Football Has Five Named As HERO Sports All-Americans
Dec 14, 2023 | Football
NEW ORLEANS  – Tulane's football team saw five members of the squad named as HERO Sports Group of Five All-Americans, the website announced.
Sincere Haynesworth (center) and Jarius Monroe (defensive back) were both named to the Second Team. Michael Pratt (quarterback), Makhi Hughes (running back) and Kam Pedescleaux (defensive back) were all selected to the Third Team
Tulane's football team (11-2) will face off against Virginia Tech (6-6) in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27 in Annapolis, Maryland at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. Tulane will play against Virginia Tech for the first time since 1989. The program is 4-5 all-time against the Hokies since the first game in 1956. This is the fifth time in the last six years that Tulane has been selected to play in a bowl game (2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 – Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl). Overall, this will be Tulane's 16th bowl appearance (1932 – Rose Bowl, 1935 – Sugar Bowl, 1939 – Sugar Bowl, 1970 – Liberty Bowl, 1973 – Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, 1979 – Liberty Bowl, 1980 – Hall of Fame Bowl, 1987 – Independence Bowl, 1998 – Liberty Bowl, 2002 – Hawaii Bowl, 2013 – New Orleans, 2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 -Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl) with the program sporting an all-time record of 7-8 in bowl games.Tulane enters the bowl game having gone 23-4 the last two seasons including a historic 46-45 victory over USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023. The team won at least a share of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season title the last two seasons and became only the third team in conference history to host the AAC Championship Game in back-to-back seasons. The Green Wave defense leads the conference is placed seventh nationally in rushing yards allowed at 93.5. The squad also ranks third in the conference and 26th in the country in sacks at 2.62 per game. The program leads the conference and ranks second nationally in turnovers gained at 25. The team leads the league and ranks third nationally in interceptions with 17. Tulane leads the league in kickoff returns at 26.08. Individually, Lance Robinson leads the conference and is placed 16th in the country with his four interceptions. Darius Hodges and Patrick Jenkins are ranked fourth and eighth in the conference in sacks, respectfully. Valentino Ambrosio is placed third in the conference with his 1.46 field goals per game and total points (97). He also ranks fifth in the league in field goal percentage (79.2). Lawrence Keys III is placed second in yards per catch at 18.15. Keys is also 11th in the league with his seven touchdowns scored. Jha'Quan Jackson is seventh in the conference in yards per reception at 16.88. Chris Brazzell II is placed 10th in the league in yards per catch (16.06). Makhi Hughes leads the conference in rushing with 1,290 yards. He is sixth in the league with seven rushing touchdowns. Michael Pratt is third in the league in passing yards a completion at 13.01. Shedro Louis leads the league and ranks seventh in the country with his kick return average of 28.6. Tulane has won a school-record 10 straight road games.
The school announced the hiring of Jon Sumrall as the 42nd head coach of the team on December 8. The Huntsville, Alabama native was one of the most successful head coaches in the country the last two seasons. He guided Troy University to a 23-4 record, two Sun Belt Conference championships and a pair of double-digit winning streaks. He was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year and was twice named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year honor. Sumrall returns to Tulane after serving as the Green Wave's Co-Defensive Coordinator for three years (2012-14). In 2013, he was a crucial part of Tulane's run to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2002 and third since 1988. Sumrall also was named a finalist for FootballScoop Defensive Line Coach of the Year.
Tulane's HERO Sports All-Americans
Second Team
Sincere Haynesworth – Center
Jarius Monroe – Defensive Back
Third Team
Michael Pratt – Quarterback
Makhi Hughes – Running Back
Kam Pedescleaux – Defensive Back
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Tickets for the Military Bowl, the men's and women's basketball teams games and the upcoming 2024 baseball season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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