Tulane Football Preview 2025: Green Wave Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players
Don't forget about the rushing attack.The Tulane offense under this coaching staff wants to get the attack moving through the air, but when the ground game worked, the team won. The Green Wave were 9-0 when getting to 198 yards or more, and 0-5 when running for 154 yards or fewer. As long as the O is averaging over 4.5 yards per carry, it'll be doing its job. So …
Tulane Green Wave Key Player
Arnold Barnes III, RB Jr.All of the attention will be on the quarterback situation, but that will be fine. Replacing Makhi Hughes will be the problem, losing two years of 2,779 yards and 22 touchdowns of rushing production. Barnes is a nice back who's been waiting for his turn, and he'll get it coming off a 402-yard, six-touchdown season with a receiving score.- 2025 Tulane Offense, Defense Preview
Tulane Green Wave Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss
Top Transfer In: Kadin Semonza, QB Soph.He's a 5-11, 196-pound baller of a passer who slung it around for over 2,900 yards and 25 touchdowns and ten picks last year for Ball State. He's accurate, can push the ball all over the field, and he should shine behind a line that will give him more time to work. Don't be stunned when he cranks out more production than …Top Transfer Out: Darian Mensah, QB Soph.It isn't just that he's a good passer with a world of upside, it's that he's seen as a quarterback to build an offense around for the next few years. Duke is paying him to be the franchise guy, and he's got the 6-3 size and maturity to handle the gig.
Tulane Green Wave Key Game
at Memphis, Nov. 7With all due respect to the love given to Army and Navy going into the season, Memphis and Tulane have the talent and star power to potentially meet for the AAC title. The Tigers won last year, and it didn't matter - Tulane was off to the AAC Championship the following week. It's been a dead-even fight over the last several years, and this time around, it's at Memphis to open up November.- 2025 Tulane Schedule Breakdown
Tulane Green Wave Top 10 Players
1. Derrick Graham, OT Sr.2. Shadre Hurst, OG Sr.3. Sam Howard, LB Sr.4. Bailey Despanie, S Sr.5. Kadin Semonza, QB Soph.6. Kameron Hamilton, DT Sr.7. Santana Hopper, DE Sr.8. Arnold Barnes III, RB Jr.9. Mo Westmoreland, EDGE Sr.10. Jack Tchienchou, S Soph.
Tulane Green Wave 2024 Fun Stats
- Sacks: Tulane 35 for 235 yards, Opponents 18 for 127 yards- Field Goals: Opponents 18-of-20, Tulane 13-of-18- Time of Possession: Tulane 32:13, Opponents 27:47
Tulane Green Wave 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen
It'll be a lot like last year's season in a lot of ways.Last year, the Green Wave had to deal with Kansas State and Oklahoma, and they put up a good fight in both games. This year, forget about the date at Ole Miss, but they can get by Duke if everything breaks right.And then, like last year, they'll rip through the AAC schedule, at least most of it. It'll be a fight to get past Memphis on the road, but it'll take an upset for anyone else in the conference to pull off a win against this bunch.
Making things better, there's no Navy to deal with, not playing USF is a big deal, and North Texas is just dangerous enough to be a problem for everyone else.Set The Tulane Win Total At … 9Likely Wins: Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, at Temple, at Tulsa50/50 Games: Army, Duke, at Memphis, Northwestern, at South Alabama, at UTSALikely Losses: at Ole Miss- 2025 Tulane Offense, Defense Preview
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