Northwestern loses opener to Tulane 23-3
New Orleans-Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown and added a 69 yards race during its beginnings in Tulane, and Green Wave won a 23-3 victory against Northwestern on Saturday.
RETZLAFF – which won 11 games in Byu last season but was transferred after learning that he was facing a suspension for raped the code of honor of his former school – represented 265 infringements. He passed for 152 yards and rushed to 113.
Its figures could have been better without six drops by the Tulane receptors, two of which in the goals at the start of the trip which ended with a small basket.
The northwest quarter-Arrière Preston Stone, a transfer from SMU, launched four career interceptions during its beginnings on the Wildcats, including during its first pass. He also lost a late escape.
Tulane converted the first three interceptions to 17 points – starting with the Retzlaff score pass to Justyn Reid at the back of the goal area – while building an advance from 20-3 to half -time.
The match was the first in Tulane at home against a Big Ten team since 1955, when The Green Wave also beat Northwestern.
The midday kick -off at the end of August, forced visitors north of Chicago to endure the type of wet and wet air uncomfortably hot for which southern Louisiana is known during the summer. Temperatures were in the mid -80s, but with the sun that shines a large part of the game and humidity by around 70%, the heat index was from the means to High 90.
The defensive back of Tulane, Javion White, had two interceptions. The first, a rampage jumping over a long pass along the key line, set up the long hit of Ratzlaff which extends in the middle of the field, which was remarkably similar to that which he had at the Junior College in 2022.
Kevin Adams of Tulane and Jahim Johnson also intercepted Stone in the first half.
The point to take away
Northwest: The large offensive line of the Wildcats – its five starters on average by almost 6 feet 5 inches and 311 pounds – fought against the defensive front of Tulane. Northwestern abandoned three bags and the Wildcats finished with 76 yards on the ground.
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Tulane: Retzlaff had 216 yards in total at halftime – 212 assists and 104 rush. That – and a strong defensive performance throughout – walked the wave to their first victory over a Big Ten team since 1970 in Illinois.
The next
Northwestern plays his home opening match against western Illinois.
Tulane visits south of Alabama on September 6.
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