The Tulane Green Wave were met with their first real challenge of the past few weeks, but were able to come up with an answer as they escape the Rice Owls by a

Makhi Hughes ran for 140 yards and a touchdown, and Tulane forced four turnovers and beat Rice 24-10 to remain undefeated in the American Athletic Conference.

The back half of the schedule awaits the Tulane Green Wave as they host the Rice Owls on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. central in their first game after a bye week. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Tulane (4-2,

Dean Connors is the type of player football coaches appreciate, and opponents take notice. The speedy running back with deft hands, came out of the Rice backfield last week and was on the receiving end of a 69-yard scoring pass from E.

It wasn't always pretty but Tulane staved off upset-minded Rice 24-10 Saturday at Yulman Stadium to extend their winning streak to four consecutive games. Here are three things we learned from the game: Tulane did not bring its A game for this one.

While the Tulane Green Wave has put up impressive offensive numbers since American Athletic Conference action began, one shouldn’t overlook its defense going in