August NewsStand
Sep 4, 2003 | General
Sept. 4, 2003
Aug. 31, 2003
The start of something special
New Orleans Times Picayune
After suffering through an off-season of the Tulane blues, its grand to be a Greenie again...
Aug. 30, 2003
Green Wave set to make some noise
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson described going to past Green Wave football games as a religious experience. His statement, however, was void of flattery...
Aug. 29, 2003
BOUND FOR THE BIG-TIME
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane running back Mewelde Moore has his sights set on winning a conference championship before moving on to the NFL...
LEAP FROGGIN'
New Orleans Times Picayune
Any team with hopes of winning Conference USA will likely have to find a way to hop over TCU...
'The key is how our offensive line plays'
New Orleans Times Picayune
Q&A WITH CHRIS SCELFO...
A LOOK AT CONFERENCE USA
New Orleans Times Picayune
Preseason predictions
1. TCU. They're good. Their defense lost five players, but should contend to be one of the nation's finest, like it was in 2002. And Lonta Hobbs is a tough running back to tackle, who ran for 1,029 yards in only eight games...
Wave ready for opener
New Orleans Times Picayune
It's as if he were named to be a quarterback. Tye Gunn. When you hear that name, you don't think computer technician. You think quarterback...
Wave slate no piece of cake
New Orleans Times Picayune
For someone who's recently sacrificed avocados and bread -- "So my energy level's down" -- Betsy Becker was rather rambunctious. She was sitting pretzel-style on the scorer's table at Fogelman Arena, her eyes as wide as a freshman, her energy as contagious as a fever...
Aug. 28, 2003
Game of the Week: Monday, September 1; TCU at Tulane - 8 pm EST ESPN
CollegeFootballNews.com
TCU is picked by many as the Conference USA favorites. All title hopes won't be dashed with a loss to Tulane, but they'll be severely hurt...
Frogs not talking the talk
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
During preseason practices, there is hardly a peep among players and no one is shouting at teammates. It's quiet, and the silence has coach Gary Patterson just a bit worried heading into Monday's season opener against Tulane...
Ricard officially joins Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Although there are four practice days remaining before the season opener against Texas Christian, time appears to be running out for linebackers Anthony Cannon and Wesley Heath and defensive back Joey Dawson...
Aug. 27, 2003
Tulane wide receiver Williams happy about return
Baton Rouge Advocate
For Tulane wide receiver Roydell Williams, even the grind of two-a-day practices didn't seem so bad this year...
TU duo ready to anchor defense
New Orleans Times Picayune
They've got a lot of weight on their bellies. And they've got a lot of weight on their shoulders. Tulane's Terrence Tarver and Bamm Mateen, 285 and 300 pounds, had their revelation, Tarver remembered, in Hawaii last December...
TU wants to keep surging
New Orleans Times Picayune
Under the heading "College Football" you'll find it listed this week, in agate type, in sports pages across the country: Monday -- TCU at Tulane...
Aug. 26, 2003
Aubrey Enjoying Baseball Player's Life
MLB.com
Transition to wood bats has gone well for No. 1 pick
Wave to play 17 at home
New Orleans Times Picayune
If home-court advantage is as important as most college basketball coaches insist, Tulane should be in position for its second straight winning season...
For Wave, opener is 'rebound' vs. TCU
New Orleans Times Picayune
No matter how many times Jimmy Kosienski replays the tape of last season's Tulane-Texas Christian game, he keeps seeing the same thing -- the Green Wave's offensive line getting an unforgettable whipping...
Jaguars to go with Marler
New Orleans Times Picayune
Seth Marler won the Jacksonville Jaguars' place-kicking job Monday after the team cut 10 players, including kickers Danny Boyd and James Tuthill...
LSU, Tulane to meet again
New Orleans Times Picayune
For the first time since 1980, LSU and Tulane will square off in men's basketball during the regular season at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge...
Aug. 25, 2003
Deep Post
CollegeFootballWeekly.com
TCU @ Tulane. This is my sleeper game of the week. Feel free to "party it up" the entire holiday weekend, but I beg you to save enough energy for this Monday night battle...
Green Wave is mostly in the pink for opener
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane begins installing its game plan this week for its opener against Texas Christian, it will do so with a team that made it through fall camp with few injuries...
Aug. 24, 2003
Wave's Jackson glad to be Moore's backup
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane running back Jovon Jackson knows his job this season probably won't involve a whole lot of plays. But how effective he is in limited action could determine how successful the Green Wave's running attack is...
Aug. 23, 2003
Tulane kicker, punter try to fill Marler's shoes
New Orleans Times Picayune
The upside-down view through Lane Macaluso's face mask used to be an alluring one. Deep snapping is a thankless job, one where a bruisin' is inevitable. But, at the very least, Macaluso would get a glimpse of Seth Marler before his snap, and one peek at the award-winning kicker would be invigorating...
'COLLEGIAL' CHOICE OF WORDS
New Orleans Times Picayune
Something's happened to college sports, and it's not good. We're not talking about the latest rash of scandals, ranging from academic fraud at Georgia to a coach's alleged night with a stripper at Alabama to a murder at Baylor...
Aug. 22, 2003
Tulane's boss backs a playoff
Denver Post
Scott Cowen is one of the few presidents of an NCAA Division I-A university who doesn't have "hypocrite" next to his name. The Tulane president openly advocates a football playoff system and is going to war with the Bowl Championship Series...
Tulane defense showing green along the line
New Orleans Times Picayune
When a position coach loses as much talent and experience as Giff Smith did on Tulane's defensive line, it's usually wise to approach the season with a little reserve...
Need for recognition yields more athletic awards
New Orleans Times Picayune
In the beginning was the Heisman. And the Heisman begat the Maxwell, which, in turn, begat the Outland...
Aug. 21, 2003
LEANING ON THE LINE
New Orleans Times Picayune
Don Mahoney isn't going to take it any more. The inconsistency, the combustibility. Tulane's offensive line, the offensive line coach is determined, will not pull a "last year"...
Aug. 20, 2003
Growing pains over for veteran corps
New Orleans Times Picayune
In a matter of one season, Tulane's linebackers have gone from being the team's weakest link to the unit expected to hold the defense together...
Pass rush has coach seeing red
New Orleans Times Picayune
During practice, Tulane quarterbacks wear red jerseys so defensive players won't hit them. During Tuesday's 11-on-11 drills, it probably wouldn't have mattered if the quarterbacks wore camouflage...
TCU Notes: Frogs offense beginning to show signs of life
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
After two weeks of dropped passes and missed blocking assignments, the TCU offense showed signs of developing some rhythm during Tuesday's situational scrimmage...
Aug. 19, 2003
RAVING ON RECEIVERS
New Orleans Times Picayune
To get his point across, Tulane receivers coach Trooper Taylor will sometimes just mutter a "troopism," such as, "You'll have me spraying fruit for a living if you keep dropping balls!"...
Injuries sideline four at TU practice
New Orleans Times Picayune
At Tulane's practice Monday, some of its best players stood out. Literally...
Focused and secure, Ramsey leads charge
NFL.com
Christmas came early for Washington Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey this year. While everyone else will wait until April to play with their new gadgets, he received his gifts during the offseason...
Cowen's anti-BCS crusade to Congress
New Orleans Times Picayune
Congress has decided to enter the debate over the financial equity of major college football's bowl system, with the House Judiciary Committee scheduling a Sept. 4 hearing on the question of whether the Bowl Championship Series is unfairly keeping smaller programs from sharing the wealth...
Aug. 18, 2003
Pressure is on Green Wave DBs
New Orleans Times Picayune
A year ago, Tulane's coaches were concerned about how their secondary, which was learning a new system, was going to perform after allowing nearly 250 yards per game in 2001...
Wave will face LSU, La. Tech
New Orleans Times Picayune
For the Tulane women's basketball team, the "Think Green" campaign has shifted. With its schedule released, the team now is thinking purple and gold, red and Columbia blue...
Aug. 17, 2003
TU backups lacking experience
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane quarterback J.P. Losman is a fifth-year senior, so you might think offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo would be ready to kick back and enjoy the fruits of four years' hard work...
Scelfo says Tulane a bowl team
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's first scrimmage Saturday morning didn't shed a lot of light on what should be expected of the Green Wave when it opens the season in two weeks against Conference USA favorite Texas Christian...
Aug. 16, 2003
Hoover's injury puts focus on TU's Landry
New Orleans Times Picayune
After practice Aug. 12, Tulane offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo gushed, saying that for once Tulane had prowess at tight end. And not just one talented tight end, but two...
Scelfo's quest for consistency is on track
New Orleans Times Picayune
The celebration had just started, and Coach Chris Scelfo already was trying to put it in perspective...
Aug. 15, 2003
Tulane's Schumann shoring up defense
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane defensive coordinator Eric Schumann was asked if he's feeling the pressure of trying to avoid being a one-season wonder, the room was suddenly overtaken by silence, almost as if the question had hit a sore spot with Schumann...
Aug. 14, 2003
Young linebackers now strong suit of Tulane defense
Baton Rouge Advocate
Things have changed quite a bit for the Tulane linebackers since this time last year...
TU's run game pivotal
New Orleans Times Picayune
They all had a plan for Mewelde Moore this past season. All of Tulane's opponents knew his numbers -- 1,421 rushing yards in 2001...
Aug. 13, 2003
Can TU maintain defensive prowess?
New Orleans Times Picayune
You could say that Tulane got lucky. Or you could say that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity...
Grills aim to encourage tailgating at Superdome
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Both the Saints and Tulane have long bemoaned the fact that the Louisiana Superdome, with its surroundings of concrete, multilevel parking garages and downtown office high-rises, is not as conducive to pre-game tailgate parties as they would like...
Bucs QB puts past behind him
Biloxi Sun-Herald
It might take a few more solid performances in exhibition games, but Tampa Bay quarterback Shaun King is shaking off the bitter memories of last season...
Aug. 12, 2003
Parker's transition difficult
New Orleans Times Picayune
The way Tulane coach Chris Scelfo sees it, Byron Parker is one of the best pure athletes on the Green Wave football team. Now all Parker has to do is learn how to play football...
Aug. 11, 2003
Tulane Likely To Fill Key Spots With Freshmen
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Chris Scelfo knows well that having a true freshman climb to the top of the depth chart can be a double-edged sword...
Aug. 10, 2003
Q&A with J.P. Losman
New Orleans Times Picayune
There are two things Tulane quarterback J.P. Losman loves to do. One is play football. The other thing he loves to do is talk.
J.P. Losman Unplugged
New Orleans Times Picayune
The rock star strutted into Tulane's Wilson Center with an aura of invincibility. His body language screamed his arrival, a confident recognition that he's the man everyone's been waiting for...
TU's new cheer: 'Great to be Green'
New Orleans Times Picayune
Inside the office of Tulane's athletic director, the color scheme seemed out of whack. Mr. Think Green was wearing a black shirt.
Position with TU helps Barnett adjust to life without coaching
New Orleans Times Picayune
After 27 years of coaching, J.D. Barnett gave up his court-side seat to become a full-time recruiter and fund-raiser for Tulane athletics, rejoining Rick Dickson, his former athletic director while at Tulsa.
Tulane Works On Growing Fan Base
The Shreveport Times
The Tulane athletic department suffered from a marketing problem. The department didn't sell its football program, according to school President Scott Cowen. It didn't target and pursue potential season-ticket buyers strong enough.
Aug. 9, 2003
Tulane Seeks Replacement For Elpheage
New Orleans Times Picayune
Loss of 'productive playmaker' leaves Wave with returning gap.
King's return is good move
St. Petersburg Times
Tampba Bay backup QB Shaun King is playing with more confidence and comfort in his fifth season with the Bucs.
Aug. 8, 2003
Chancing Nothing
New Orleans Times Picayune
Roydell Williams, the Wave's No. 1 receiver, is ready to make an impact as he returns from a broken ankle.
Redskins Limit Ramsey's Media Interviews
The Associated Press
On the first day of training camp, the media throng around Patrick Ramsey was so large that he had to stand on a bench so everyone could see him. On the second day...
After long wait, Sowell finally a starter
The Associated Press
Jets fullback Jerald Sowell knew he would become a starter one day. He never gave up, not after...
Aug. 7, 2003
Rookie Kicker Seems Unfazed By Competition
Florida Times-Union
How young is Seth Marler? The Jaguars' undrafted rookie kicker is so young that defensive back James Trapp calls him "baby face." He's so young that he's never heard of former Washington Redskins standout kicker Mark Moseley. He's so young that the pressure of kicking in the NFL as a rookie might not even faze him.
Green Wave to be bigger, quicker
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane won't hold its first practice until this afternoon, but there is already a noticeable difference on this year's roster. The Green Wave will no longer be an undersized team like it has been in the past.
Wave eager to forget turbulent offseason
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was a typical offseason for the Tulane Green Wave. Lifting weights. Studying film. Worrying whether or not the football program would exist in the fall.
Defensive line biggest concern for Tulane entering camp
Baton Rouge Advocate
Barely eight weeks after being granted a new lease on life, the Tulane football team checked in Wednesday to begin preparations for the upcoming season.
Aug. 6, 2003
Tulane Football: Quarterback U
Biloxi Sun Herald
Tulane athletics is best known for its excellent baseball program and women's basketball team. But the football program has its own stars, thanks to some of the best quarterbacks to play the college game.
Tulane Feeling Like A Winner
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane's veteran football players report to the Wilson Center today, they could have a bit of swagger in their step.
Episcopal's Gomez commits to Tulane
Baton Rouge Advocate
Episcopal boys basketball coach Chris Beckman confirmed that his star player, post player David Gomez, has committed to Tulane.
Moore Among Spotlight Student-Athletes
USA Today
With Division I-A football teams starting practice this week, here are a few teams, games and faces to keep track of this season.
No Letup At Backup
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Shaun King, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' late-developing backup quarterback, had another excellent practice Tuesday in the outdoor steam bath that has settled in for the summer at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports.
Aug. 5, 2003
Janell Burse: Ready To Contribute
wnba.com
Ever since Lynx center Janell Burse started playing basketball many years ago, she has been a defensive specialist. In college at Tulane...
Aug. 4, 2003
Tulane Still Confident Pepper Can Come Out Kicking
Monroe News Star
Freshman place-kicker Barrett Pepper won't wait to get his feet wet in college. Tulane signed the Bastrop product last February with plans to throw him directly into action this fall. When the Green Wave reports Wednesday, Pepper arrives as the projected starting kicker.
Aug. 1, 2003
Saints rookie Elpheage won't get caught up in numbers game at CB
Baton Rouge Advocate
Rookie cornerback Lynaris Elpheage walked off the New Orleans Saints' new indoor practice field carrying two sets of shoulder pads.
