TULANE FAN ZONE

Tulane Green Wave News, Schedule, Pictures and Players

They don't call Tulane's Troy Kropog "Baby" any more.

At least not as much.

For the sixth straight day Tuesday, Tulane's practice was affected by rain. Heavier showers shortened the morning session by one period and it rained on and off throughout the afternoon session.

"Unbelievable," Tualne Coach Toledo said. "I thought about saying 'Let's go two on Monday,' but we took a chance and lucked out.

Join Tulane beat reporter Ted Lewis for a noon chat and talk about Green Wave football.

Learning the playbook remains the focus around Green Wave camp; team to hold double session on Tuesday

With the LSU Tigers currently ranked No. 2 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll just down the road, it's easy to lose sight of the football being played in our own backyard. So with that in mind, I offer a cheat sheet for fans wanting to get acquainted with Tulane as the Green Wave kicks off full contact practices. Enjoy!

Green Wave begin preparation for 2008 season after being tabbed favorite to win C-USA crown

Green Wave head coach Bob Toledo will discuss the upcoming season

LSU may have lost a quarterback, but the Tigers gained a catcher.

Newman two-sport standout Wes Luquette has verbally committed to play baseball for LSU and Coach Paul Mainieri in 2010 and is eligible to sign during the early Nov. 12-19 signing period.

Tulane's baseball recruiting class suffered a major body blow Friday when three players signed professional contracts just before the deadline for Major League teams to sign high school players they drafted in June.

T.J. House, a left handed pitcher from Picayune, Miss., who was the 16th-round pick of the Cleveland Indians signed for $1 million and J.P. Ramirez, an outfielder from New Braunfels, Texas, received a similar amount from the Washington Nationals who had taken him in the 16th round.

Blue chip offensive lineman Joey Fontana of Brother Martin spent much of this week narrowing his list of potential college football destinations to three.

On Friday night he huddled with his parents Dwight and Melanie at their Mandeville home, held one final discussion on the pros and cons of each school and then pulled the trigger on a verbal commitment to Southern Methodist. Tulane and Stanford were Fontana's other finalists.

Because of the threat of thunderstorms, Tulane's scrmmage on Saturday afternoon has been moved to the Saints' indoor facility.

Because of the change, the scrimmage will be closed to the public.

The Green Wave's Aug. 24 scrimmage at the Westfeldt Practice Facility will be open to the public unless it too, has to be moved.

TU-UA contest to be broadcast via Pay-Per-View on Crimson Tide Sports Network

Kickoff for Tulane's season opener at Alabama has finally been set.

The game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will have a 6 p.m. start at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

It will air on pay-per-view in Alabama view via the Crimson Tide Sports Network. The game probably will not be available locally except through DirectTV or Dish Network.

The emphasis will be getting a look at younger players and the kicking game in Tulane's Saturday afternoon scrimmage, the first of the preseason for the Green Wave.

"We really want to evaluate our freshmen, especially those who might be on special teams." Tulane Coach Bob Toledo said after Friday's lone practice session. "And we need to work on kicking game."

Alabama won't be playing Tulane in the Superdome next year.

Instead, the Green Wave likely will be getting a home game against Brigham Young plus four future guaranteed ESPN appearances as part of a deal with the network to allow the Crimson Tide open its 2009 season against Virginia Tech in Atlanta.

Green Wave focus on picking up the tempo in the morning, fundamentals in the afternoon

Tulane Coach Bob Toledo has been saying all summer, "If the season started today, Kevin Moore would be our starting quarterback."

Toledo took the "if" out of the equation Thursday, naming Moore the starter for the Green Wave's Sept. 6 opener at Alabama.

Mike Strom offers the latest update on local Louisiana recruiting.

On Sunday night, while wrestling with an uncooperative soup can lid, Tulane senior quarterback Scott Elliott managed to slice open his right thumb, necessitating 11 stitches and keeping him from throwing for 10 days to two weeks.

Green Wave to hold first two-a-day practice on Thursday, taking the field at 9:30 am and 3:35 pm

Bob Toledo's forecast was off, but the results were the same - Tulane manged to avoid the rain Wednesday to get in its first full practice session of the week.

Redshirt freshman defensive back Dominique Dade has been declared academically ineligible. and is no longer in school. However, Tulane did receive good news Wednesday in that freshman defensive lineman Kadeem Taylor has been approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

Tulane's football practice has been moved from morning to 3:30 p.m. today because of thunderstorms in the area.

Thursday will be the first of the two-a-day practices, the first at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 3:30 p.m.

Tulane's commitment total continued to grow Tuesday, as did that of Jesuit High School.

The Green Wave got a second 2009 commitment from the Blue Jays, its eighth overall, when defensive tackle Shane Delery capped an impromptu visit to the Tulane campus with a handshake and pledge to Coach Bob Toledo.

Green Wave squad to go full pads for the first time during camp on Wednesday morning

Even before Tuesday's practice session was shortened by rain, Tulane football coach Bob Toledo had decided to reduce the odds of having to deal with even more bad weather Wednesday.

Join us to talk about Tulane football with Times-Picayune beat writer Ted Lewis at noon today.

Rain and lightning in the area causes 30-minute delay and limits team to just 90 minutes on the field

Tulane's football practice was marred by rain delays and lightning on Monday, forcing the team to move inside two times. Practice began at 2:50 p.m., and barely got going when lightening started striking in the area at 3:22 to force the first move inside.

Tulane's football team breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when they found out that defensive back Chinonso Echebelem's shoulder was just bruised in yesterday's practice.

It was feared that the junior had separated his shoulder in practice on Friday.

Green Wave discusses the season during its annual media day

Glen Oaks defensive end Deon Simon, a member of The Times Picayune Preseason Top 25 Blue Chip list, has committed to Central Florida.

Getting 'better every day' theme of the day as Green Wave hold 24-period session Friday afternoon

There was concern about the condition of Tulane junior defensive end Adam Kwentua, who missed summer workouts dealing with a bulging disc in his lower back.
But on Friday, the first day of practice for the Green Wave, Kwentua was running with the first unit, albeit a little out of condition.