The Tulane Green Wave picked up another impressive win, moving up the AP Poll again.
Facing off against a service academy has some challenges given how unique their offensive approach is, but that didn’t phase Jon Sumrall and his squad, as they were as prepared as possible.With Navy quarterback Blake Horvath dealing with a thumb injury, backup Braxton Woodson was in the lineup for stretches and the offensive production stalled.
On the offensive side of the ball, quarterback Darian Mensah kept up his remarkable redshirt freshman season. He completed 10-of-14 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, the sixth time this year he tossed multiple scores.It was the most yards in a single game for him thus far in 2024, and was the first rushing score of his collegiate career.
The Tulane rushing attack was relentless, led by Makhi Hughes with 82 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns. His backup Arnold Barnes II added 62 yards on 12 carries. Backup quarterback Ty Thompson had five rushes for 20 yards. That dominant victory was looked highly upon by AP Poll voters, as the Green Wave moved up the rankings for a second straight week.Their five-spot jump was the biggest in the country as they are peaking at the right time and knocking on the door of the College Football Playoff.in their regular season finale on Nov. 28, which is Thanksgiving night.
With the win over the Midshipmen, the Green Wave have clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game against theKenneth Teape is an alumnus of SUNY Old Westbury and graduated in 2013 with an Honors Degree in Media Communications with a focus on print journalism.
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