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2013 Roster
REDSHIRTS
#81 TE/H-back Vernon Blair - 68 OVR
#89 WR Arthur Bell - 73 OVR
#98 DE Dwayne Johnson - 73 OVR
#94 OLB Matt West - 73 OVR
#91 DE Glen Wilkinson - 74 OVR
#67 C Joel Ferwerda - 75 OVR
#97 OLB Bruce Meade - 75 OVR
#99 DT David Blair - 75 OVR
#52 MLB Cedric Kemp - 75 OVR (JUCO)
#79 RG Nick Butler - 75 OVR
#36 SS Brad Chase - 76 OVR
#88 WR Adrian Anderson - 76 OVR
11 redshirts, 59 active players
ROSTER/DEPTH CHART
QB #8 Marcus Minor - rSO - 81 OVR, 84 SPD, 87 THP, 78 THA
QB #3 John Stegall - FR - 79 OVR, 66 SPD, 81 THP, 85 THA
QB #16 Jamal Burns - rFR - 74 OVR, 76 SPD, 87 THP, 70 THA
RB #25 O.J. Clarke - SO - 87 OVR, 92 SPD, 86 BTK, 75 CAR
RB #7 Mike Marquardt - rFR - 81 OVR, 86 SPD, 82 BTK, 81 CAR
RB #10 Dan Thomas - rJR - 80 OVR, 87 SPD, 77 BTK, 86 CAR
RB #31 Payton Jason - rSR - 79 OVR, 87 SPD, 84 BTK, 70 CAR
FB #41 Eric Jones - rSR - 80 OVR
FB #28 Blake Walters - rFR - 76 OVR, 80 SPD
WR #2 Brandon Palmer - rJR - 83 OVR, 77 CTH, 84 RR, 84 CIT, 88 SPD
WR #9 Wilson Van Hooser - rSR - 83 OVR, 78 CTH, 78 RR, 77 CIT, 90 SPD
WR #1 Jordan Sullen - rSR - 83 OVR, 77 CTH, 76 RR, 77 CIT, 91 SPD
WR #87 J.D. Williams - rFR - 77 OVR, 86 SPD, 70 CTH, 79 RR, 76 CIT, 86 SPD
WR #84 Taylor Mackey - FR - 77 OVR, 67 CTH, 79 RR, 77 CIT, 88 SPD
TE #80 George Harrison - SR - 80 OVR, 86 CTH
TE #83 Chad Flowers - rSO - 77 SPD, 81 CTH
LT #77 Lawrence Abrams - rSR - 95 OVR, 92 PB, 87 RB
LT #78 Brandon Lewis - FR - 79 OVR, 85 PB, 76 RB
LG #63 Michael Landry - JR - 86 OVR, 85 PB, 86 RB
LG #75 Reggie Ross - rSO - 79 OVR
C #70 Anthony Patterson - rJR - 96 OVR, 98 PB, 89 RB
C #65 Ron Daniels - rSO - 83 OVR, 83 PB, 78 RB
RG #60 Jeff Keyes - rJR - 80 OVR, 81 PB, 85 RB
RG #68 Scott Rogers - rFR - 75 OVR
RT #72 Rio Mares - rSR - 91 OVR, 88 PB, 87 RB
RT #64 Chris White - rJR - 83 OVR, 87 PB, 86 RB
RT #62 John Williams - rSO - 79 OVR
LE #53 Harry CiGar - SR - 82 OVR, 80 SPD
LE #93 Christian Martindale - SR - 79 OVR, 82 SPD
LE #49 Dustin Peterson - rSO - 77 OVR, 71 SPD
RE #66 Stephen Harris - SO - 83 OVR, 72 SPD
RE #95 Dwayne Horne - SO - 80 OVR, 85 SPD
DT #71 Marlin Nelson - FR - 85 OVR, 84 SPD, 83 STR
DT #58 Derek Lawson - rSO - 83 OVR, 76 SPD, 83 STR
DT #90 Melvin Dickson - rSO - 79 OVR, 77 TKL
DT #92 Joe Childs - rSO - 75 OVR, 50 SPD [laugh]
DT #96 Jared McCoy - rFR - 75 OVR, 72 SPD
LOLB #45 Kyle Dickson - rJR - 88 OVR, 86 SPD, 93 AGI, 88 TKL
LOLB #51 Jay Kerr - SO - 80 OVR, 86 SPD
ROLB #55 Jason Nolen - JR - 85 OVR, 85 SPD, 91 ACC, 85 TKL
ROLB #57 Frank Davis - FR - 80 OVR, 84 SPD, 80 TKL
ROLB #56 Lamont Coleman - rSO - 79 OVR, 84 SPD
MLB #50 Terrance Carr - SO - 89 OVR, 88 SPD, 86 TKL
MLB #59 Ralph Hall - rSO - 81 OVR, 74 SPD, 80 BS
MLB #54 Brandon Lewis - rFR - 80 OVR, 87 BS
DB #26 JJ Black - SR - 87 OVR, 90 SPD, 93 MAN
DB #6 Erik Madison - rSO - 87 OVR, 92 MAN, 93 ZONE
DB #21 Sammy Boudreaux - SR - 84 OVR, 87 SPD, 90 ACC
DB #13 Shakiel Smith - rSR - 82 OVR, 90 SPD, 91 ACC
DB #39 Wade Brooks - rFR - 82 OVR
DB #20 Corey Bratton - rFR - 80 OVR
DB #35 Keenan Tate - rSO - 78 OVR
FS #48 Kasey Capps - FR - 80 OVR, 89 TKL
FS #23 Samuel Brooks - SR - 79 OVR, 97 MAN
SS #33 Gregory Hallinsworth - SR - 85 OVR, 88 SPD, 89 MAN
SS #30 Scott Barrett - SO - 88 SPD, 88 ZONE
K/P #12 Tinzen Ubekista - SR - 87 OVR, 89 KP/KA
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Week 1 Around the NCAA
C-USA SCORES
NC State 17, ECU 3
Baylor 48, Rice 14
TCU 34, SMU 20
NCAA SCORES
#18 Colorado 31, Colorado State 26
USC 31, #7 USF 7
#11 Wisky 22, #12 Oregon State 17
Fresno State 28, #20 Rutgers 23
#5 Ohio State 42, Cal 10
Thursday Night Kickoff: Ohio 21, Louisville 14
Thursday Night Kickoff II: Syracuse 20, Northwestern 17
UP NEXT.. vs UL-Lafayette (DNP, 0-0)
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Minor named starter, doesn't disappoint, Tulane shows off new weapons
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Jarmon Fortson. Gone. D.J. Banks. Gone. Donny Richardson. Gone. Devin Figaro. Gone. D.J. Ponder. Gone. The trio of linebackers. Gone.
Brandon Palmer. J.D. Williams. Marcus Minor. O.J. Clarke. The new trio. Here.
Seems like a brand new team took the field for Tulane on Saturday afternoon. 4 starters gone on defense, 6 on offense. And it didn't take long to replace him. The big question was - who's the QB - Stegall or Minor? Marcus Minor took the starting job and it didn't take long for him to make an impact. After UL-Lafayette's failed first drive, Minor started out 3-for-3 (and eventually 7-for-7), and led Tulane down to the 2 and then Clarke put it in for six. Three minutes later, Minor showed his arm and found Wilson Van Hooser for a 59 yard TD pass where Hooser shook off a safety and dove past another into the endzone to cap off the play and give Tulane a 14-0 lead at the break.
Minor continued his hotstreak with a 17 yard TD pass to Jordan Sullen, now up 21-0. ULL finally broke into the endzone with a 16 yard TD pass from first time starter QB Wesley. After a Marcus Minor fumble on a bad snap, ULL got the ball and got a quick FG to make it 21-10 with 80 seconds left in the 2nd. However, Minor upset over his last turnover, led the team down the field and ran it in himself for a 4 yard TD to end the half up 28-10.
Ubekista's 38 yard FG was the lone score in the third and for a span until three minutes left in the game. After trading punts, Tulane pulled out the starting teams and John Stegall got his chance to be a Tulane QB. He found J.D. Williams for a 17 yard TD, and put Tulane up 38-10. Wesley for ULL trying to replace a QB who had 30 TDs last year and a bowl-winning season got another TD with a minute to go. Running out the clock, Dan Thomas scored on a 2 yard TD run and the final was 45-10.
TULANE 45, LOUISIANA'S RAGIN' CAJUNS 10
Marcus Minor: 14/21 passing, 223 yards, 2 TD, 12 rush yards, TD
John Stegall: 6/10 passing, 102 yards, TD
O.J. Clarke: 15 carries, 105 yards, TD, 2 rec, 26 yards, 15.5/yards a PR
Dan Thomas: TD rush
Brandon Palmer: 5 rec, 58 yards
Jordan Sullen: 3 rec, 34 yards, TD | J.D. Williams: 3 rec, 62 yards, TD
Wilson Van Hooser: 2 rec, 83 yards, TD
Gregory Hallinsworth: 8 tackles
Terrence Carr: 6 tackles
Jay Kerr: 4 tackles
Kyle Dickson: 3 tackles, 2 TFL
Jason Nolen: 3 tackles, TFL
Derek Lawson: 2 TFL, Sack
Erik Madison: 2 tackles, 3 deflections
Tinzen Ubekista: 1/1 FG, 6/6 XP, 42.0 punt average
UL-L: Ronnie Welsey 20/40 passing 221 yards 2 TD (r-FR)
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Week 2 Around the NCAA
C-USA SCORES
UAB 26, Arkansas St. 8
UTEP 34, Northwestern St. 3
Tulsa 34, Georgia St. 10
Houston 31, North Texas 18
UCF 24, FIU 12
Oklahoma State 52, SMU 7
Nebraska 10, Southern Miss 9
ECU 44, #8 Virginia Tech 16 [wow][wow][wow]
Memphis 23, Mid Tenn St. 14
Texas 33, Rice 0
TOP 25 SCORES
#1 Penn State 28, Virginia 21
#7 North Carolina 10, #9 GT 0
#4 Notre Dame 24, #6 Michigan 20
TCU 20, #14 LSU 17
#3 Florida 28, #15 Miami 21
#20 Washington 13, #2 Alabama 10
#21 WVU 35, #11 FSU 16
TOP 25 MAJOR CHANGES.. UNC up to #4, Wisky up to #6, Bama to 7, USC has went from 37 to 12, VT from 8 to 24
NEXT UP: Kansas State (1-0)
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4 THINGS TO WATCH FOR vs KANSAS STATE
1. KSU QB Jason Atkinson is just making his second ever start.
Last week against UL-L, Tulane played against first-time starter Ray Wesley who struggled at times and was rushed against Tulane's quickest defense yet. In their 27-7 win over Louisville, Atkinson threw a pair of picks and was sacked twice. However, once Atkinson got the ball going to his recievers, the passing went smoothly and he went 28-for-41.
2. KSU recievers Sheldon Smith and Marcus Kennard spread the field easily.
Last week, we didn't a set of great receivers, but this week, Sheldon Smith (90, 93 ACC) and Marcus Kennerd (85, 91 SPD) can easily have big games. Kennard had a 121-yard game against Louisville, and both guys can make people miss after the catch and turn it upfield. When they aren't passing, Brandon Finely out of the backfield is dangerous as he's a mix of power and speed who had 130 yards and 2 TDs last week.
3. Marcus Minor's first big test.
UL-L's defense was not-so-great against the pass while KSU's secondary could be one of the best in the Big XII. Ian Peters (91), Nick Foster (88), Patrick Quinn (87), Ronnie Williams (86), Robin Adkins (84) are players we could be hearing alot on Saturday, all planning to make an impact. All of them are quick and all of them can make plays.
4. No starters worse than 80 OVR on KSU's defense.
Going against anyone on this defense will be a challenge. Kansas State's DEs all have more than 80 SPD and ACC, while their DTs are big and strong, and their linebackers have a trio themselves, with true sophomore 2012 Bednarik award winner Nick Thompson on the right side, who had 6 TFLs and 3 sacks against Louisville. Last year he had a monster year with 92 tackles (14 TFL), 5 sacks, 3 picks, 6 PDs, 5 FFs and a blocked kick. He could be the one to watch on this defense, but we should be watching everyone.
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Despite 4 turnover day, Minor's 381 passing yards too much
Tulane's next big WR is discovered
NEW ORLEANS -- Wilson Van Hooser has been worse than 4th on the depth chart in all of his years a Green Wave, and as a senior, he's found his way to the top of the charts and he's making the most out of it as he caught 8 passes for 157 yards and set up touchdowns on saturday against K-State. Van Hooser has almost 250 yards in two games this year. Meanwhile, Marcus Minor passed up 600 yards already on the season with his 381 on the day.
Anyways, on to the recap.. Kansas State scored first on a 57-yard pick six by Hester, but then Tulane tied it at 7 with O.J. Clarke's 10 yard trot to the endzone and that was the score after one. Marcus Minor found Brandon Palmer for a 14 yard score to make it 14-7, then Jordan Sullen for a 2 yard TD pass to make it 21-7. KSU closed the gap after a 17 yard TD pass from Atkinson to Sheldon Smith, and then Marcus Minor lost the ball on a option and KSU got a last-second FG out of that, to make it 21-17 at the half.
Minor's 5 yard TD pass to George Harrison gave him confidence after throwing pick #2 on Tulane's opening drive of the second half, however his third pick of the game set up KSU's 7 yard TD pass, but a tipped XP was no good and made it 28-23 with one quarter left to play.
In the game's final quarter, Tulane put the game away with two more touchdowns on O.J. Clarke's 14 yard sideline tip-toe run with a dive over a defender to end the run to start the 4th, and then Dan Thomas got a 1 yard TD run replacing Mike Marquardt as Tulane's 2nd RB who was injured in the mid-4th on a kickoff. Marquardt should return after the BYE week. Kansas State's desperation ended on a Nelson's back-to-back sacks, his second & third of the day, and Tulane won 42-23.
TULANE 42, K-STATE 23
Marcus Minor: 24/31 passing, 381 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT, 10 car, 41 rush yards, fumb lost
O.J. Clarke: 13 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD, 2 rec, 17 yards
Dan Thomas: 6 carries, 19 yards, TD
Wilson Van Hooser: 8 rec, 157 yards
George Harrison: 6 rec, 70 yards, TD
Brandon Palmer: 5 rec, 106 yards, TD
Jordan Sullen: 2 rec, 17 yards, TD
Marlin Nelson: 10 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks
Jason Nolen: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, INT
JJ Black: 8 tackles
Hallinsworth: 3 tackles / Brooks: 2 tackles
Ubekista: 59.0 avg/punt
K-STATE: Atkinson 21/37 301 yards 2 TD INT / Finley (inj. 3rd qtr - did not return) 17 car 58 yards [only 3 carries for k-state after his injury or so]
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WEEK 3 AROUND THE NCAA
C-USA SCORES
Memphis 23, Ark. State 10
Marshall 19, UAB 7
#21 Oklahoma 42, Tulsa 0
Akron 33, UTEP 20
Baylor 31, SMU 14
Wake Forest 31, Rice 21
UCF 57, Temple 10 (UCF: two defensive TDs totaling just 14 yards)
Houston 31, Sam Houston State 17
ECU 23, USM 14
NCAA SCORES
#4 North Carolina 24, #5 Ohio State 17
Oklahoma St. 42, #19 Oregon State 18 (0-2)
Sparty 28, #2 ND 14
#7 Alabama 23, #8 Arkansas 12
CURRENT TOP 10: 1. Penn State, 2. UNC, 3. Florida, 4. Alabama, 5. Wisky, 6. Michigan, 7. Texas, 8. Ohio State, 9. USC (who was unranked to start the year!!), 10. Washington, 16. TCU, 23. USF (somehow still ranked at 1-2), 24. Fresno State
*Gregory Hallinsworth: C-USA Defensive Player of the Week with 2 FF and a FR along with three tackles.
*Marcus Minor's 190.8 QB rating is top in the NCAA
*Wilson Van Hooser's 24 yards a catch is fourth in the NCAA.
NEXT: at SMU (0-3)
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Minor's 5 TD day too much for Mustangs
Tulane passed it's first road test on Saturday night as they beat SMU 48-22, as SMU had a TD in garbage time to cut the 48-14 lead to 48-22 in the final minutes.
Marcus Minor played great despite throwing 2 INT's (including one being returned 101 yards for a TD), scoring 5 TDs on the day, and John Stegall scored his first TD on a fake field goal. SMU fell to 0-4 as Kyle Padron continued to struggle going 15-for-41 on the day. SMU still has no run game as they have no good backs just getting 34 yards on 15 carries.
Without SMU's garbage TD and the pick-six, Tulane blew out SMU. They had 535 offense yards to SMU's 249 yards. Tulane as a team went 26-for-39 passing for 375 yards and 5 TDs. They also added 160 yards on the ground, showing that their new mix of spread & power on offense is working well in the 2013 season.
Tinzen Ubekista continued his perfect FG run on the year, hitting two more attempts on the day, as he is obviously improved from his woes a year ago. Jinx! We hope not. He also continues to hit almost 50 or more yards a punt a game.
Last week, Wilson Van Hooser had 157 yards and 8 catches.. this week he caught 11 passes for 143 yards and a pair of TDs, starting to become an outside chance at winning the NCAA's best WR award. Also catching TDs on the day were Brandon Palmer and Jordan Sullen from Minor, and Stegall found Chad Flowers for six. On the ground, Marcus Minor had 25 yards and score, and O.J. Clarke had 108 rush yards, 27 receiving, and 40 on punt returns, as he continues to be our all-purpose back.
With the win, Tulane is now 3-0 and SMU is 0-4.
TULANE 48, SMU 22
Marcus Minor: 24-for-37 passing, 331 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT, 25 rush yards, rush TD
John Stegall: 1-1, 26 yards, TD / Burns: 1-1, 18 yards
O.J. Clarke: 16 carries, 108 yards
Jordan Sullen: 3 rec, 94 yards, TD
Harrison: Catch, 22 yards / Flowers: 26 yard TD rec / Palmer: 3-35, TD
Harry CiGar: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, Sack
Derek Larson: Sack
Marlin Nelson: Sack
Jason Nolen; INT
Ubekista: 2-for-2 FG, 50.0yds/punt
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WEEK 4 AROUND THE NCAA
C-USA SCORES
Arizona 42, ECU 40 - Arizona's 30 yard TD pass with 47 seconds to go sealed the deal.
UAB 17, Bowling Green 13
Memphis 26, Tulsa 13
Houston 24, UTEP 14 - Houston's first 3-0 start since the days of Case Keenum
UCF 30, Marshall 17
KU 28, Rice 6
Southern Miss 33, Northern Iowa 0
TOP 25/NCAA SCORES
#1 Penn State 30, #20 Missouri 20
#16 TCU 44, Wyoming 6 - Despite going 5-7 last year, Wyoming is 0-4 this year and J.T. Wallenstein is on the Hot Seat.
NC State 20, #2 North Carolina 14
Oregon 33, #9 USC 21
HEISMAN REPRESENTATION
Yes, the C-USA has some of that, Rod Davis of Memphis has pretty good stats through 3 games.. 29 rec, 600 yards, 4 TD, 200 yards a game, 292 yards after the catch. Oh my.
WEEK 5 AROUND THE NCAA
> Tulane BYE week.
C-USA SCORES
Memphis 30, UTEP 25 - Memphis 4-0
UAB 31, Rice 7 - UAB 3-1
Houston 20, Tulsa 14 - Houston 4-0
The Ville 16, USM 9
Marshall 21, SMU 14
TOP 25/NCAA SCORES
BYU 29, Wyoming 10 - Wyoming drops to 0-5 against a team that had a worse record then them last year (and yes, we did lose to them)
#16 USC 31, #8 Washington 10 - USC continues on the top 25 rollercoaster
#4 Wisconsin 38, #1 Penn State 17 - Wisconsin makes it case for #1 upsetting Penn State in Happy Valley
TOP 15
1. Wisconsin (34)*
2. Florida (25)*
3. Alabama
4. Texas (2)*
5. Michigan
6. Ohio State
7. Penn State
8. Notre Dame
9. UNC
10. Miami
11. Georgia Tech**
12. TCU*
13. USC
14. Oklahoma*
15. Washington
21. Fresno State*
31. UCF*
32. Tulane*
*undefeated
*two losses
> Fresno State's WR Richard Love moves to #1 in the Heisman race, while Memphis WR falls out.. Love has 36 rec for 456 yards and 8 TD this year. Casey Pachall (QB, TCU) is 2nd, and Tony Fletcher (QB, Florida) despite only 2:1 TD:INT ratios round out the top 3. In the QB snubbing race is Marcus Minor (Highest QB rating, 3rd most yards per game, highest comp. %), David Martin of USC (11-4 TD:INT), and Chris Siegel of Notre Dame (9-0 TD:INT). Minor needs love!
UP NEXT: vs Houston (4-0)
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Tulane still C-USA's top dog, continues defense & offensive dominance
NEW ORLEANS, LA --- Obviously Ron Draggo was mad after giving up big yards near the end of the 2012 season on the ground and for the 3rd straight week, held a team to under 100 rushing yards (we gave up 102 to UL-L, however 26 came on a WR reverse). They've also held team's top backs to low YPC.. UL-L 3.7, KSU 3.4, SMU 3.7, and now Houston 4.0. Meanwhile, the offense continues to score in the 40s, with 45, 42 and 48 points coming into today's game against 4-0 Houston. The most points Houston had allowed so far this year was 18, and that would change on this day.
Tulane didn't waste time getting on the board as Marcus Minor found Wilson Van Hooser for a 47 yard score, after a Houston punt on Tulane's first drive. Houston tied the score just 12 seconds later on Thompson's 90 yard kick return for TD. Houston's Berry hit a 31-yard FG and Houston led 10-7 after one.
However, that quickly changed as Marcus Minor scored on a 16 yard QB draw. Later in the quarter, Marcus Minor's 4 yard TD to Wilson Van Hooser made it 21-10, and Ubekista's 47 yard FG with one second left in the half gave Tulane a 24-10 lead. Tulane extended the lead on Marcus Minor's 12 yard strike to Chad Flowers in the 3rd, the lone score of that quarter. After a Minor pick, Houston got back into the game with a 22 yard TD pass to cut the lead to 31-17.
But the Cougars were really never back in it, after Wilson Van Hooser's 60 yard reception to the 1, a hurry-up offense pass play to Van Hooser gave him a 1 yard TD, his third TD catch of the day. After a failed fourth down attempt, Houston gave the ball back to Tulane at midfield, and what should have been a clock-milking drive turned into a terrible defensive call for Houston, bringing a safety blitz and O.J. Clarke went 50 yards untouched to the house, and that would cap off the game's final score of 45-17.
TULANE 45, HOUSTON 17
Marcus Minor: 18-for-26 passing, 348 yards, 4 TD, INT, 7 carries, 24 yards, TD
O.J. Clarke: 22 carries, 161 yards, TD, 1-1 pass, 12 yards (HB pass to J.D. Williams), 1 rec, 8 yards, 53 KR yards, 37 PR yards [31 touches, 273 yards]
Wilson Van Hooser: 7 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD
Jordan Sullen: 3 receptions, 112 yards
Flowers: 2 rec, 22 yards, TD / Harrison: 2-16 / Mackey 2-14
Stephen Harris: 2 TFL, Sack
Marlin Nelson: 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
Brooks, Black: 4 tackles each
Bordeaux: 3 tackles
Kasey Capps: Tackle, FF, FR
Tinzen Ubekista: 1-1 FG, 6-6 XP
WEEK 6 AROUND THE NCAA
C-USA SCORES
Virginia Tech 20, Marshall 13
SMU 13, UAB 6
ECU 38, Rice 9
Memphis 13, UCF 6 - Memphis 5-0
Southern Miss 30, Tulsa 21
TOP 25/NCAA SCORES
#1 Wisky 24, Illinois 0
#4 Texas 21, #14 Oklahoma 14
Indiana 32, #5 Michigan 7
Arizona State 27, #8 Notre Dame 24
Ole Miss 20, #2 Florida 15
Maryland 23, #9 UNC 12
San Diego State 31, #12 TCU 28
TOP 10: 1. Wisconsin, 2. Texas, 3. tOSU, 4. Penn State, 5. Miami, 6. GT, 7. Florida, 8. USC, 9. Washington, 10. Michigan, 14. Maryland (NR LW), 15. Indiana (NR LW), 17. Fresno State, 23. UCLA (10th in AP, NR LW, 5-0).
HEISMAN: Love for Richard Love, who's still #1.
UP NEXT: UTEP (1-3)
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Ubekista's missed 57 yard field goal lone problem in crushing of UTEP
Tinzen Ubekista's missed 57 yard field goal in the 4th quarter was the only problem in Tulane's 40-7 win over the Miners of El Paso on Saturday afternoon. Marcus Minor's momentum and confidence grew some more, throwing for 288 yards and 3 TDs and no turnovers. Tulane as a team had no turnovers, while Kyle Dickson improvised on a UTEP INT and scored on a 33 yard pick-six.
Despite his miss in the 4th, Ubekista hit FGs from 32, 38, 27 and 33 yards out. O.J. Clarke didn't find the endzone again in this one, but had 102 yards on the ground (22 carries), 59 yards recieving (3 catches), and 55 punt return yards (6 returns).
Wilson Van Hooser continued his great year with a pair of TD catches and 21.6 yards per catch, while Jordan Sullen had a TD and an average of 11.3 YPC. Tulane had no sacks in this game - the first time this year.
UTEP could never get anything going all day with their return yards totaling up more than their offensive yards, and they were held to just 110 passing yards, a season-low on defense for Tulane, and just 85 rush yards. Their lone score was a 9 yard TD pass in the early 2nd quarter in their only trip to the red zone. UTEP's kicker also missed two attempts: one from 46 yards and one from 52 at the end of the 1st half.
TULANE 40, UTEP 7
Marcus Minor: 18-for-33 passing, 288 yards, 3 TD, 16 rush yards
O.J. Clarke: 22 rush att, 102 yards, 3 rec, 59 yards
Jordan Sullen: 8 catches, 91 yards, TD
Wilson Van Hooser: 6 catches, 130 yards, 2 TD
Lawrence Abrams: 5 pancakes
Kyle Dickson: 2 tackles, INT, TD
Scott Barrett: 6 tackles, INT, FF
Ubekista: 4-5 FG, miss from 57
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WEEK 7 AROUND THE NCAA
C-USA SCORES
West Virginia 16, Marshall 13
Houston 37, Memphis 0 - A team we beat 45-17 blanks a 5-0 squad
Tulsa 38, Rice 14
Southern Miss 26, UCF 20 2OT - USM's game-winning score went the entire 25 yards.
ECU 27, SMU 3
TOP 25/NCAA SCORES
Minnesota 38, #10 Michigan 14 - Indiana last week, Minnesota this week
#3 Ohio State 42, #1 Wisconsin 19 - Buckeyes could move into the #1 spot with a loss
#13 Florida St. 17, #5 Miami 14
#14 Maryland 14, Troy 7 - After moving 17 spots to #14, Maryland gets just 14 points in a win
#17 Fresno State 28, North Texas 23 - Richard Love's 125 yard day was capped off with the game-winning 13 yard TD catch with :59 left.
#2 Texas 52, #11 Colorado 20
Northwestern 31, #15 Indiana 18 - Indiana in the top 25? Ha!
Stanford 27, #9 Washington 10
TOP 10: 1. Texas*, 2. Ohio State, 3. Penn State, 4. Florida, 5. GT, 6. USC, 7. Wisconsin, 8. Maryland*, 9. FSU, 10. Miami, 12. Fresno State*, 13. UCLA*, 25. Missouri (159 votes), 26. Tulane (158!!, no. 25 in AP)
UP NEXT: at 3-2 UCF
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Week 8 & Week 9: Tulane football
Week 8: at UCF
The main contender to us of the C-USA ever since their transfer dominance a few years back is UCF. We return to BrightHouse Network(?) Stadium for the second time where Chinoso Echebelum won the game for us back in August? Yeah. Tulane's first half took them to a 20-14 lead. Wilson Van Hooser had a 25 yard TD grab from Minor, and a 2 yard TD reception over to the freshman Mr. Mackey (his first TD). Ubekista's 28 + 34 yard field goals got us to 20. Meanwhile for the Knights, Muhammad for UCF had 2 1st half rush TDs.
In the second half, Ubekista's 21 yard FG made it 23-14, and then a 1 yard TD pass for UCF made it 23-21. O.J. Clarke's 13 yard TD run made it 30-21, but Brandon Rich's 43 yard TD pass to Key made it 30-27, however the XP was no good, keeping it at a field goal with 2:21 to play. UCF stopped Tulane to get the ball back, but since they wanted to go for the win than force it to OT, their over aggressiveness forced them to be intercepted at Tulane's 38 yard line by Erik Madison with 37 seconds to go.
PotG: Marcus Minor 26/32 283 yards 2 TD
Week 9: Marshall
Remember when Darius Marshall was Marshall's lead of success? He's been long gone. Tinzen Ubekista broke a Tulane record, but not a C-USA record with a 62 yard FG in the 2nd quarter. He also had FGs made from 48 and 40. O.J. Clarke had a pair of TD runs while Dan Thomas caught one, and Eric Jones caught another in a 37-0 win.
PotG: O.J. Clarke 25 car 138 yards 2 TD 2 rec 23 yards
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Tulane's improbable comeback almost falls short, but defeats Auburn on last gasp 40 yard TD pass
NEW ORLEANS -- Trailing 22-7 was a big hole for Tulane to overcome, much like me trying to remember I game I played back on May 21st. Tyrik Rollison's pair of 1st quarter TD passes put Auburn up 13-0 (minus one XP), on two short TDs, that is.
Tulane found their groove when O.J. Clarke had a 8 yard TD run, but Ray's 27 yard FG made it 16-7 at the half. In the early third, Auburn returned someone's fumble from Tulane back 56 yards to the house (who it was, I don't know), and they went for two and didn't get it. Then Dan Thomas' 14 yard TD scamper put Tulane down 22-13, but they failed to get the two point conversion. Headed to the early 4th, Jordan Sullen was on the recieving end of a 7 yard TD putting Tulane down 22-20.
Then came the 24 second mark of the game where Tulane faced a 4th & 4 from Auburn's 40 yard line, making it a 57 yard FG. Instead of kicking the field goal, Tulane went for it, and in dramatic fashion, sophomore QB Marcus Minor hit freshman Taylor Mackey over the middle for what seemed to be a 7 or 8 yard gain until Mackey sped away from Auburn defenders and wound up in the endzone on the 40 yard TD play with 16 seconds to go, capping a three-TD comeback in the game's final 10 minutes.
To cap off the game, Auburn's Tyrik Rollison was intercepted on the game's final play well short of the endzone.
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Marcus Minor: 23-41, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT, 16 carries, 119 yards
Dan Thomas: 15 car, 70 yards, TD, 3 rec, 32 yards
O.J. Clarke: 6 car, 36 yards, TD
Wilson Van Hooser: 7 recpetions, 72 yards
Taylor Mackey: 2 rec, 57 yards, TD
Marlin Nelson: 5 tackles, 3 TFL
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NCAA Update
Top 25
1. Maryland(33) [Yes, Maryland is #1, and I'm not sure how either]
2. Texas(27)
3. Fresno State(1)
4. Ohio State
5. Florida
6. Alabama
7. UNC
8. Georgia Tech
9. Tulane (no. 8 BCS)
10. UCLA
11. AZ State
12. Wisky
13. Michigan
14. Florida St.
15. USC
16. Penn State
17. Oklahoma
18. Notre Dame
19. Nebraska
20. Mississippi
21. Iowa
22. Stanford
23. VT
24. WVU
25. TCU
HEISMAN WATCH
Garrett Gilbert, QB, Texas (16 TD, 4 INT, 6 Rush TD)
Richard Love, WR, Fresno (60 rec, 754 yards, 9 TD, 800 ret yards)
Marcus Minor, QB, Tulane (22 TD, 7 INT, 3 Rush TD)
Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State (225 car, 1162 yards, 9 TD)
Drew Allen, QB, Oklahoma (18 TD, 16 INT, 4 Rush TD)
TULANE AWARD SEMIFINALISTS
Maxwell: Marcus Minor 3rd
O'Brien: Marcus Minor 3rd
Walker: O.J. Clarke 5th
WR: Wilson Van Hooser 2nd
Groza: Tinzen Ubekista 7th
ON THE SLATE
at Rice (0-9)
Tulsa (3-6)
at Southern Miss (4-5)
at LSU (4-4)
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Tulane 51, Rice 0
Tulane went on over to Texas and handed Rice another crushing loss. Tulane improved to 9-0 while the Owls fell to 0-10.
Marcus Minor was the star of the show throwing 5 first half TD passes, two to Wilson Van Hooser (4, 71 yards), two to Brandon Palmer (19, 11 yards) and one to Taylor Mackey (15 yards). His five TDs gave Tulane a 35-0 lead as the Heisman hopeful took a seat on the bench at the half.
In the second half, Tulane only scored a pair of TDs, one coming on Gregory Hallinsworth's 91 yard option pitch pickoff, on what seemed to be Rice's only scoring opportunity as it was their only trip to the redzone. Tinzen Ubekista hit a 25 yard FG and 3rd-string QB Jamal Burns had a 1 yard TD run one play after ripping Rice's defense up the middle on a QB draw for 42 yards.
Marcus Minor's 16-27 for 231 yards and 5 TD (plus 67 rush yards) performance moved him to 2nd in the Heisman race. Meanwhile, backup QBs John Stegall and Jamal Burns both went perfect on passing in the second half. Also the defense recorded four sacks including one by JJ Black (who was subbed in as a LB?) on a 4th & 18 - the game's final play.
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Tulane 45, Tulsa 17
Tulsa rushed Marcus Minor like crazy on this day only leading to one TD throw but that blitzing defense was prone to the run game where O.J. Clarke had a career day on the Golden Hurricane defense.
Clarke accounted for 300+ yards on Tulsa's defense and four TDs on the day - his best day of his short Tulane career. Despite an early pick-six, Tulane quickly made this game another rout. Marcus Minor had just one pass TD to Clarke, but he also ran for two scores and showed great duel-threat ability.
But the star of the show was O.J. Clarke who had a 3 yard TD run, a 49 yard TD run (his most impressive, cutting from the right side of the field, slipping his way through defenders all the way to the left side and into the endzone. He got through about four defenders on this run.), a 27 yard TD run and a 2 yard TD catch.
On the defensive side, Tulane had 3 sacks, also on special teams, Tinzen Ubekista hit a career high 54.2 yards a punt with all five of his punts landing inside Tulsa's 20 yard line.
Now Tulane sits at 10-0 with two road games to go: 5-5 Southern Miss and 4-6 LSU.
UP NEXT: NCAA UPDATE
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POST-WEEK 12 NCAA UPDATE
MAJOR HEADLINES
#3 Fresno State was upended up Utah State on the road 20-17 in OT. Utah State's coach called it "the greatest victory in Utah State athletics history", Utah State were two-TD underdogs. Fresno State's BCS hopes crushed.
#9 Arizona State falls from Pac-10 lead with loss to 3-win Cal 24-14.
Stanford's 0-4 start now has them 6-4 and sitting at #17 due to wins over USC, UCLA. Next up has them taking on #12 Notre Dame.
Army looks to crack top 25 for first time in who knows how long. The Black Knights resume includes a 34-10 win at Stanford.
TOP 10
1. Maryland (32)
2. Texas (27)
3. Tulane (2)
4. Ohio State
5. Florida
6. Alabama
7. UNC
8. GT
9. UCLA
10. Michigan
14. Fresno State
22. Auburn
30. Army
HEISMAN WATCH
1. Garrett Gilbert, QB, Texas - 2709 yards, 22 TD, 5 INT, 410 rush, 6 TD
2. Marcus Minor, QB, Tulane - 2762 yards, 28 TD, 8 INT, 338 rush, 5 TD
3. Boo Anderson, LB, Utah - 111 tackles, 35 TFL, 11 sacks, 3 INT, 5 FF
TULANE AWARD FINALISTS
Maxwell - 2. Marcus Minor (1st - Garrett Gilbert)
O'Brien - 2. Marcus Minor (1st - Garrett Gilbert)
Walker - 5. O.J. Clarke (1st - Carlos Hyde)
Best WR - 2. Wilson Van Hooser (1st - Willie Jefferson, Baylor)
ON THE SLATE
at 5-5 Southern Miss (Battle for the Bell)
at 4-6 LSU (Tiger Rag)
C-USA Championship (ECU if they beat UAB, if not.. Southern Miss if they beat Tulane OR Memphis if they beat Marshall OR UCF (no C-USA games remaining, will advance to C-USA title with ECU loss, USM loss and Memphis loss))
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USM's offense has more yards, but loses 41-13
So the Battle for the Bell was won by Tulane, for the first time, on the road under Ron Draggo. Southern Miss may have had more yards than Tulane on the offensive side of the ball but it really didn't matter as two of Tulane's 5 TDs came on defense and special teams.
Marcus Minor got the scoring started on a 3 yard QB draw with 14 seconds left in the 1st half, just one drive after being picked off at the goal-line by USM. USM tied the game mid-way through the 2nd with a 4 yard TD run by their QB. But on the ensuing kickoff, senior DB Shakiel Smith returned the kickoff from the 15, slipped through a couple defenders and ran down the left side for a KR TD. After a USM punt, Marcus Minor found Brandon Palmer for a 29 yard TD pass, Palmer's 3rd TD in the last three games. Then, down 21-7 USM looked to get at least 3 before the half, just until a pass was unthrown into the hands of Sammy Bordeaux and he returned it 51 yards to the house giving Tulane a 28-7 halftime advantage.
Tinzen Ubekista nailed two FGs in the 3rd, a 40 and 43 yarder. USM had a 15 yard TD pass but missed on the two point try. The game was sealed 33 seconds into the 4th quarter with Marcus Minor's 16 yard TD pass to a wide open Wilson Van Hooser, who is closing on Jarmon Fortson's recieving yards in a season record, which was just set last year. The final quarter was scoreless after that and Tulane won 41-13.
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Marcus Minor: 12-for-20 passing, 176 yards (lowest on the season?), 2 TD, INT, 11 car, 69 yards, TD
O.J. Clarke: 7 car, 37 yards, 2 rec, 37 yards
Brandon Palmer: 2 rec, 42 yards, TD / Hooser: 2-33-TD
Samuel Brooks: 9 tackles, 2 TFL (one on 3rd & 2, one on 4th & 1)
Sammy Boudreaux: 6 tackles, TFL, INT, TD
Marlin Nelson: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, Sack
Shakiel Smith: 3 KR, 135 yards, 85 yard TD
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LSU surely doesn't look like a 4-7 team, but four picks doesn't help either
BATON ROUGE -- Well, if the streak of 22 straight losses to LSU was gonna end, it was gonna probably be today. A 11-0 Tulane with the Rose Bowl on their mind for the biggest of them all takes on a 4-7 LSU team with nothing to play for except for the fact that's it a rivalry and senior day. They've got nothing to lose. For QB Marcus Minor, this could be the game that could deliver him a Heisman trophy in December based on his performance.
Why is LSU 4-7? Well, for one, they have a 74 OVR true freshman QB, but that's because their starter got injured early in the year who is alot better, but the freshman ain't that bad. Well, maybe he isn't great. Erik Madison had a 70 yard pick six to start out the game, putting Tulane up 7-0 after one. O.J. Clarke's 3 yard TD run made it 14-0. Tinzen Ubekista's 50 yard FG extended the lead to 17-0. LSU cut the lead to 17-3 with a 53 yard FG, the a 64 yard TD pass just before halftime.
LSU tied the game up on a 47 yard fumble return on a punt return. LSU continued to fight until Tulane broke through on Marcus Minor's 1 yard TD pass to Chad Flowers, putting them up 24-17. Tinzen Ubekista's 45 yard FG put the game up to a 27-17 score with 5:30 to play. LSU's backup RB took his only carry of the game with inside four minutes to go and it was a good one as he scored a TD to cut the lead back to a one-possession game as Les Miles' Tigers didn't give up.
After a Tulane punt, LSU had one final chance to win or tie the game. LSU started to move down the field until Erik Madison intercepted LSU QB Eric Lacey with 57 seconds left and sealed Tulane's first victory against LSU in forever, and Ron Draggo's first win against LSU in five tries. #3 Tulane 27, LSU 24.
This is Tulane's first perfect regular season also in 15 years (they did not play LSU in 1998). Ron Draggo said after the game, "I am so proud of this team. We got it done, 12-0 and we could still get in the BCS title. We're outsiders but we've got the guys to take it all."
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Marcus Minor: 20-for-30 passing, 233 yards, TD, 16 car, 47 yards
O.J. Clarke: 19 carries, 55 yards, TD
Terrance Carr: 10 tackles, INT
Erik Madison: 5 tackles, 2 INT, Def TD
Samuel Brooks: INT
NEXT UP: The #3 Green Wave take on ECU for the C-USA title and a BCS berth.
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Tulane's last C-USA game?: Tulane blasts ECU 59-15 for C-USA title
NEW ORLEANS -- Four-peat for Tulane as their C-USA dominance continued while Marcus Minor, hearing of Garrett Gilbert's injury prior to taking the field had one last chance to wow the Heisman comittee, and he played his best game of college football yet. Minor was done by the game's fourth quarter but he only needed three quarters to be named C-USA Player of the Year.
Marcus Minor went 16-for-22 for 397 yards for 4 TDs and no picks, along with 10 yards rushing and a TD. Who had the most of his recieving yards? Seniors George Harrison and Wilson Van Hooser, and Jordan Sullen who accounted for all but 15 yards of Minor's 397. George Harrison was the surprise of the day catching 6 passes for 197 yards including an incredible 82 yard TD, the craziest thing is, he had 117 yards after the catch or 19.5 yards after each grab. Harrison caught two TD passes, the second being 45 yards. Wilson Van Hooser, a possible New York invitee, had 6 grabs for 115 yards and a 70 yard TD. Finally Jordan Sullen had 3 catches for 70 yards. Minor's 4th TD pass was to Marquardt.
On the rushing side of things, Clarke and Marquardt both had rushing TDs, but neither averaged more than 3.1 yards a carry due to ECU's very talented front seven. That's why Minor had great success all day, and that's why Harrison was open, well, wide open early on.
On the defensive side of the ball, Terrance Carr played like an absolute freak of nature. 13 tackles, 6 TFL and 2 Sacks. True Freshman LB Frank Davis also had 7 tackles and an INT. Jay Kerr, Stephen Harris, and Melvin Dickson all recorded a sack. Meanwhile, the team recorded 5 INTs, one by Nolen, one by Boudreaux, one by Samuel Brooks, and one by freshman S Capps, who returned it 26 yards for a TD as he was in with the backups in the game's final quarter.
East Carolina didn't have much success. Their starting QB was pulled after throwing three picks and their backup was an improvement throwing a TD and 2 INTs. ECU was only 33 percent on third downs and was 50 percent in the redzone and had 6 turnovers to Tulane's zero. ECU actually led the game 3-0, 9-7, and were only down 28-15 at the half, but they collapsed completely giving up 31 Tulane points in the second half, leading to the rout for the C-USA title. ECU had a good fight, but you can't win with 6 turnovers and the opposing QB throwing 397 yards on just 16 completions.
MVP: Marcus Minor: 16-for-22 passing, 397 yards, 4 TD, Rush TD
