I could not be more excited to announce that my
@Tulane
team has won the 2023 Inaugural NBA Trade Deadline Competition.
I am grateful for my incredible
@FreemanSchool
teammates for each playing an integral role: Asher Nissanoff, Cam Dartez, John Burrows, Max Yazdian, Nic Rioja.
Yasmeen Ohebsion, a Jewish student leader at
@tulane
explains how frustrated she and countless Jewish students are with the lack of action from Tulane University. Yesterday, somebody told her: “kill yourself, you Zionist pig”. Listen to what she has to say about hate speech:
Tulane HC Jon Sumrall started his first ever Tulane postgame press conference by thanking the students for an impressive student section despite the storms:
They did it. They knew they could. First court storm in Uptown, New Orleans since 1997. First win against top-10 opponent since 1983 when they also beat Memphis.
Rashad Green has announced that he will be returning next season, per IG. He was a 3rd Team All-Conference selection this year.
The 6’4” 300 lb RT was a starter throughout both Tyjae Spears and Makhi Hughes’ historic seasons.
@raragreen22
is the 2nd OL to confirm their 🌊return.
Tulane has landed Alabama transfer Shazz Preston!!
The 5🌟 WR joins transfer QB Ty Thompson as the highest rated recruits Tulane has ever had.
ESPN rated the St. James HS grad as the
#16
player in the nation,
#3
WR, &
#2
player in LA in the class of 2022. LSU, UGA, UT offered.
BREAKING: Former Alabama WR Shazz Preston has Committed to Tulane, he tells
@on3sports
The 6’1 200 WR was ranked as a Top 50 Recruit in the ‘22 Class (No. 6 WR) 👀
Will have 3 years of eligibility remaining
Darius “The Jet✈️” Hodges has announced that he is pursuing his dream and declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft.
The All-Conference First Team DL finishes 5th all time in sacks at Tulane. The fan favorite‘s thank you message on Instagram has over 💯 comments today. ✈️
Michael Pratt has announced that he’s declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft through an extensive thank you post.
Michael spent all 4 years at Tulane, and will go down as the “Tulane 🐐”. Pratt holds almost every QB record including TDs and passing yds, and led TU to a Cotton Bowl W.
Michael Pratt officially announced he's going to the NFL Draft - not that there was any doubt - but when he starts lighting up Sundays it is going to hit different. Good luck 🐐, Roll Wave Forever
USC QB Malachi Nelson, ESPN’s
#1
2023 recruit, will likely take an official visit to Tulane in January.
The once Oklahoma commit reportedly wants to help recruit top prospects. The 5🌟 learned under Heisman winner Caleb Williams. Nelson is 6’3”, the same height as Michael Pratt
USC five-star freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson plans to spend the next 2 weeks narrowing down a list of schools and making visit plans.
Nelson's camp has had preliminary talks with Tulane, TCU, South Carolina, Houston and Cal, per source.
As many already know, I’m excited and grateful to be running it back Uptown next year.
Graduating from
@Tulane
was a true honor and I look forward to continuing my education with
@FreemanSchool
’s Master of Business Analytics program.
#RollWave
🌊💚
Graphic:
@john_burrows__
Wave win 45-10 over South Florida, the same margin that top-10 Miami beat them by last week actually. Alabama beat South Florida by even less points this season. Tulane is a criminally underrated program according to the numbers:
Tyler Grubbs is staying at Tulane, which is massive news for Green Wave fans. One more year of football in NOLA for the Holy Cross product. The LA Tech transfer was 2nd on team in tackles this season and led non-DL in sacks.
#Grubbhub
I wanted to announce that I am excited to return to Tulane in 2024 for my senior season. I am ready to lead the Wave to another conference title appearance and a bowl win. The wave never stops rolling.
#RollWave
Tulane has landed Ty Thompson, who was the
#2
dual threat QB out of HS according to Rivals. HUGE.
The 6’4” QB is 42/66 with 6 TD & 4 INT in 17 career games, however this szn he was 24/31 (77.4%) with 4 TD & 1 INT over 7 games. The Oregon transfer had 8 att. for 48 yds this szn.
Almost all Tulane students have left, but Tulane has scored 50 points for the first time since November 17, 2022 when Tulane beat down on SMU. This is the student section crowd equivalent to an average close game in 2021. The atmosphere here has improved so much.
Jayden “Jaymoney” Lewis is a 4 🌟 DB headed to Tulane on Shazz Preston day.
Lewis is Tulane’s highest rated HS recruit in the rankings era.
On3’s recruiting prediction machine gave Mississippi State a 93.2% chance to land Lewis. Auburn and Ole Miss were also in the running.
Thanks to defending champions Michigan and
#1
Alabama both losing, Tulane now solely owns the longest consecutive conference game win streak in FBS.
#NotLikeUs
#RollWave
🌊
@FTWCollective
Bailey Despanie has announced he will return to Tulane. The Louisiana native was 3rd on the team in tackles, only behind Machado & Grubbs. He had a big INT vs UTSA.
Returning a starter with multiple years of eligibility in
@DespanieBailey
before a HC is named is huge for the 🌊.
Tulane’s Yulman Stadium features a plethora of new alcoholic selections, including 9 Fat Tuesday. frozen margarita flavors & many cutwaters, Superior Grill Margaritas, walk thru brus, Topo Chicos, Twisted Teas, Sun Cruisers, strawberry Abitas, & classic beer options.
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson has announced with
@FTWCollective
that he is returning to
@GreenWaveFB
. He was
@247recruiting
’s highest rated player on the team this season.
He had a 💯 rush yard game against Tulsa last season. SCJ caught 3 passes in the AAC Championship Game.
4-star (
@espn
) recruit Kam Williams has announced his commitment to
@GreenWaveMBB
tonight. He is ranked as the
#2
player in Louisiana.
The 6’8” wing chose Tulane over Shaheen Holloway and Seton Hall among others. He had also visited LSU, per his IG.
2024 6'8 prospect Kam Williams from Lafayette Christian Academy has committed to Tulane.
Really strong addition for the Green Wave.
One of the top players in the state of Louisiana.
Tulane AD David Harris signifies that he is aware of a great deal of potential illegal tampering involving the new Houston staff members.
“We both believe in doing things the right way…and building the character of the program the right way” - Harris on Sumrall’s ethics.
Tulane vs FAU had a whopping 240,000 viewers on Thursday, over 60k more than UCLA/Utah on ESPN2, and almost 100k more than Bill Belichick’s exit press conference.
Thursday sports viewership:
-- TNT sees increase for blowout-riddled doubleheader
-- Plus Belichick press conference, college basketball, the NHL and more
Jon Sumrall said he thought that the team “sucked” in spring & that he was “livid” in practice. Even after a 50-point win, he claims that Tulane “didn’t play great”. He made it clear he’s happy with a shutout but they need to “get better really fast” if they want to keep winning.
Grateful to have learned with and graduated alongside many accomplished classmates and
@TulaneAthletics
athletes. And thankful to cap it off in
@GreenWaveFB
’s Yulman Stadium.
Jack Tchienchou is the 2nd Troy player in 24 hours to follow Coach Jon Sumrall to Tulane. The DB played in 6 games in his first semester at Troy. ESPN rated him the No. 93 cornerback in the country in last year’s recruiting class. In GA. He was Region 5-AAAAAA Player of the Year.
I have been hearing a lot of students want to rush the field tomorrow if Tulane beats Kansas State. Most don’t know that Tulane hasn’t beat a major opponent in Yulman Stadium before.
In fact, it has been over 20 years since Tulane beat a major opponent at home: Miss. St in ‘03.
Jon Sumrall & co has brought in one of the highest rated recruits in Tulane history with Michael Igbinoghene. His brother was an NFL 1st round pick, and both parents were Olympic athletes.
The near 4🌟 recruit chose TU over FSU, UCF, West Virginia, & Vanderbilt.
@FTWCollective
🌊
Angelo Anderson has been a valuable member of Tulane’s DL for 3 seasons now and will stay at Tulane for a 5th year.
@Angelo48_A1
was one of Tulane’s highest ever rated recruits, was ranked top 20 nationally at his position (
@247recruiting
), and recruited by LSU, UT, CU, & more.
Tulane will indeed play Kansas State next Saturday morning on ESPN, per
@ESPNPR
’s official schedule. Massive opportunity for Tulane
@GreenWaveFB
lies ahead.
Tulane and Pitt both have week 2 and week 3 games at the same time against Autonomous 5 opponents that will be either on ESPN or ESPN2. Exact Network is TBA.
Sep 7, 12 ET:
🏈Tulane 🆚 Kansas State
🏈Pitt @ Cincinnati
Sep 14, 3:30 ET
🏈Tulane @ Oklahoma
🏈Pitt 🆚 West Virginia
I asked Makhi Hughes about his career high 166 rushing yards yesterday. He joined Matt Forte as the only players in school history with 7 💯 rush-yd regular szn games in conference play.
@HughesMakhi
praised the entire OL & the TEs:
From Tulane Football’s Senior Associate Athletic Director, Kortne Gosha:
- Tulane’s free Cotton Bowl advertising was estimated to be an $180 million value.
- Season tickets are up 400% from last year.
- Close to 3/4 of student population attended AAC Championship
Dontae Fleming talked about Darian Mensah’s incredible game. Mensah threw for 326 yards, the second time he has done that. Tulane GOAT Michael Pratt only threw for more yards than that twice.
Tulane’s new HC Jon Sumrall:
“We’re gonna sell out this stadium every time we play, and we need your help…Yulman stadium is a fantastic venue”
“Love is an action, not a feeling. It is a sacrifice…I love each and every young man I’ve ever coached”
“Tulane will not beat Tulane”
Jon Sumrall has been adamant all week that Tulane needs to prepare a lot for UAB, despite their 1-3 record. “If we’re not ready to play, we’ll get exposed. We got to be ready to go.”
Tulane Head Coach Jon Sumrall indicated that Darian Mensah will take his first college snaps tomorrow. Sumrall believes the Redshirt Freshman from San Luis Obispo is ready for the opportunity.
Tulane just took down
#10
Memphis 81-79 and the fans stormed the court for the first time since March 1, 1997, when the Wave beat Louisville 83-71. I provided more context for this historic win:
Sion James is the ONLY player in the entire country shooting 40% from 3 & 60% from 2 in 33+ MPG.
Among players with those shooting splits, James leads the nation in STL/G (min. 15 G) at 1.8. Next is Gonzaga’s Anton Watson (1.6 STL/G) & Hunter Dickinson (1.2 STL/G).
Sion = stud!
Sion James with 22, 7, 6 assists in Tulane's win over Memphis. Made big plays late attacking the rim, hitting 3s, setting up teammates. Have always been drawn to his connector skill set for next level. Jacked at 6-6, 220, now at 42.7% 3PT, 60% 2PT, good passer, plays some PG.
Makhi Hughes was one of THE most important players for Tulane to retain. Makhi The Guy was the
@American_Conf
Rookie of the Year.
He was named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic & CFN. The star RB also received First Team All-AAC honors & was on
@PFF_College
’s All-AAC Team.
Joe Craddock is officially Tulane’s next Offensive Coordinator and QBs coach. He played quarterback at Middle Tennessee from 2004-08. The 38 year-old was the OC in both of Jon Sumrall’s seasons as a HC. Troy finished inside the top 20 in last season’s final AP Poll.
#14
Kansas State, who gave up 27 points & ~500 yards at Tulane just 6 days ago, held
#20
Arizona scoreless after the opening drive. KSU’s yardage tonight was equal to last Saturday’s. Avery Johnson had 110 rushing yards today, & just 40 vs TU. Tulane didn’t get a single AP vote.
Mensah madness!! Yulkeith Brown catches the freshman’s first career TD.
Yulkeith also caught Michael Pratt's pass to break Tulane’s career passing yards record last season:
Alex Bauman, who had the catch heard around the world in last season’s Cotton Bowl is exiting the transfer portal & returning to Tulane.
The 6’5” Sophomore tied Chris Brazzell for 2nd most receiving TD on Tulane this season, and the NJ native led TEs in both yards & receptions.
I’m thankful and excited to say that I’m coming back to help lead Tulane to the 2024 CFP and another conference championship. 🌊🌊Let’s go!
#RollWave
@FTWCollective
Tulane’s game is chosen over Pitt’s for ESPN instead of ESPN2 for the second consecutive week.
This is Tulane’s 5th straight FBS game on ABC or ESPN, between the end of last szn, yesterday, & next week.
Tulane will now play a minimum of 4 games on ESPN, their most since 2020.
I am excited to officially announce that I am a member of
@Tulane
’s 2023 Homecoming Court.
I am quite grateful to be honored alongside nine incredible individuals, and for all the relationships I have formed here at Tulane.
#TUWave23
Adonis Friloux will be staying home for a 5th year
@Tulane
. The 6’2”/310 DT was injured in the conference opener and did not return. He was an AAC All-Academic selection last year after suffering a preseason injury.
As a true Freshman in 2020, Friloux had 2.5 sacks & 3.5 TFLs.
Tristen Fortenberry, Tulane’s newest commit, is 6-6/275. The LT was widely considered a top 40 recruit in Mississippi.
Experts overwhelmingly expected
@TheTristenFort
to go to Ole Miss. Wave get a little revenge for their early season loss without Michael Pratt.
#RollWave
🌊
After Tulane had 6 different players score the first 6 TDs, Ty Thompson runs in his 2nd score in a Tulane uniform. Surprisingly, he never rushed for a TD at Oregon in his 3 seasons, 2 of which behind Denver’s heralded rookie QB Bo Nix.
Today is a perfect day to announce that I will be joining
@FTWCollective
as a Green Wave Insider.
I will be collaborating with my good friend
@BurrowsReport
to bring y’all “Inside the Wave🌊”.
Thanks to
@GreenWaveFB
providing us inside access, we’ll deliver new Tulane content.
QB1 Darian Mensah said that Sumrall told him he would be taking reps with 1s and in a good position to start about 10 days ago. John Burrows and I sat down with Darian 11 days ago and interviewed him in that moment.
Check it out on
@FTWCollective
.com.
Tulane will not play UTSA next year and will host Memphis. Memphis will be Tulane’s only opponent that was above .500 in conference play this season.
The Wave will have a clear path to hosting the AAC Championship Game for the 3rd consecutive year.
Ethan Head, a Kohl’s 5🌟 kicker, committed to Tulane. The Shriners Illinois All Star Bowl Selection is also a 4🌟 punter, and is considered to have elite kick offs.
Head has a 4.0 & scored a 1410 on the SAT. The
#23
K in the nation will be the 33rd player in Sumrall’s 1st class.
Here’s my takeaway: Today’s ending felt similar to Tulane vs FAU🏀. Fans wanted to storm, the team played great on national TV, and neutral fans thought Tulane got a bad whistle and was robbed at the end.
The next home game, TU🏀 beat a top 10 team.
TU 🏈 gets Oklahoma in a week.
Thank you to everybody who followed along with my live tweets for today’s Military Bowl. I appreciated and am always open to feedback as well as questions about the 🌊. Following 23 wins over last 2 seasons, I look forward to covering the Jon Sumrall era. Tulane football📈
Tulane Head Coach Jon Sumrall spoke on Monday about Mensah Mania: “We’re in for a really cool experience watching this young kid become a big time college quarterback…He works incredibly hard, he’s a great teammate. There’s going to be adversity…He’s crushed…and he’ll learn.”
Chris Rodgers is the 4th Troy transfer to commit in the last 26 hours. He will likely take Jared Small’s place in the LB rotation. Tulane edged out two former AAC teams that moved to Power 4 conferences: Willie Fritz’s Houston and Cincinnati. The freshman played all 14 games.
Rusty Whitt is expected to take over as Tulane’s Strength & Conditioning Coach next season. The former Senior Special Forces Communication Sergeant in the U.S. Army will soon be a fan favorite in Uptown.
He spent 4 seasons in this role at Troy, 2 of which under
@CoachJonSumrall
.
Three time Tulane captain Sincere Haynesworth signed with the New England Patriots yesterday. He joined the practice squad after a successful tryout.
Haynesworth was on campus last week and was a major part of the largest turnaround in college football history. 3x All-AAC too.
The Patriots had C Alec Lindstrom (Boston College), C Sincere Haynesworth (Tulane), G Braeden Daniels (Utah), G J.D. DiRenzo (Rutgers), LB Shane Lee (USC) and LB Andrew Parker (Appalachian State) in for tryouts.
Haynesworth was signed to practice squad.
Sion won
@TulaneAthletics
Wilson Award last week, is a
@Tulane
Stephen Martin Scholar, a back-to-back
@American_Conf
Sportsmanship award winner, MBB’s NCAA Division I National SAAC Representative, a Chair of the AAC SAAC, and will receive multiple academic awards on Thursday. 🏅
Tulane transfer Sion James has committed to Duke
6’6” 220lbs and a gifted athlete. His physicality allows him to have success guarding 1-4, and capable playing either guard spot. Averaged 14PTS, 5.4REB, and 2.7AST as a sr.
A great leader on & off the court, and lives in the gym
Terez Traynor has chosen Tulane over at least 10 other programs. The 6’3” WR had 50 rec for 737 yds in 2021 at Idaho. Traynor was named to HERO Sports’ All-American Sophomore team. His offers out of HS included Kentucky & Purdue. The 5th year WR will compete for a starting spot.
I checked in outside Yulman Stadium a lot last season, and this szn I’m back as a Green 🌊 Insider for
@FTWCollective
!
Jon Sumrall’s first game as Tulane’s head coach is against another asst coach in Frank Scelfo.
Come to Yulman tomorrow & see if it’s Mensah Mania, Ty, or Kai!
Gage Larvadain, a Miami OH WR in the transfer portal has been offered by
@CoachJonSumrall
. Sumrall has made it clear that recruiting the boot is critical.
Larvadain led the MAC in receiving yards per game and was 2nd in receiving TDs.
He was the 2020 POY in the NOLA metro area.
3🌟 OL Jayce Mitchell has signed with Tulane, following his decommitment from Cincinnati yesterday.
The Greater New Orleans area native is a top 30 recruit in Louisiana, according to ESPN’s rankings. His other offers included Georgia Tech, Cal, Memphis, and UTSA.
Destrehan celebrating seniors
RB Shane Lee (Nicholls)
DB/ATH Anthony Robinson III (Ole Miss)
DE/LB Kolaj Cobbins (LSU)
OL Jayce Mitchell (Tulane)
state championship swimmer Colin Candebat (Henderson State)
on their college signings.
Tulane and new dining partner Aramark spent over $1 Million to improve gameday concessions.
Over 20 portable locations have been added, including the “walk thru bru”s & GreenWave Classics.
The Hullabaloo Market has a wide selection of offerings. Dat Dog is located at 101 & 118.
Jon Sumrall starts his postgame press conference following a historic win, by saying he was “Glad to get the win. Happy for our guys. 2-0 in the conference now…thought our guys played really quality football, definitely some things to clean up.”
@CoachJonSumrall
’s team scored 71
I often announce commitments, but this one is most special.
Brandon Popper has committed to Elon!
@Brandonpopper23
chose the Phoenix over 8 other schools, including Syracuse Newhouse, Hofstra, & COC. He is a projected starter on the 🎙️ as a freshman.
Very proud of my brother!
Tulane’s Jon Sumrall explains how there was no shortage of QBs that wanted to join Tulane. He fielded calls from types of players that would not previously answer calls from the Green Wave staff.
He also raves about Ty Thompson, as well as his main competition in Kai Horton.
I think that the AP Poll voters need to consider more than just wins and losses. Tulane was a questionable call and 2-point conversion away from beating Kansas State, who moved up to
#14
, and don’t get a single Top 25 vote. They won week 1 52-0 and were 23-5 between 2022 & 2023.
Jayden Lewis is already on campus, according to Jon Sumrall. Lewis is a former Auburn decommit, and Tulane’s highest rated HS recruit in the rankings era:
Makhi Hughes is 11th in the nation in rushing yards. The next freshman, Jalen Buckley of Western Michigan, is 42nd and there is only one other freshman in the top 100.
Jon Sumrall spoke to a full house at the live airing of The Current. When asked about the message to the team after, he said the players “put their heart and souls into” Saturday’s “heartbreaking” game vs Kansas State. He told his team, “If this doesn’t hurt, you have a problem.”