Unofficial #Tulane Athletics Talk: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

2014 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer & Commitment List: Updated 09/16/2013

2014 Tulane Football Commitment List: (16)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE
# 1 - *** - Glen Cuiellette - QB - 6-1/205 - Mandeville, LA (Mandeville) - TULANE
# 4 - *** - Leondre James - WR - 6-0/175 - Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville) - TULANE
# 5 - *** - Kendall Ardoin - TE - 6-5/220 - Ville Platte, LA (Ville Platte) - TULANE
#13 - Terren Encalade - WR - 6-1/185 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - TULANE

#15 - Trey Scott - TE - 6-2/205 - Powder Springs, GA - TULANE

# 16 - *** - Niguel-Veal Falkins - WR - 5-11/175 - New Orleans, LA (West Jeff) - TULANE

DEFENSE
# 2 - *** - Sean Wilson - DE - 6-4/250 - Port Sulphur, LA (South Plaq) - TULANE

# 3 - *** - Peter Woullard - DE - 6-3/245 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug) - TULANE
# 6 - Braynon Edwards - DT - 6-2/350 - Miami, FL (Gulliver Prep) - TULANE
#8 - Stephon Lofton - DB - 6-0/170 - New Orleans, LA (Miller-McCoy) - TULANE
#9 - Eric Bowie - LB - 6-2/215 - Monroe, LA (Ouachita) - TULANE
#11 - Rene Fleury - LB - 6-1/190 - New Orleans, LA (Kipp/Mc35) - TULANE
#12 - *** - RaeJuan Marbley - LB - 6-0/220 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - TULANE
#14 - *** - Daren Williams - DE - 6-4/24- - Reserve, LA (East St. John) - TULANE

SPECIAL TEAMS

# 7 - *** - Andrew DiRocco -P/K - 6-2/180 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - TULANE
#10 - Jorge Powell - K - 5-10/170 - Coral Gables, FL - TULANE

2014 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer List: (153)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE (74)

Quarterback (3)
*** - Glen Cuiellette - QB - 6-1/205 - Mandeville, LA (Mandeville) - TULANE
*** Donovan Isom - QB - 6-5/235 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan)
*** Kendrick Doss - QB - 6-2/215 - Florence, AL

Running back (10)

***** Leonard Fournette - RB - 6-1/230 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)
*** George Moreira - RB - 5-10/185 - New Orleans, LA (John Curtis)

**** Darrell Williams - RB - 6-1/210 - Marrero, LA (John Ehret)

*** Daniel Lewis - RB - 5-11/185 - New Iberia, LA (New Iberia)
*** Austin Walter - RB - 5-9/175 - Crosby, TX

Ito Smith - RB - 5-10/187 - Mobile, AL
*** Madre London - RB - 6-1/205 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Trevon Walters - RB - 5-10/190 - Bradenton, FL
LaJuan Hunt - RB - 5-9/190 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*** Javarius Davis - RB - 5-9/175 - Jacksonville, FL

Wide Receiver (28)
*** - Leondre James - WR - 6-0/175 - Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville) - TULANE
Terren Encalade - WR - 6-1/185 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - TULANE
*** - Niguel-Veal Falkins - WR - 5-11/175 - New Orleans, LA (West Jeff) - TULANE
***** Malachi Dupre - WR - 6-4/175 - River Ridge, LA (John Curtis)
*** Keyan Williams - WR - 5-10/170 - New Orleans, LA (Lusher)
**** Trey Quinn - WR - 6-1/200 - Lake Charles, LA (Barbe)
**** Speedy Noil - WR - 5-10/175 - New Orleans, LA (Karr)
**** Cameron Sims - WR - 6-4/185 - Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish)
**** Corey McBride - WR - 6-3/185 - Geismar, LA (Dutchtown)
*** D.J. Chark - WR - 6-1/170 - Alexandria, LA (Alexandria)
Martell Hawthorne - WR - 6-3/186 - Lake Charles, LA (Lagrange)

**** Josh Malone - WR - 6-2/185 - Gallatin, TN

***** Michiah Quick - WR - 5-11/170 - Fresno, CA
*** Chris Taylor - WR- 6-2/175 - Pompano Beach, FL
*** Trevon Lee - WR - 6-1/175 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*** George Rushing - WR - 6-1/180 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*** Emmanuel Soto - WR - 6-1/170 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
**** Corey Holmes - WR - 6-2/175 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
William Jeanlys - WR - 6-2/180 - Boca Raton, FL
*** Kenric Young Jr. - WR - 6-2/180 - Gainesville, FL
*** Delane Hart - WR - 6-3/180 - Philadelphia, PA
*** Charles Standberry - WR - 6-2/200 - Montgomery, AL
*** Ryan Sousa - WR - 6-0/180 - Orlando, FL
*** Stanley Clerveaux - WR - 6-3/185 - Miami, FL
*** Roderick Proctor - WR - 5-11/165 - Orlando, FL
*** Davin Pierce - WR - 6-2/170 - Orlando, FL
*** Emanuel Beal - WR - 6-1/200 - Powder Springs, GA
*** Rashad Canty - WR - 6-4/212 - Riverdale, GA

Tight End (14)
*** - Kendall Ardoin - TE - 6-5/220 - Ville Platte, LA (Ville Platte) - TULANE
Trey Scott - TE - 6-2/205 - Powder Springs, GA - TULANE
*** Clay Moffitt - TE - 6-3/230 - Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic)
*** Anthony Jones - TE - 6-5/220 - New Orleans, LA (Karr)
**** Jacory Washington - TE - 6-5/220 - Westlake, LA (Westlake)
Charles Jones - TE - 6-4/240 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)

*** Jakell Mitchell - TE - 6-2/215 - Opelika, AL
*** Jordan Feuerbacher - TE - 6-5/240 - Kingwood Park, TX
*** Mike Gesicki - TE - 6-5/215 - Manahawkin, NJ

*** Ryan Izzo - TE - 6-6/220 - Sparta, NJ
Jerry Gibson - TE - 6-3/215 - Theodore, AL
*** Marcus Mosely - TE - 6-4/210 - Tampa, FL
Brian O'Neill - TE - 6-6/230 - Wilmington, DE
*** Joe Vitiello - TE - 6-5/255 - Somerville, N.J.

Offensive Line (19)
*** Bailey Granier - OL - 6-6/315 - Galliano, LA (South Lafourche)
*** Joseph Paul - OL - 6-5/330 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)
***** Cameron Robinson - OL - 6-6/315 - West Monroe, LA (West Monroe)
**** Garrett Brumfield - OL - 6-4/280 - Baton Rouge, LA (University Lab)
**** William Clapp - OL - 6-4/270 - New Orleans, LA (Brother Martin)
*** Peyton Winbush - OL - 6-3/285 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)

**** Sam Mustipher - OL - 6-4/285 - Olney, MD
*** Cole Hardin - OL - 6-5/285 - Florence, AL
*** Billy Ray Mitchell - OL - 6-4/280 - Paramus, NJ
*** Brad Lundblade - OL - 6-3/290 - Argyle, TX
*** Patrick Lawrence - OL - 6-6/260 - Waxahachie, TX
*** Gary Brown - OL - 6-3/275 - Tampa, FL
*** A'lique Terry - C/G - 6-2/285 - Hialeah, FL
*** Jesse Burkett - OG - 6-5/287 - Jacksonville, FL
Caleb Rimes - OG - 6-3/305 - Labelle, FL

Daniel Keith - OL - 6-5/262 - Florence, AL
*** Giovanni Negron - OT - 6-4/265 - Clearwater, FL
*** Montel McBride - OG - 6-4/315 - Plant City, FL
Deion Calhoun - OG - 6-3/290 - Fairfield, AL

DEFENSE (67)

Defensive Line (25)

*** Peter Woullard - DE - 6-3/245 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug) - TULANE

*** Sean Wilson - DE - 6-4/250 - Port Sulphur, LA (South Plaq) - TULANE
Braynon Edwards - DT - 6-2/350 - Miami, FL - TULANE
***Daren Williams - DE - 6-4/24- - Reserve, LA (East St. John) - TULANE
**** Gerald Willis - DT - 6-3/260 - New Orleans, LA (Karr)
*** Courtney Garnett - DT - 6-2/285 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)
Tim Dawson - DE - 6-3/225 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)
**** Garrald McDowell - DT - 6-3/260 - Covington, LA (Covington)
*** O.J. Smith - DT - 6-2/305 - Bossier City, LA (Airline)
*** Joyan Williams - DT - 6-3/255 - New Orleans, LA (Karr)
Robert Kennedy - DE - 6-1/230 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse)
**** Davon Godchaux - DE - 6-4/250 - Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine)
*** Jay Ferguson - DL - 6-5/240 - St. Francisville, LA (West Feliciana)
*** Tae Thibodeaux - DT - 6-2/240 - New Iberia, LA (Westgate)
*** Alex Anderson - DT - 6-3/300 - New Orleans, LA (O.P. Walker)
*** Deldrick Canty - DT - 6-2/260 - Baton Rouge, LA (Scotlandville)
Chibuzo Ukandu - DT - 6-3/250 - Baltimore, MD

*** Keontre Anderson - DE - 6-4/230 - Canton, MS
*** Cory Thomas - DT - 6-6/255 - McCalla, AL
*** Sekou Clark - DE - 6-4/235 - Denton, TX
*** Rohan Blackwood - DE - 6-5/210 - Brooksville, FL
*** Joe Vitiello - DE - 6-4/255 - Somerville, NJ
Freddie Booth-Lloyd - DT - 6-3/280 - CoCoa, FL
*** Grant Harris - DE - 6-4/255 - Clinton, MS
*** Edgar Cerenord - DT - 6-2/295 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Keiwan Jones - DT - 6-2/265 - Dunnellon, FL

Linebacker (18)

*** RaeJuan Marbley - LB - 6-0/220 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - TULANE

Eric Bowie - LB - 6-2/215 - Monroe, LA (Ouachita) - TULANE
Rene Fleury - LB - 6-1/190 - New Orleans, LA (Kipp/Mc35) - TULANE

**** Kenny Young - LB - 6-1/215 - River Ridge, LA (John Curtis)
*** Donnie Alexander - LB - 6-1/205 - New Orleans, LA (Karr)

**** T'Kevian Rockwell - LB - 6-1/200 - Wylie, TX
*** Zaire Franklin - LB - 6-1/215 - Glenside, PA
*** Khari Lain - LB - 5-10/190 - Tyrone, GA
Jaboree Williams - LB - 6-1/215 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*** Anthony Davis - LB - 6-0/215 - Tampa, FL
Santana Sterling - LB - 6-2/215 - Chandler, AZ
*** Terry McCray - LB - 6-2/215 - Pompano Beach, FL
Jamey Mosley - LB - 6-4/200 - Theodore, AL
Keith Holcombe - LB - 6-4/209 - Tuscaloosa, AL
Torrence Brown - LB - 6-4/230 - Tuscaloosa, AL
*** Henry Famurewa - LB - 6-1/225 - Powder Springs, GA
**** Gavin Bryant - LB - 6-1/225 - Jackson, AL
Chason Milner - LB - 6-4/220 - Spanish Fort, AL

Defensive Back (22)Stephon Lofton - DB - 6-0/170 - New Orleans, LA (Miller-McCoy) - TULANE
**** Jermaine Roberts - CB - 5-11/180 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)

*** Terrence Alexander - CB - 5-10/170 - New Orleans, LA (John Curtis)

*** Anthony Milton - S - 6-0/180 - New Orleans, LA (O.P. Walker)
*** Mattrell McGraw - CB - 6-0/180 - New Orleans, LA (John Curtis)
*** Dwayne Eugene - S - 6-1/205 - Metairie, LA (Rummel)
**** Laurence Jones - S - 6-2/200 - Monroe, LA (Neville)
*** De'Edward Cormier - CB - 6-0/175 - Lafayette, LA (Acadiana)
Damond Jackson - DB - 6-0/185 - New Orleans, LA (O.P. Walker)
*** Ricky Gibson - S - 6-2/185 - Marksville, LA (Marksville)
*** Henre' Toliver - CB - 6-1/165 - Metairie, LA (Rummel)
*** Donovan Wilson - 6-0/175 - Shreveport, LA (Woodlawn)
*** Deion Hallmon - CB - 5-11/165 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
*** Al Harris Jr - CB - 5-11/160 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*** Blaise Brown - S - 6-1/185 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug)
Juwan Dowels - CB - 5-10/165 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Quade Alexander - S - 6-0/165 - Florence, AL
Patrick Porter - CB - 6-0/170 - Cottondale, AL
*** Marquese Dudely-Gordon - S - 6-1/190 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Darian Dailey - CB - 5-11/175 - Bradenton, FL
Ronnie Davis - CB - 6-1/170 - Midwest City, Oklahoma (JUCO)
*** Jeff Gibson - S - 6-4/190 - Hope Mills, NC

TWEENERS (10)
*** Dontrell Hilliard - ATH - 6-0/180 - Baton Rouge, LA (Scotlandville)
Torrance Mosley - WR/DB - 5-10/165 - Geismer, LA (Dutchtown)
Ahmani Martin - RB/WR/OLB/CB - 5-9/170 - Reserve, LA (East St. John)
Russell Gage - CB/WR/RB - 6-0/175 - Baton Rouge, LA (Redemptorist)
*** Matthew Jordan - ATH - 6-2/195 - Jackson, AL
*** Brandon Powell - ATH - 5-10/175 - Deerfield Beach, FL
*** Cornelius Floyd - CB/WR - 6-1/190 - Miami, FL

**** Kameron McKnight -ATH/RB/LB/WR - 6-2/215 - Clinton, LA (East Feliciana)
*** Ish Witter - RB/DB - 5-8/190 - Tampa, FL
Ty Schwab - FB/LB - 6-2/220 - Merritt Island, FL

SPECIAL TEAMS (3)
*** Andrew DiRocco -K - 6-2/180 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - TULANE

Jorge Powell - K - 5-10/170 - Coral Gables, FL - TULANE

James Sherman - K - 5-11/185 - Montgomery, AL

***Really no way to bump things in a blog so once this gets too far down I will re-post it as a new post and delete the older one.***

New commitment!!!!!!!

CONFIRMED

http://247sports.com/Player/Daren-Williams-31805

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=7053797

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/2370590/daren-williams?nextAthlete=

River Parish FB ‏@RiverParishFB 33m

Source: East St. John senior defensive end Darren Williams has committed to @GreenWaveFB. CJ and Washington owning their ole stompin grounds

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/09/east_st_johns_daren_williams_c.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Friday, August 30, 2013

Tulane football adds Peeples

http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083013aaa.html

Game One: Tulane 34 vs Jackson State 07

Just a couple bullet points & some elaboration on things that stood out to me from the game.

Going into the season I had two major concerns and they were at QB and OL. OL didn't dominate a team that lost 4-6 DL off of last years JSU team. We have another week for them to get on the same page communicating and tightening up their assignments in the run game or else this will not be a successful season. Two things I saw that can be fixed is the communication and finishing plays until the end. Regardless of the game plan which could limit other positions on offense this OL needs to show more next week. Chris Taylor will be really good but he busted on a couple plays.
My other major worry going into this season was everyones expectations of Nick Montana. Ryan Griffin was not the greatest QB on the planet but I think Tulane fans severely under-appreciated the skills he did have and more importantly underestimated his intelligence and knowledge of the playbook. If you think I am wrong then just go read anything Sean Payton has said about Griffin and it proves my point. Hell, Griffin was basically calling plays last year. Yes the coaches gave him (like they do Brees) a basic concept of what they wanted for a play but when Griffin went to the line he was free to make any adjustments he wanted and change plays. Nick is not that comfortable yet to have that command. I loved the mobility he showed and you could see that he will be a decent QB with some of the throws he made. Now, I do not think - no - I know we did not throw everything out there this week. CJ wanted to run and then run some more. I think he is very confident that when we need to we can toss the ball around with the playmakers we have at WR (who were also limited due to the game plan). CJ wanted to work on the run game so they can go coach up the OL early in the season. What I saw out of Montana didn't answer many questions but I am not overly worried about it yet either. I did not agree with putting Powell in to start the 3rd Q. Montana is clearly the better QB and the guy that will lead this team baring injury and I would have liked to see us make some adjustments at the half and see what Montana would do after that. I understand CJ has said he wants to use 1-2 games to get guys into games and get them reps but at some point you pick one guy and you go with it. If another guy gets his feelings hurt than so be it. That said, we had the luxury of doing it this week so this is when you do it. The hope is to be able to do that one more time.

WR Devin Boutte was a nice surprise showing moves on the end around & just as impressive was the Go route he ran in the 4th that was over thrown. He toasted the CB. He is also one hell of a special teams guy. He flies down there along with a few others I will mention later and you can tell these guys have the respect of their teammates for the way they play the game. Devon Breaux showed just a small sample on a decent kick return of 30 yards and then going up high to snag an 11 yard TD pass over the JSU corner that will be drafted in the top 3-5 rounds. Ryan Grant did his job. He drew a penalty and he made an amazing catch showing great concentration and strong hands.

Orleans Darkwa has the "feel" when it comes to running the ball. He just knows how to read and feel his way through for yardage. Rob Kelley showed why they guys love Rob Kelley. He runs hard and is consistent in the run game and catching balls. Going back to last year this guy just makes plays. Limited opportunity last night but he just seems to be a guy that makes plays when they need to be made out of the backfield. My one complaint is Dante Butler. He did well in his two touches but he is too big, strong and low centered to be running out of bounds when a DB is coming at him.

As a whole I was very impressed with our ability to stuff the run. JSU or not, in the past any team that wanted to run against us would be able to run on us and if you take away the QB scramble yardage we did a solid job stuffing them on pure running plays. Now vs the pass we still have a lot of work to do up front. We didn't get much pressure at all from the DL. The DEs played well overall but in terms of QB pressure it was not there. That said, I really think this may have had something to do with the game plan. If you are playing a team with a running QB, a team that likes to zone read, option, draw and things like of that nature that you could see they did on film last year, you might not tell your ends to go 100% around the edge and lose containment. Just my assumption here but it would seem to make some sense. Force them to beat you downfield and even though they did a couple times it was obviously not something that hurt us.Absolutely loved what I saw out of all of the DTs. That is one hell of a group and that does not even include a guy like Calvin Thomas who played a lot last year as a true FR. I did really like what I saw out of Royce LaFrance when he was able to play in the second half. If he keeps his head on right he can be really good. We have a lot of depth there so we need to be able to be fresh and get to the passer in the future. Jeremy Peeples had a jersey on and was on the sidelines. He is lean and tall and should hopefully provide some more speed and agility off the edge adding depth as well.

Overall the LB group I just can't pick anything out as a whole. I know on the option stuff they did a great job filling their gaps as instructed, not to make plays but to do their jobs taking on blockers so the DBs could fill the hole and make the play. Dominque Robertson late in the game blew the crap out of a blocker on a run play. He literally ran the dude right over as if he did not exist. Robertson was in and out with some small leg injury but if he is healthy he will make plays. The brightest spot of this group was watching Nico Marley. He is only credited with 5 tackles but 4 of them were solo and he was around the ball so many more plays. He was even more impressive on some special teams plays where he was flying downfield and just hitting people. Again, the team recognized this and let him know about it. We had 4 true freshmen play at LB last night and they have a lot to learn but overall I saw a lot to look forward to there and we have not seen Edward Williams yet who missed a good chunk of camp and is just not getting back to practice with the ankle injury.

Loved what I saw from our secondary overall. Focusing mostly through the first 2.5 quarters when the starters were mostly in we got beat on some plays but we were not toasted. We were in position or right there which is better than what I remember of guys being wide open. I really like Monroe and Scofield. Monroe was more active back there and Scofield is just a pure football player. He does not have any hype and he looks like a regular Joe but he just finds the ball and is great coming up vs the run. The little we saw of Doss was as expected, the guy is only in his 2nd year as a cornerback and is legit. Still a lot to get better at but he is gooood. My one concern is actually that when Doss went out and Nickerson came in, JSU picked on Sullen and he needs to play better 1v1. I think he is trying to be more physical since he is big but that is going to bite him. I think we will be okay here considering Jordan Batiste was suspended and Taurean Nixon was not eligible to play yet.

Special teams. Cairo was Cairo. Good on FGs and inconsistent on kick offs. Got to get that fixed. Need to punt better overall but the one thing I will not criticize are punts where you are backed into your own endzone. You just have to get those kicks off safely, if they happen to be great then great. Deep snapping. Terrible. Couple high ones on punts and several that skated across the ground on FG or PATs. This guy was supposed to be really good out of HS and he has been here since January I believe. His snaps in Fall camp were not too great either so this might be a problem that needs to be addressed in recruiting if they can't get him fixed up sooner rather than later. The best part of special teams was that we didn't get anything blocked and our coverage picked up or even improved over last year. I saw passion and pride from the guys on special teams. Brandon LeBeau didn't let his guy get 10 yards downfield on a punt. A couple walk-ons that have earned playing time busted their butts getting down to their lanes and a couple guys just blowing guys up. There is not one thing I get greater joy out of then when I see guys busting their asses on special teams coverage. It is all about pride and passion for your job and I have the highest respect for guys that take it seriously.

Recruits: I saw Tulane commitments Renee Fleury, Peter Woullard, Leondre James, Stephon Lofton and Deondre Skinner. Others that were there: Hawaii commit DB Daniel Lewis & USL DB commit Corey Turner. A few others but I don't have names. I will go out on a limb and say we end up with CB Daniel Lewis http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=6403690

One last thing. Defense was flying around to the ball and we looked fast..... finally!

Next game vs South Alabama who lost on a last second field goal to Southern Utah 22-21. Yes, Southern Utah. So keep that in mind and these other scores when you think about our 27 point victory last night.
Kent State (11-3 in 2012) had to score a very late TD to beat Liberty 17-10.
UCONN got smoked by Towson 33-18

We handled our business even if it was not pretty. I will take 27 point ugly wins all day. We need to get better and CJ laid into the guys at halftime and he will do his best to get them coached up. I have to imagine we will look better in week two than week one. Everything is not perfect but we won and won big and regardless of the opponent caliber winning big is not common in our vocabulary.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

2013 Tulane Football Season is here. The Time is Now. Moving Forward, Never Going Back!

Monday, August 26, 2013

Ade Aruna and Jeremy Peeples on campus

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/monday_tulane_football_practic.html#incart_river

After decade of futility, Tulane football again becoming relevant

Very nicely done by Jeff Duncan from the Times Pic and CJ was a breath of fresh air. If CJ can win here this thing is going to take off faster than people realize. A storm is brewing and the college football world is not ready for it.

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_column.html#incart_river_default

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Suspensions vs Jackson State

"Coach Curtis Johnson said sophomore cornerback Jordan Batiste, senior linebacker Zach Davis, sophomore offensive tackle Todd Jacquet and junior walk-on offensive lineman Preston Paine will not play Thursday night vs. Jackson State, and sophomore defensive end Royce LaFrance will be suspended for one half."

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_cb_jordan_batiste_lb_za.html#incart_river

All 2013 Tulane Football Camp news will be here, last update 08/24, 2:00pm

I will update this one post daily with information from a variety of sources. I will keep the most recent information on top and keep them organized by date. This will be better to have all the info in one place.

Thursday, August 1

Football Reports Friday: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_reports_to_fal.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Friday, August 2

Tulane Football Primer: http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/6581375-148/tulane-football-training-camp-primer
CJ on Montana & 1st season lessons: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_preview_with_c.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Seasons of Change: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6669236-123/seasons-of-change-coming-to
CJ on Yulman & schedule: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_preview_with_c_1.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Ade Aruna does not report to camp yet: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/all_but_one_log_in_for_tulane.html#incart_river
Nick Montana "stoked" about battle: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_quarterback_nick_montan_1.html
Tulane football adds Arkansas DE/LB transfer Tyler Gilbert: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080213aad.html
98 players report to camp on Friday, August 2 for Tulane: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080213aac.html

Saturday, August 3

The 3 QBs: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/compare_the_three_tulane_quart.html#incart_river
Rusty day one: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_works_in_baseballs_outf.html#incart_river
Warmsley: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_dl_julius_warmsley_talk.html#incart_river
Powell: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_quarterback_devin_powel.html#incart_river
Montana: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_quarterback_nick_montan_2.html#incart_river
Lee: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_quarterback_tanner_lee_8.html#incart_river
5 position battles to watch: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/five_position_battles_to_watch.html#incart_river
Meet the new players: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080313aad.html
Official website info on day one and more videos: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080313aaa.html

Sunday, August 4

Day 2 from official site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080413aaa.html
Smooth Sunday: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_practice_goes.html#incart_river
CJ, Nico, Tanner: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_videos_from_su.html#incart_river
Day one from Advocate: http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/6686966-148/tyler-gilbert-back-at-home

Monday, August 5

Media Day, official site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080513aab.html
CJ expects to win more than 6 games & Powell and Jordy: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_27.html#incart_river
Dickson says Yulman on schedule: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_athletic_director_rick_14.html#incart_river
http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_athletic_director_rick.html#incart_river
Radio info for games: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_announces_adju.html#incart_river
Advocate media day: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6704150-123/tulane-notes-coaching-continuity-buoys

Tuesday, August 6

http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080613aaa.html
Alex Paul: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_offensive_guard_alex_pa.html#incart_river
Ryan Grant :http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_receiver_ryan_grant_tal.html#incart_river
CJ: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_8.html#incart_river
Media Day defensive players: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_media_day.html#incart_river
OL Battle and the heat of practice: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tuesday_fall_football_camp_rep.html#incart_river

Wednesday, August 7

Advocate: http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/6713301-148/tulanes-darion-monroe-showing-maturity
Get to know new players III: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080713aaa.html
Get to know new players II: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080613aae.html
First day in pads, Times Pic: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_fall_football_camps_wed.html#incart_river
WR Coach Dub: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_wide_receivers_coach_ke_2.html#incart_river
K Banks: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_receiver_kedrick_banks.html#incart_river
D Breaux: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_9.html#incart_river
Richard Allen: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6705989-123/lewis-waves-allen-excels-in
Day 5 official site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080713aab.html

Thursday, August 8

Injuries: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_footballs_sherman_badie.html
Get to know new players IV: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080813aad.html
Official Thursday morning scrim report: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080813aab.html
Times Pic Thursday morning Scrim report: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_fall_football_camp_thur.html
Rounds: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_fall_football_camp_thur.html#incart_river
Strozier: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_cornerback_derrick_stro.html#incart_river
CJ: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_10.html#incart_river

Friday, August 9

official site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080913aac.html
Get to know the new players V: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080913aaa.html
Times Pic Friday report: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/friday_tulane_football_camp_re.html#incart_river
Davenport: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_defensive_tackle_chris.html#incart_river
Strozier: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_cornerback_derrick_stro_1.html#incart_river

Saturday, August 10

Kyle Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLyULO8WtWQ&feature=youtu.be
Lazedrick Thompson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2_6UfNP14I&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNSyUGDZ0M4ATau4PkmNp9g
Official website release on scrimmage: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081013aaa.html
http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulanes_orleans_darkwa_and_tan.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_saturday_football_camp.html#incart_river

Monday, August 12

Who will start at QB: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_question_of_the_day_who.html#incart_river
Deep at RB: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6749292-123/green-wave-deep-at-running
Montana leads: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/mondays_tulane_fall_football_c.html#incart_river
Doss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0QlsTb5Bs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNSyUGDZ0M4ATau4PkmNp9g
Shakleford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc76uIXJYiI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNSyUGDZ0M4ATau4PkmNp9g
CJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Jn4XcZHEM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNSyUGDZ0M4ATau4PkmNp9g
Tanner Lee from Advocate 8/9: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6732698-123/tulanes-tanner-lee-makes-early
http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_afternoon_prac.html#incart_river
Official: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081213aac.html
Get to know new players VI: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081213aab.html

Tuesday, August 13

Wednesday, August 14

Thursday, August 15

Position battle, guards: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_position_analysis_offen_1.html#incart_river
Shakleford Shines: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/thursdays_tulane_football_camp.html#incart_river
CJ; http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_14.html#incart_river

Friday, August 16

Centers: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_position_analysis_cente.html#incart_river
Zach Morgan: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_center_zach_morgan_talk_2.html#incart_river
Run Game: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6793591-123/tulane-emphasizing-run-game
Shake up: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6774058-123/green-wave-shaking-things-up
Friday report: New players on the way, Bullock has broken arm: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/fridays_tulane_football_practi.html
Official Site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081613aaa.html

Saturday, August 17

Sunday, August 18

WRs: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_position_analysis_wide.html#incart_river

Monday, August 19

Tuesday, August 20

difficult hand for CJ: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6772465-123/lewis-dealt-a-difficult-hand
New Wave brings size and strength: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6781101-123/tulanes-next-wave-brings-much-needed
Nick Montana: http://theadvocate.com/sports/stateschools/6772469-123/its-nick-montanas-time-at
TP Report for today: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tuesdays_tulane_football_camp.html#incart_river
Monroe: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_safety_darion_monroe_ex.html#incart_river
Nickerson: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_cornerback_parry_nicker.html#incart_river
Montana: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_qb_nick_montana_breaks.html#incart_river
CJ http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_17.html#incart_river
DT breakdown: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_position_analysis_defen.html#incart_river
DT depth http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_defensive_line_coach_jo.html#incart_river
Official Site: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082013aaa.html

Wednesday, August 21

Coaches show: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082113aad.html
Official Wednesday: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082113aae.html
Official WRs: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/allaccess/?media=399586
QB Club: http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082113aac.html
TP Wednesday: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/wednesday_tulane_fall_football.html#incart_river
TP Cornerbacks: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_position_analy_3.html#incart_river
A Robinson: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_defensive_end_andre_rob.html#incart_river
C Taylor: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_offensive_guard_chris_t.html#incart_river
situational drills: http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_18.html#incart_river
Linebacks: http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_position_analy_2.html#incart_river

Thursday, August 22

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/thursday_tulane_fall_football.html#incart_river

Friday, August 23

Saturday, August 24

Friday, August 23, 2013

Final Predictions

Who to expect the unexpected from
http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/who-to-expect-unexpected-from-this.html

My 1st prediction at depth going into JSU
http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/projected-2-deep-pre-camp.html

My 2nd attempt at projected depth chart going into JSU
http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/projected-depth-chart-after-roughly-one.html

My season prediction from the beginning of camp
http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-tulane-football-season-predictions.html

There are some upcoming suspensions so this will make predicting the depth chart a little harder than normal and since I don't have that info I will guess on some and some will be listed still.

Final record I am going with 6-6 but with the uncertainty of the OL and LB groups, 5-7 almost came out my mouth.

If healthy and available...... JSU depth

QB: Montana, Lee
RB: Kelley, Darkwa
WR: Grant, Breaux
WR; Rush, Edwards
WR: Shakleford, Banks
TE: Marfisi, London
T: Uzdavinis, Skold
G: Mares, Taylor (My bet would be he will end up a starter sooner rather than later at a G)
C: Morgan, Henry
G: Shienle, Skidmore
T: Donnelly, Santa-Marina

PR: Strozier, Monroe (whoever has the most energy after playing defense that series)
KR: Breaux, Rounds

DL: Warmsley, Robinson
DL: Davenport, Redwine
DL: Welcome, Smart
DL: Gilbert, Bryant
LB: Robertson, Bailey
LB: Marley, Thomas
DB: Doss, Nixon
DB: Sullen, Nickerson
DB: Monroe, L. Davis
DB: Scofield, LeBeau
Nickle: Strozier, Franklin or Allen

info of note, some of these guys were left off due to suspension or because they have been injured for a long period of camp and I just can't guess what the coaches will do about that. Leaving them off depth chart beacause I just don't know of their status:
DT Calvin Thomas, RB Sherman Badie, LB Edward Williams

Saturday, August 17, 2013

#13 WR Terren Encalade, Belle Chasse

Per Detail Smith of Times Pic
https://twitter.com/JimmyDetail

Per Ken Trahan: http://sportsnola.com/sports/tulane/598956-recruiting-belle-chasses-terren-enclade-commits-to-tulane.html

Article by Jimmy: http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_nabs_yet_another_local.html#incart_river

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Terren-Encalade-153512

Friday, August 16, 2013

Tulane Football Adds Cornerback Taurean Nixon to 2013 Squad

http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081613aab.html

"He also lettered in track and was ranked No. 10 nationally in the 100 meters. Nixon claimed state titles in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays and garnered a state championship in the 100 meters and recorded a second-place finish in the 200 meters in 2010."

http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/taurean-nixon-named-old-spice-red-zone-player-of-the-year.html

Who to expect the unexpected from this season

Randomly thought of this topic so spitting it out here.

Returning member of the team that contributed last year but I would not be surprised if he put together one hell of a season. Does not mean he will lead the team but just someone that puts together something we didn't really see coming. An example last year could be WR X. Rush having 43 receptions and 5 TDs or even WR W. Van Hooser - only 11 receptions but 5 were TDs at 21.2 yards per reception. Another example is LB Z. Davis. He may have been forced into the action due to the Mackey legal issues but he had a pretty good year.

Offense: WR Marc Edwards. Has the talent, just needs to stay focused on playing/improving as much as he likes to be the chatter box of the group. Made some really nice grabs last year and he should be more consistent this year when given opportunities. Marc does not do anything flashy like Banks or Breaux and Rush had a breakout year last year, that is why he is not being talked about but I have seen enough from him to know he is more than capable of stepping up should he choose to.

Added on edit: Totally forgot about Edwards being out due to significant injury also and working his way back. Thanks W.S.

Defense: DE Royce LaFrance. A couple people could have gone here but if anyone saw Royce as a true FR last year and then you see him today it is not even close. The physical maturity and growth really shows. The kid has the talent, now has the size and most importantly he has that "jerk" in him that you need from defensive lineman. The only thing holding LaFrance back is the man in the mirror. I think the addition of Tyler Gilbert and potential addition of Jeremy Peeples is exactly what was needed to push him. If he can mature into a leader and stay focused he has a chance to be really special. I am going to go a little off topic here but I would not be surprised to see a rotation where LaFrance and Gilbert are on the edge while Warmsley and Davenport line up in the middle. It might be the best DL we could put out there but it might not be the best option in terms of creating the best use of depth for the team.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Nixon, Peeples & Aruna delays

Word is things are going slower than expected. I am not sure that there is anything that could have been done on Tulane's end of this to speed it up. Pretty sure it has to do with the individuals in some capacity handling their business and/or their former schools process of releasing/posting academic information. I know many people close to the situations thought Peeples would take longer than Nixon simply because Peeples did not decide where he was going to go until about a week or so before camp opened. Nixon himself was under the impression he would have been cleared and ready to begin early this week but that didn't happen. From the beginning I thought there was a good chance we would not have seen Nixon, Peeples or Gilbert until close to when classes started so I guess I am not shocked at this. There is positive in this overall I guess. Not by being late to add but just getting these guys overall and then it not being so bad if we can get them in soon. These guys are not some freshman transfer or transfer of a red shirt kid that would be eligible now but has never played college football. The positive is that Nixon played (if not started) two years at Memphis and Peeples did play some at ella shoe and regardless of what people want to say - the practice competition he faced was vs. some of the best players in the country. These guys know college football and should only need to adjust to terminology more than scheme as long as they are in shape and ready to go. There is really no reason either one of them should not be able to come in and still provide quality depth at positions we could use it at. I don't know how good either of them will be (or not) but if you see them as I have - they look the part, really look the part and they look ready to play. From the waist up Peeples looks like a Dwight Howard frame and Nixon, who has/had elite track speed in HS, would easily be the strongest/biggest CB we have on the roster. Sullen or Doss might have an inch on him but in terms of body type he looks like he should be in the box but has the speed/skills of a sprinter.

Again, I am not saying that I would place a million dollar bet that they will come in and be stars or even great contributors but they have experience, they are not rookies and they have the physical appearances of what you would want to see from an experienced transfer/older guy.

Maybe they are out there today or maybe next week, I just hope they are out there period even if it is not until August 26. My guess is Nixon could be any minute now and Peeples could be closer to same time next week at the earliest.

My bigger concern right now would be Ade Aruna. He is a rookie and not familiar with football or the process as it is. He could get a little nervous or even feel a little left out of the family and could just ask for a release or something and pick somewhere else when all this clears up. He has not even been on campus yet except for a visit in January. We need to get him here like yesterday. This has been an issue for months now because if it wasn't he would have been here in June with everyone else. Aruna was always a raw talent but one hell of a talent. If we can get Peeples in here and he contributes I don't think it is a bad thing for Aruna to get here late and red shirt this year, it might be the best thing that could have happened. That is what I keep telling myself anyways.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

#13?

I am gonna take the wait and see approach on this one.
http://247sports.com/Player/Devontay-Keaton-33499

Saturday, March 9, 2013: Spring is over - A look back at some thoughts from the Spring

Wanted to bump these thoughts on who to watch for in the 2013 season I had after Spring Ball.

Returning Offense: http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/02/spring-edition-offensive-players-to.html

Returning Defense: http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-edition-defensive-players-to.html

Newcomers Offense: http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/02/spring-newcomers-edition-offensive.html

Newcomers Defense: http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-newcomers-edition-defensive.html

Cox Sports Television to Televise Tulane's Football Game vs. UTEP

http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081313aaa.html

Monday, August 12, 2013

Projected depth chart after roughly one week of camp

Here was my pre-camp chart:
http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/projected-2-deep-pre-camp.html

After camp we will see how it turns out as well as review the prediction series and revise them as needed based on the variety of things that can take place between now and JSU.

as of August 12

If healthy and available......

QB: Montana, Lee
RB: Darkwa, Kelley
WR: Grant, Breaux
WR; Rush, Edwards
WR: Shakleford, Boutte
TE: Marfisi, London
T: Uzdavinis, Jacquet
G: Taylor, Mares
C: Morgan, Henry
G: Shienle, Mares
T: Donnelly, Santa-Marina

PR: Strozier, Monroe
KR: Rounds, Butler

DL: Warmsley, Gilbert
DL: Davenport, Redwine
DL: Welcome, Smart
DL: LaFrance, Bryant
LB: Robertson, Marley
LB: Thomas, Schmidt
LB: Bailey, K. Davis
DB: Doss, Batiste
DB: Sullen, Nickerson
DB: Monroe, L. Davis
DB: Scofield, LeBeau
Nickle: Strozier, Franklin or Bailey

injuries of note, out between 2-8 weeks. Leaving them off depth chart until practicing again:
DT Calvin Thomas, RB Sherman Badie, WR Kedrick Banks, LB Edward Williams