NEW ERA: 2016 Tulane Football Preview and Prediction

Sep 20, 2014; University Park, PA, USA; Massachusetts Minutemen wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (1) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Massachusetts 48-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O

Saturday Oct.1 UMass Minutemen @ McQuirk Stadium (Amherst, Mass)

One Minute Please!

The FBS independent University of Massachusetts Minutemen are coming off a 3-9 campaign returning 6 starters.  With Junior College transfer QB Andre Ford at the control, the offense will lean heavily on star running back Marquis Young.

Defensively the Minutemen lose 8 starters and are in search of new blood. The defense last year was abysmal with 15 QB sacks, giving up 31 points and 448 yards per game.

Tulane outlasts the Minutemen, in another close one on the road.Two wins in a row for the Green Wave.

WIN, 3-2

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