look they have not worn since the 2019 season after a senior vote, WR Adam Lawson and the Green Wave prepared to take the field in their green helmets and white outfits.
Tulane redshirt senior Jamaal Green stepped in front of Penn St. WR Jay Moses on this first quarter pass to come away with an interception that he'd return 25 yards for a touchdown, giving the Green Wave a 10-7 lead.
Playing in his final game with Tulane, senior CB Tyler Harrison swatted away this first quarter pass attempt to WR Aaron London.
Senior utility player Carl Booker gets love from his teammates after scoring on a 2-yard touchdown reception that increased Tulane's lead to 17-7. His only catch this season, Booker operated most of his career as the team's starting long-snapper, third tight end, and played fullback in jumbo sets.
Nittany Lions star OLB Ross Herron was a torn in Tulane's side all game long, finishing with 9 tackles, 1 sack, and this first half interception.
After stepping in front of Moses for a pick-six earlier in the game, Green forced Moses to fumble on this first half bubble screen and freshman OLB Joshua Freeman (#55) recovered, setting up Tulane in scoring position late in the first half.
Following Green's second forced turnover of the game, QB Jimmy McBride's 5-yard touchdown run on a scramble made the score 31-7 with just 0:24 remaining in the first half.
Penn St. star RB Damian Woodard was taken down by FS Terrell Faulk behind the line of scrimmage on this first half carry. Despite Woodard rushing for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns, the senior and future NFL player admitted after the game that "There definitely wasn't as much daylight to run through as we saw on film."
PSU QB Darren White hit London on a short crossing route and the senior speedster turned on the jets for a 75-yard touchdown that cut the Nittany Lions' deficit to 31-15 in the third quarter.
Redshirt senior DT Micah Harris, playing in his first game after missing most of the second half of the season with a pectoral injury, came away with this huge third down sack in the fourth quarter which eventually led to a missed 50-yard field goal attempt by Penn St. PK Adam Anderson, keeping the score at 31-15.
Tulane RB Tony Tompkins, who has suffered several injuries to his right shoulder and pectoral area over the course of his career, re-injured the same shoulder in the fourth quarter despite wearing a protective compression sleeve that he's worn most of his career. Playing his in final game, the senior refused to come out of the game and would make a big play later.
Penn St. freshman FS Pierre Smith, a player Tulane went hard after in recruiting last year, jumped sky-high to come away with this fourth quarter interception.
Woodard's emphatic dive into the end zone cut the Penn St. deficit to 31-23 following a successful two point conversion with 1:39 remaining.
Tompkins had an unspectacular performance in his final game with the Wave, finishing with 74 yards on 18 carries. However, after refusing to leave the game due to injury earlier in the fourth quarter, this 13-yard carry with under two minutes remaining kept the chains moving late and helped put his team in position to run out the clock.
QB Jimmy McBride and his teammates celebrate on the field following Tulane's 10th win of the season.
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2025 Tulane Green Wave Final Individual Stats
Passing
Code:[size=1] [U] RATING COMP ATT YARDS TD INT SK [/U] 2-QB Jimmy McBride(rs-so) 155.4 209 370 3,780 25 17 48 8-QB Obi Clemons(rs-sr) 13.0 1 2 15 0 1 0 [/size]
Rushing
Code:[size=1] [U] ATT YARDS AVG TD [/U] 5-RB Tony Tompkins(sr)~ 126 863 6.8 8 6-RB Anthony Brown(fr) 75 337 4.4 1 26-RB Paul Ryan(rs-sr) 39 225 5.7 1 22-FB J.J. Williams(so) 38 141 3.7 4 20-RB Brian Anthony(rs-fr) 6 56 9.3 0 10-RB Michael Brown Jr.(so) 6 43 7.1 0 8-QB Obi Clemons(rs-sr) 2 19 9.5 0 29-FB Patrick Hall(rs-so) 4 13 3.2 0 11-WR Grant Brady(fr) 1 3 3.0 0 2-QB Jimmy McBride(rs-so) 99 -74 -0.9 5 ~ - Missed two games and was limited in final five regular season games due to injury [/size]
Receiving
Code:[size=1] [U] REC YARDS AVG TD [/U] 13-WR Adam Lawson(so) 55 1,271 23.1 9 10-RB Michael Brown Jr.(so) 52 726 13.9 4 11-WR Grant Brady(fr) 27 528 19.5 4 1-TE Ronnie Parsons(sr) 22 253 11.5 2 4-WR Kenny Bell(rs-jr) 15 359 23.9 3 5-RB Tony Tompkins(sr) 14 321 12.3 0 83-TE Drew Robinson(fr) 10 79 7.9 1 80-WR Lionel Parks(rs-sr) 8 160 20.0 0 6-RB Anthony Brown(fr) 3 49 16.3 1 22-FB J.J. Williams(so) 2 29 14.5 0 87-WR Rodney Scott(rs-fr) 1 18 18.0 0 45-FB/TE Carl Booker(rs-sr) 1 2 2.0 1 [/size]
Defensive
Code:[size=1] [U] TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT FF FR SFTY TD [/U] 43-MLB Mario Young(sr) 112 91 21 31 7.0 0 1 0 0 0 9-OLB Sean Williamson(so) 70 54 16 12 3.0 0 2 1 0 0 7-FS Terrell Faulk(jr) 62 46 16 9 1.0 0 1 2 0 0 3-CB Tyler Harrison(sr) 49 39 10 8 3.0 5 0 0 0 1 48-CB Jamaal Green(rs-sr) 48 32 16 2 1.0 4 2 0 0 3 34-CB J.T. Hills(so) 46 36 10 4 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 42-SS Jo Jo Price(rs-so) 41 31 10 3 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 44-RE T.J. Pearson(jr) 41 31 10 12 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 50-DT Micah Harris(rs-sr)~ 29 22 7 8 6.0 0 0 1 0 0 99-DT Byron Henderson(rs-fr) 28 22 6 7 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 58-LE Mike Miller(rs-so) 27 18 9 5 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 27-CB P.J. Reese(jr) 25 21 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 52-MLB Joey Rodgers(jr) 23 18 5 5 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 55-OLB Joshua Freeman(fr) 20 18 2 3 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 54-OLB Thomais Bonner(sr) 18 17 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 16-CB La'Roi Brown(rs-sr) 15 12 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 15-CB Benny Smith(rs-so) 14 13 1 1 1.0 0 1 2 0 2 (+1 defensive two-pt) 97-DT Brandon Callahan(fr) 9 7 2 3 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 28-MLB Rasheed Ward(fr) 8 7 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 51-MLB Kyle Johnson(fr) 6 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 36-FS Brandon McKinley(rs-jr) 6 5 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 91-DE Brenton Smith(rs-jr) 5 3 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 17-DE Ricky Evans(fr) 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75-DT Jerry Anderson(fr) 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 40-CB C.J. Griffin(rs-so) 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 33-OLB Dee Ervin(rs-sr) 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ - missed four games due to injury [/size]
Specialists
Code:[size=1] [U] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG PCT XP MADE XP ATT PCT [/U] 49-PK Aaron Larson(jr) 21 27 50 77.8% 58 58 100% [U] Punting PUNTS YARDS AVG LONG NET IN-20 [/U] 12-P Terry Alexander(rs-sr) 42 2,102 50.0 63 42.6 11 [/size]
Returning
Code:[size=1] [u] Kick Returning RET YARDS AVG LONG TD [/U] 11-WR Grant Brady(fr) 48 1,228 25.5 99 3 5-RB Tony Tompkins(sr) 3 50 16.6 20 0 [u] Punt Returning RET YARDS AVG LONG TD [/U] 5-RB Tony Tompkins(sr) 25 275 11.0 76 2 11-WR Grant Brady(fr) 8 49 6.1 16 0 [/size]
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Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul
looks like you're losing quite a few starters on defense, not as bad on offense. do you think next years squad will be better or worse "on paper"?---Comment
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Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul
follow up to the above. do you think Marv Alexander and Chad Campbell will be able to step into your two openings on the offensive line and not see a significant drop off? are you planning to shuffle the line any or just plug in new starters at C and RT? any fear of Kyle Gray leaving early?---Comment
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Honestly, I think the squad will be pretty darn spectacular next season, depending on how departures go. We're really not losing a ton of key pieces (hopefully), and the recruiting class we have put together thus far looks very strong.
We will have guys rated in the mid to high 80s almost across the board. Also, the young RB I have a committment from, Teddy Jenkins, on paper looks to be possibly the most talented back I have ever gotten, including the famous Reggie Moore.
Defensively, my entire front-7 will be stout, and as usual lately, the secondary is the concern. However, we have a handful of stud 4-star defensive backs coming in to hopefully help.
In regards to the offensive line, Marv Alexander will most definitely be a plug-and-pay starter at center next season, and probably will even be an upgrade. Right tackle is a concern, and I don't know if Campbell will be the guy (he came in lower than expected as a recruit at 72 overall). We have commitments from two 4-star Louisiana tackles though, Jason Smith and James West, as well as a 4-star guard from Texas named Ty Parker. Hopefully at least one of those guys are ready for primetime and came step in to the upcoming right tackle vacancy.
I don't foresee Gray being an early departure candidate, but stranger things have certainly happened. That would be a devastating blow if it does occur though.
Thanks for checking in and I appreciate the questions - It provided a nice canvass to talk about things that don't necessarily get to be addressed in reports, especially in regards to the offensive line.Click here to read my dynasty report:
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2025 NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL GAME REVIEW
Alabama star redshirt junior RB Deuce Monroe celebrates his 3-yard first quarter touchdown run with WR Pedro Young, throwing up his trademark "Deuces" hand gesture. The former Tulane running back finished the night with 107 all-purpose yards and the score.
#1 Alabama completes its second straight perfect season, knocks off #2 Georgia Tech 34-28 to claim second consecutive BCS title | Heisman winning QB Patton carves up Yellow Jackets 'D' for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns as Crimson Tide dynasty continues to roll | Tide finishes as nation's lone undefeated team thanks to #7 Florida St.'s 28-13 win over #3 Southern Miss in the Sugar Bowl | Thanks to USC's vacated 2004 national title, Bama becomes the first back-to-back champions since '94-'95 Huskers
BCS Bowl Games
BCS National Championship - Pasadena, CA
#2 Georgia Tech (13-1) -- 28
#1 Alabama (14-0) -- 34
Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
Michigan (8-5) -- 31
#4 UCLA (11-2) -- 17
Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA
#3 Southern Miss (13-1) -- 13
#7 Florida St. (13-1) -- 28
Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ
#15 Texas A&M (11-3) -- 7
#19 West Virginia (10-3) -- 13
Orange Bowl - Miami, FL
#5 Notre Dame (11-2) -- 31
#6 TCU (12-1) -- 36
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Remaining Bowl Games
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B] Colorado St. (7-6) -- 14 Nevada (7-6) -- 13 [B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B] USF (8-5) -- 30 Ohio St. (7-6) -- 26 [B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B] UAB (6-6) -- 10 #12 Troy (11-2) -- 23 [B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B] Washington (6-7) -- 6 #9 Boise St. (12-1) -- 24 [B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B] New Mexico (8-5) -- 16 Utah (8-5) -- 14 [B][U]Hawai'i Bowl[/U][/B] UCF (8-5) -- 21 Louisiana Tech (8-5) -- 24 [B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B] Minnesota (7-6) -- 13 #14 Central Michigan (12-1) -- 33[/SIZE]
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B] Boston College (6-5) -- 13 Pittsburgh (8-5) -- 29 [B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B] Hawaii (11-2) -- 31 Arizona (6-7) -- 14 [B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B] #25 Tennessee (9-4) -- 27 Duke (7-6) -- 10 [B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B] BYU (6-7) -- 0 South Carolina (9-5) -- 42 [B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B] Bowling Green (8-5) -- 14 #11 Navy (12-1) -- 28 [B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B] Arkansas St. (8-5) -- 0 Virginia Tech (7-5) -- 30 [B][U]Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B] Oklahoma St. (7-6) -- 26 #21 Fresno St. (10-3) -- 7[/SIZE]
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B] Texas Tech (7-6) -- 18 #10 Oregon (11-2) -- 32 [B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B] Temple (7-7) -- 16 Cincinnati (10-3) -- 34 [B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B] East Carolina (7-6) -- 17 Air Force (7-6) -- 14 [B][U]Sun Bowl[/U][/B] California (8-5) -- 24 North Carolina (6-7) -- 10 [B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B] Iowa (8-5) -- 0 #18 Texas (9-4) -- 41 [B][U]Liberty Bowl[/U][/B] Auburn (9-4) -- 31 SMU (10-4) -- 6 [B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B] Nebraska (8-5) -- 35 Wisconsin (9-4) -- 42[/SIZE]
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B] Florida (6-7) -- 17 #23 Miami (10-3) -- 47 [B][U]Cotton Bowl[/U][/B] #20 Arkansas (11-2) -- 31 Missouri (9-5) -- 26 [B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B] Georgia (7-6) -- 10 #16 Michigan St. (11-2) -- 50 [B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B] LSU (8-5) -- 30 #22 Ohio St. (8-5) -- 28 [B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B] [color=black][b]#17 Tulane (10-3) -- 31[/b][/color] #13 Penn St. (9-4) -- 23 [B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B] Middle Tennessee St. (9-4) -- 31 Illinois (6-7) -- 24 [B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B] #24 Oklahoma (9-4) -- 16 #8 USC (11-2) -- 31[/SIZE]
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2025 NCAA Football Rankings - Final Coaches Poll RK LW TEAM (VOTES) W L POINTS 1 1 Alabama (61) 14 0 1525 2 6 TCU 12 1 1114 3 7 Florida St. 13 1 1080 4 2 Georgia Tech 13 1 1078 5 3 Southern Miss 13 1 1011 6 8 Boise St. 12 1 958 7 5 Notre Dame 11 2 935 8 9 USC 11 2 923 9 10 Oregon 11 2 887 10 11 Navy 12 1 860 11 12 Central Michigan 12 1 827 12 13 Troy 11 2 790 13 4 UCLA 11 2 781 14 15 Michigan St. 11 2 726 15 17 Tulane 10 3 699 16 18 West Virginia 10 3 657 17 19 Arkansas 11 2 599 18 20 Texas 9 4 559 19 16 Texas A&M 11 3 496 20 23 Miami 10 3 471 21 14 Penn St. 9 4 417 22 25 Tennessee 9 4 405 23 NR Cincinnati 10 3 380 24 NR Auburn 9 4 345 25 NR Hawaii 11 2 295
Others receiving votes: Fresno St. (267), Oklahoma St. (177), Oklahoma (155), Middle Tennessee St. (139), Wisconsin (138), Michigan (77), LSU (39)
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END OF YEAR 16
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Green Wave News Clips
Geezy is committed to coaching at Tulane, but a lack of recent success is hurting his negotiation leverage.
report courtesy Erin Andrews, FOX Sports
Tulane | Geezy, Green Wave far apart on extension talks
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:17:37 -0700
Erin Andrews of FOX Sports, who despite being an NFL reporter is strangely as dialed-in to Tulane football as any other person, reports that Green Wave head coach D. Geezy and the university are working on a long term extension, but the two sides are very far apart on numbers. According to Andrews, Geezy is looking for a contract extension in the neighborhood of the mega $15 million per year contract Nick Saban just landed at Alabama following their second straight national title, but university officials are balking at Geezy's demands, reportedly offering only a 3-year deal in the $10 million per year range.
Geezy, who just completed his 16th season at Tulane, is entering the final year of a 10-year contract he signed after the 2016 season, and his $15 million per year asking price would essentially triple the average salary of his last deal. Geezy turns 46 in a week, and is reportedly looking for a 5-year contract, as he has told people close to him that he intends to coach until the age of 50 and he prefers to remain in his hometown New Orleans.
"He hasn't won a conference title in four seasons and he's essentially looking to be made the nation's highest paid coach," said a university source.
"I get it. He's taken Tulane football to heights never seen before and he's won two national titles, but that was nearly a decade ago and this is a 'what have you done for me lately' business. This just makes no sense and I could see this lingering throughout the entire off-season.
"It'll really be a shame for both sides if this deal doesn't get done and this ends up being how Coach Geezy's tenure with the Green Wave ends after the year is up."
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Larson finished last season 21 of 27 on field goals and kicked the game-winner in Tulane's 33-30 victory over rival LSU in week four.
report courtesy Meghan Kluth, FearTheWave.com
Tulane | PK Larson leaving
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:08:24 -0700
Meghan Kluth of FearTheWave.com reports that Tulane PK Aaron Larson (83 ovr), who just completed his junior season, has elected to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft. Larson, a Kentucky native and former 3-star recruit, made 21 of 27 field goals in 2025 and finishes his career 56 of 69, good for a career percentage of 81.1%.
Larson, who admits he only received a draft grade of "6th round to undrafted free agent" by league advisors, has already graduated school with a degree in medicine, and plans to enroll in medical school should his NFL journey not work out.
After a strong junior campaign in which he went 19 of 21 through the team's first 11 games, Larson's low-point came in a 27-17 regular season finale loss to TCU, in which he only converted 1 of 5 of his attempts.
Tulane has one recruiting commitment at the position so far this year, New Jersey 3-star PK Blake Dunn (#4 rated PK, A kpw, D+ kac).
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Monroe sent a not-so-subtle tweet about his intentions Thursday afternoon.
report courtesy Molly McGrath, ESPN
Alabama | RB Monroe to stay for senior year
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:14:17 -0700
Molly McGrath of ESPN reports that Alabama star RB Deuce Monroe (91 ovr, pre-progression), in somewhat of a surprise, will stay for his redshirt senior season and not enter the NFL Draft. The former 4-star recruit and Tulane transfer was instrumental in the Crimson Tide's back to back 14-0 national championship seasons, rushing for 1,426 yards and 17 touchdowns this past year while also catching 31 passes for 403 yards and 5 touchdowns as well as returning 1 punt return for a touchdown. His return likely makes the Tide the odds-on favorite to win the title again in 2026.
On Thursday afternoon, Monroe sent a tweet that hinted strongly towards a return, using the hashtags #3peat, #Heismandreamin', and #rolltide, and McGrath later confirmed the news via a phone call with Monroe.
"You only live once and you only get to play college football once. I want to try to win another ring and I want to try to win a Heisman Trophy," said Monroe, who earned a redshirt year due to sitting out the 2023 season following his transfer from Tulane.
"This is my home state, I love this school and what it stands for, and I can't wait to get back out there and go for the trifecta."
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Tulane Green Wave Departing Class of 2025
TOP ROW: QB Obi Clemons, DT Micah Harris, CB Tyler Harrison | BOTTOM ROW: TE Ronnie Parsons, RB Tony Tompkins, MLB Mario Young
RB TONY TOMPKINS, MLB MARIO YOUNG HEADLINE LIST OF PLAYERS LEAVING
Former 4-star running back Tompkins never quite lived up to lofty expectations, but still left his mark in New Orleans | Big Easy native Young waited patiently for his chance to start, blossomed into a team leader and possible first round NFL draft pick | 2025 graduating class becomes Geezy's first class to leave without a single conference title ring since 2011, his second year on the job | Despite the loss of several key players, Green Wave's returning roster remains mostly intact heading into crucial year in 2026
2025 Departing Players
* - IMPACT player
Starters in BOLD
^ - Missed final seven regular season games due to injury
~ - Missed two games and was unhealthy for last five regular season games due to injury
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Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul
hmm, can't recall a kicker leaving early...
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Actually, Larson's departure will mark the third time in this dynasty's history that we have lost a kicker early to the NFL draft.
The first time it happened was my kicker from the default roster, Ryan Rome, who left back in 2012 as a redshirt junior after a year in which he went 17 of 17. Then it happened again in 2022, when Chris Coleman left as a true junior following a 19 of 24 season.
Unfortunately, no new kicker recruits appeared in the off-season recruiting pool, so we are going to have to roll with the guy we just signed during this past season, 3-star recruit Blake Dunn. He has 'A' KPW, which is much better than Larson and should allow us to try more 50+ yard attempts again. However his 'D+' KAC could be an issue for us, given my kick accuracy slider setting and the well-covered joystick issue.Click here to read my dynasty report:
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