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GAME 4 PREVIEW

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RIVALRY GAME: THE BATTLE FOR THE RAG






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2025: Former Wave PK Aaron Larson drilled the game-winning 32-yard walk-off field goal as time expired, capping off a perfect 4 for 4 day and helping his team earn an emphatic victory over the Tigers a year ago.

Last Meeting: Last season, 16th ranked LSU jumped out to an early 14-3 lead, their first double-digit lead over their SEC rival Tulane since the 2016 season. However, behind steady play from then-redshirt sophomore QB Jimmy McBride along with a strong defensive performance by former Wave MLB Mario Young, the #6 ranked Green Wave prevailed in a thrilling 33-30 victory over the Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. McBride threw for 355 yards and a touchdown while Young accounted for 14 tackles and 2 sacks as the Green Wave won its 9th straight over their in-state foes. After seeing the Tigers tie the game up at 30-30 with 1:58 remaining, McBride put together a drive for the ages, setting up former Wave PK Aaron Larson for the game-winning 32-yard walk-off field goal as the clock expired. The win improved head coach D. Geezy's record to 11-3 overall versus the Tigers.

2024: Tulane star DB Jonathan Smith had some fun with the cameraman after taking his first ever career attempt at a punt return 63 yards for a touchdown that made the score 21-7 in the first quarter. | Not to be out-done, RB Tony Tompkins also made his mark on special teams, blazing past Tigers defenders for a 92-yard kickoff return touchdown that made the score 35-14 and blew the game wide open in the second quarter.

Last Meeting at Venue: Two seasons ago, at rain-soaked Tiger Stadium, #9 ranked Tulane scored early and often, ousting their in-state arch rival LSU 49-21 for a decisive early season victory. Sparked by two special teams touchdowns, one by RB Tony Tompkins on a kickoff return and another by DB Jonathan Smith via a punt return, the Green Wave stormed out to a 35-14 lead and never looked back. Then-redshirt freshman QB Jimmy McBride threw for 303 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Wave won their 8th straight over the SEC West nemesis.




Trip Down Memory Lane
Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Tulane's 2016 BCS National Title

2016: Former LSU QB Michael Robertson's 4-yard touchdown pass to former WR Dominic Holmes capped off an 8-play opening second half possession and increased the Tigers' lead to 24-10, and the home team never looked back.

Last Meeting III (Legacy Classic): One decade ago, #10 ranked Tulane lost then-true freshman and eventual star QB Jamie Manning to an abdominal injury early in the first quarter and had issues getting its offense going until it was too late, eventually falling to then-#14 LSU 31-27 at Tiger Stadium in 2016. The eventual BCS National Champions that season, Tulane faced a 31-10 third quarter deficit and nearly pulled off the miracle comeback, however a late interception thrown by third string QB George Ford with 1:29 remaining sealed the Wave's fate that afternoon. The game represented Tulane's only loss during their historic national title run, and also represents the last time they fell to their in-state rival LSU.

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Injuries:


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35-RB Brian Grier (rs-jr) - 74 ovr: broken ribs, out 6 to 8 weeks



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Head Coach D. Geezy's Take

Head coach D. Geezy addressed the media on Friday before boarding one his team's charter buses to make the one hour trip to Baton Rouge.

There isn't a whole lot to say here - we are two teams that really don't like each other at all, and they're coming in hungry after finally almost beating us last fall. They boast one of the best defenses in the nation and have a very solid running game with RB Jamie Stover (84 ovr) and a very good young passer in QB Rob Mason (80 ovr) that we know a lot about, as we recruited him very hard a couple of years ago.

Tiger Stadium is one of the most hostile environments in college football and we know we're going to get their 'A' game. They're a young, up-and-coming team that is right on the brink of putting themselves right back in the national conversation. Looking at things objectively, this game could be a turning point for their program and could indeed put them right back into the national conversation. They also literally have 19 big time recruits visiting their campus for this game, so this is a big contest for them not only in the current standings, but also on the recruiting trail.

We've beaten this team 9 straight times, and I know and respect our game enough to know that LSU is one day going to beat Tulane again; this streak won't last forever. We have to play smart, disciplined football because this is a hungry Tigers team that's long overdue for some big wins and they feel that they let one slip away from them last year at the dome.

- Tulane head coach D. Geezy




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