October 2007 NewsStand
Oct 23, 2008 | General
October 31, 2007
Finding his Forté
The Tulsa World
SMU mixed hard hits with taunting words when it tackled Tulane running back Matt Fort? early in their football game.
Tulane better than record
The Baton Rouge Advocate
It's difficult to have the leading rusher in the country, who's gaining 200-plus yards most weeks, and manage to lose most of your games.
HURTS SO GOOD
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
With the remote in his hand and ice smothering his body, Tulane running back Matt Forté laid back on the bed in his off-campus apartment and watched the Saints finish off the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon.
TULANE NOTES
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo tried to chose his words carefully, skirting around placing blame.
Tulane files complaint to C-USA officials
The Sporting News
Tulane sent video to Conference USA as part of a formal complaint after officials declined to stop the clock on a late-game reception along the sidelines in the Green Wave's 28-27 loss to Memphis last Saturday.
H.S. wide receiver D.J. Ponder to play quarterback at Tulane
ESPN.com
D.J. Ponder, who plays wide receiver for Catholic, has committed to the Green Wave as a quarterback recruit, The Advocate reports.
October 30, 2007
Forte' getting some national pub
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
When you're piling up 200-yard games on a weekly basis, at some point the national media is going to take notice.
October 29, 2007
TU's Toledo still ticked off
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Not that it'll matter much, but Tulane Coach Bob Toledo expects to get an apology from the Conference USA office this week in regards to the Green Wave's 28-27 homecoming loss to Memphis on Saturday at the Superdome.
Friends remember late Packer McGee
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Paul Hornung recalled his wild days with Max McGee as hundreds of people gathered at a megachurch Sunday to remember the talented and quirky Green Bay Packers receiver who caught the first touchdown in Super Bowl history.
Dixon, Carptenter among 2007's most improved players: Matt Forte, Tulane, RB
ESPN.com
Meet the Eddie George of Conference USA.
Buckeyes getting help from tight ends; Unger anchors win by Oregon
ESPN.com
The Tulane Green Wave lost a tough one in the closing seconds against Memphis (28-27), but their record-setting senior RB Matt Forte put on quite a display.
October 28, 2007
Forté runs wild, but Wave falls
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane had as much trouble trying to get a handle on a victory-clinching play as Memphis had trying to get a handle on Green Wave running back Matt Forté.
CUCKOO CLOCK
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane sophomore quarterback Anthony Scelfo had to be restrained.
Forté's showings bittersweet
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
This isn't a Wave. It's a tsunami. And watching Matt Forté run for what seems like as many yards per game as he wants is one of the most unbelievable events Tulane football has had the privilege of calling its own, and probably one of the most under-watched treats in college football history.
Memphis finds holes in TU's defense
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Matt Forté and the Green Wave offense have been pretty good this season, and so has Tulane's run defense. However, Tulane's commitment to stopping the run could have cost it a victory against Memphis.
Recap: Tulane vs. Memphis
The Kansas City Star
Martin Hankins threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Duke Calhoun with 36 seconds left, lifting the Memphis Tigers to a thrilling 28-27 victory over the Tulane Green Wave in Conference USA action at the Louisiana Superdome. Matt Forte had a monster game for Tulane (2-6, 1-3) in defeat, rushing for 278 yards and two touchdowns on 44 carries.
Star material
The Los Angeles Times
The senior posted his fourth consecutive 200-plus-yard game to become the school's single-season rushing leader, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Green Wave from losing its homecoming game to Memphis, 28-27, at the Louisiana Superdome.
October 27, 2007
RB showed interest, ability at early age
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
As you listen to Gilda and Gene Forté turn back the clock of life, you get the impression you're thumbing through a parent's scrapbook, a collection of snapshots on those growing-up days of a 21-year-old, who at the moment is the leading rusher in college football.
Driving force
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
The letters were coming in the mail, but no phone calls followed. The yardage and the touchdowns were racking up, yet few recruiters were watching. Matt Forte was doing all he could as a high school prospect, and it didn't seem to matter.
TULANE INSIDER
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
KEEP AN EYE ON: Tulane running back Matt Forté: The senior leads the nation in rushing with 1,261 yards and has rushed for more than 200 yards in four of the Green Wave's past five games.
October 26, 2007
Green Wave runners off to good start
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Before the season, Tulane cross country coach Heather Van Norman and assistant Chris Neal set a goal for their team -- to finish in the top three in the upcoming Conference USA meet.
LEVELHEADED
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
O'Neill Gilbert had no idea he'd be coaching football this season. The first-year Tulane defensive line coach said he was perfectly fine with sitting out the season and concentrating on the restaurant business. However, an old friend called.
TULANE NOTES
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Memphis assistant Garret Chachere figures to have mixed emotions when he enters the Superdome on Saturday afternoon. Chachere, who is the special teams coordinator at Memphis, spent eight years as an assistant at his alma mater Tulane before joining the Tigers' staff this offseason.
October 25, 2007
TULANE NOTES
The New Orleans Times-picayune
Players have spring in step after victory Tulane's football practices have been a bit more spirited this week.
Louisiana Sports Buzz: New Orleans Saints, SF, Michael Lewis, Tulane: WAVE HAS NO. 1 RUSHER
BayouBuzz.com
Tulane was expected to be unpredictable this season, but they were not expected to have the No. 1 rusher in college football's 1-A's 119 programs.
October 24, 2007
Heisman Watch
CSTV.com
I don't care if this guy plays at Tulane. He's all they got! Teams know this and he still rushed for 342 yards last week - in one game!! The week before - 209 yards. Week before that? 202 yards. This dude is on pace to rush for over 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns! In a year where nobody wants the Heisman, the "pose" could be Matt's 'Forte.'
Catch A Wave
ESPN.com
Tulane senior Matt Forte leads the nation in rushing (1,261 yards, 13 touchdowns) after gaining 342 yards in the Green Wave's 41-34 overtime victory at SMU last week.
Rushing yards not putting Tulane's Forte' in spotlight
The Baton Rouge Advocate
If Tulane running back Matt Forté got as much attention from the national media as he's getting from opposing defenses, he'd practically be a shoo-in for the Heisman Trophy.
Tulane gets creative
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo isn't leaving anything to chance. Each week he challenges himself and his staff to devise a game plan that somehow beats defenses that are crowding the line to stop star senior running back Matt Forté. It can be challenging, but the plans seem to be working.
TULANE NOTES
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Tulane sports information department had no idea senior running back Matt Forté's season would take off the way it has.
Wave hopes to keep rolling
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
All isn't peachy at Tulane, but the Green Wave is certainly happier than it has been all season.
Memphis (3-4) at Tulane (2-5)
The Kansas City Star
The Tulane Green Wave kick off a three-game homestand this weekend, as they host the Memphis Tigers in Conference USA action from the Louisiana Superdome.
October 23, 2007
Year of Opportunity candidates include perfect five, mulligan club: Conference USA: Punters Optional
ESPN.com
The top individual game for rushing yards came against a C-USA defense. SMU (33) surrendered 342 yards to Tulane's Matt Forte (34). Forte is averaging 180 yards per game and has the season's only 300-yard games -- two of them, the explosion against SMU but also a 303-yard performance against Southeastern Louisiana.
Tulane gets two LSWA awards
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane garnered a share of the defensive player of the week honors and took home the special team award handed out by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association this week.
October 22, 2007
Forté at top of coach's list
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
In his more than three decades of coaching college football, Bob Toledo has helped tutor some good running backs.
Forte wins weekly award
The Biloxi Sun-Herald
On the heels of his second record-setting performance of the 2007 season, Tulane University senior running back Matt Forté was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Sunday afternoon.
October 21, 2007
Forte scores on 9-yard run in OT to give Tulane 41-34 win
The Dallas Morning News
Matt Forte scored on a 9-yard run in overtime and finished with a Conference USA record 342 yards on 38 attempts to lead Tulane to a 41-34 victory over Southern Methodist in overtime on Saturday night.
Tulane overtakes SMU in OT
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Apparently Tulane isn't quite ready to give up on its season. For weeks now, senior running back Matt Forté and his teammates have conceded that their backs are against the wall, but they've talked the good talk and held on to the fact that they haven't been prevented from reaching any of their goals.
Tulane Bests SMU In Overtime, 41-34
TulaneInsider.com
Tulane University defeated SMU, 41-34 in overtime, Saturday evening in Conference-USA action at Gerald Ford Stadium on the SMU campus.
Forte carries Tulane past SMU in OT
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Matt Forte scored on a 9-yard run in overtime and finished with a Conference USA record 342 yards on 38 attempts to lead Tulane to a 41-34 victory over Southern Methodist in overtime Saturday night.
Tulane's Forte` earns national player of the week honor
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
It hasn't taken Tulane senior running back Matt Forte` long to start pulling in accolades from his stunning 342-yard, four-touchdown rushing performance that helped the Green Wave beat Southern Methodist 41-34 in overtime Saturday.
October 20, 2007
Harris riding wave of emotions
The New Orleans Times-Picyune
The moment the referee blew the final whistle, the emotions started to boil.
October 19, 2007
Wave looking to stop hurting itself
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane coach Bob Toledo said it's time for the Green Wave to stop beating itself with bone-headed penalties.
October 18, 2007
Tulane coach expects the best
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane's women's volleyball team is attempting to go where no other team has gone in school history -- the NCAA Tournament.
Future in focus as Tulane returns to Dallas
The Dallas Morning News
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson has a hard time believing only two years have passed.
Tulane (1-5) at S-M-U (1-5)
The Kansas City Star
The Tulane Green Wave and SMU Mustangs will both try to put an end to their respective losing streaks when they meet in a Conference USA clash at Ford Stadium in Dallas on Saturday night.
October 17, 2007
Tulane coach Toledo shuffles lineup
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane is halfway through its season and has just one victory, none in Conference USA and none against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.
SECOND THE MOTION
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane's secondary has had better games.
BRIEFS
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo is living up to his word. Toledo promised after the Green Wave's 26-21 loss at Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday that he was going to shake up his lineup, and he did.
SMU to face one of nation's top RBs
The Dallas Morning News
SMU will face one of the most dangerous running backs in the country Saturday in Tulane's Matt Forte.
Riding the wave
The Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
The Tulane women's cross country team received some national recognition when it was recently ranked eighth in south central regional rankings. Helping them to that rank is junior Cecilia Clarke (Dunmore), who picked up a fifth-place finish in the Green Wave Invitiational.
October 16, 2007
David Skehan: Fordham Prep gradute playing well for Tulane
The Lower Hudson Journal News
David Skehan's journey to Division I football stardom started innocently enough.
October 15, 2007
Wave's Toledo ready to shake things up
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Still fuming from Saturday night's loss at Alabama-Birmingham, Tulane Coach Bob Toledo forced himself to review the game tape.
October 14, 2007
Forte's 209 yards just not enough
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Another big night for Matt Forté, another night of frustration.
UAB edges Tulane, 26-21
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Joseph Webb caught 6 passes for 106 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown as UAB defeated Tulane, 26-21, on Saturday night.
October 13, 2007
Wave's chance to recover begins at UAB
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Losing has been discouraging. But all isn't lost. The Tulane players know this. Coach Bob Toledo has told them that much.
The Vitals: GREEN WAVE
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
As usual, look for the Green Wave's attack to feature a heavy dose of running back Matt Fortè, who is coming off a 202-yard rushing performance against Army.
October 12, 2007
Green Wave faces ambitious schedule
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Lisa Stockton saw the disappointment on the faces of her players and knew she needed to do something.
C-USA coaches pick Tulane to finish 7th
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane men's basketball coach Dave Dickerson arrived on campus three years ago, he came with a little extra pep in his walk, a lot more confidence in his talk, a bit of the East Coast cockiness that he picked up from his days at Maryland.
Tulane's Forte is running the ball
The Birmingham News
The UAB defense doesn't have to tackle Mississippi State's Anthony Dixon anymore this season. Unfortunately for UAB, head coach Neil Callaway thinks this week's defensive assignment - stopping 6-foot-2, 225-pound Tulane running back Matt Forte - is more difficult.
Schumann provides UAB unique insight
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Normally, Alabama-Birmingham defensive coordinator Eric Schumann concerns himself with the opponent's offensive personnel.
Tulane coach looking forward to returing to Legion Field
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane meets UAB on Saturday, Green Wave coach Bob Toledo will be making his first appearance at Legion Field since 1978 when he was secondary coach at Southern California.
October 10, 2007
Special teams lacking a bit for Green Wave
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane is putting in extra time on special teams this season, both in meetings and on the practice field.
Toledo shifts focus to blocking
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo is disappointed in his team's attempts to convert in short-yardage situations. And he's let his players know.
Tulane (1-4) at U-A-B (1-4)
The Kansas City Star
Two teams looking to capture their first league victory of the season will collide this Saturday at Legion Field when the UAB Blazers host the Tulane Green Wave in Conference-USA action.
October 9, 2007
Wave struggling to come to grips with Army loss
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
A good night's sleep was hard to come by for Ross Thevenot. He tossed and turned. His stomach twisted into knots. His mind wandered.
TULANE NOTES
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Toledo shifts lineup to focus on blocking. Tulane Coach Bob Toledo is disappointed in his team's attempts to convert in short-yardage situations.
October 9, 2007
Green Wave Basketball Teams To Open Practice
East Carolina Scout.com
Six players with starting experience return from last season for head coach Dave Dickerson including all-conference forward David Gomez and talented point guard Kevin Sims. Redshirt-freshman Johnny Mayhane and transfer Eric Vianney strengthen the perimeter and the guard spots, respectively.
October 8, 2007
Tulane lamenting one that got away
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
These are the times that try team's souls -- and test their coaches.
October 7, 2007
Army tops Tulane in overtime
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Army completed an improbable comeback Saturday night, beating Tulane 20-17 in overtime on Owen Tolson's 25-yard field goal.
Penalties costly as Wave falls to Army
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
In its 114-year football history, Tulane has lost 554 times. The Green Wave found a new way to do here Saturday.
Army 20, Tulane 17, OT
MSNBC.com
It was Kevin Dunn's first two-minute drill at Army. It was also his first touchdown pass.
October 6, 2007
Q and A with Tulane running back Matt Forte
The Times Record-Herald
Tulane running back Matt Forte is bringing it tonight.
Tulane seeks to overcome passing woes vs. Army
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane has played four games and three quarterbacks and has yet to find the production in the passing game that coach Bob Toledo seeks.
Wave's Skehan tells it like it is
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
David Skehan's coming home today.
October 5, 2007
Tulane's D-line steps up
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Tulane defense has seen much improvement in its past two games, much to the relief of Coach Bob Toledo. The Green Wave (1-3) has combined for 40 tackles, including 11 sacks, two forced fumbles and three pass break-ups so far.
Tulane defensive line presents tough challenge for Army
The Times Herald-Record
Army's right tackle Mike Lemming calls tomorrow's assignment, "a challenge."
Opponent angle: Friendly confines may help Army
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
A month into the 2007 season, Tulane has yet to leave the SuperDome. Conversely, Army has opened up with three road games and is looking at its homecoming game this weekend.
October 4, 2007
BRAGGING RIGHTS ON LINE
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Anthony Scelfo always had faith in Trey Miranne. And vice-versa. Once teammates at Jesuit, neither was highly recruited, getting only one Division I-A offer coming out of high school.
October 3, 2007
Tulane hopes to build on lessons learned vs. LSU
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
After playing the first third of its season in the Superdome, Tulane goes on the road for the first time when it plays Army in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday.
Toledo focused on first trip to Army
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo has been many places in his 38-year career, but Saturday's game at Army will be his first trip to West Point, N.Y, for any reason.
Timmons commits to Wave
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane may have lost a football game last weekend, but the Green Wave gained a basketball recruit.
October 1, 2007
Wave finds positives in loss
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
There was a time when the LSU game was the end-all and be-all of the Tulane season.
Tulane exposes chinks in LSU armor
The Shreveport Times
About 24 hours after being called "overrated" by Tulane players and fans on its way to the locker room at halftime Saturday afternoon, LSU became the No. 1 ranked football team in the nation Sunday afternoon, according to the Associated Press poll.
