Tulane and East Carolina battled in Yulman Stadium on a Thursday night Prime Time game on Thursday, October 9th. Tulane wins the toss and elects to defer. ECU gets the ball and goes three and out after a sack by Harvey Dyson. A shanked punt only goes to the Pirates 40 TU drives to the ECU 12 and stalls. PATRICK DURKIN HITS A 30-YARD FIELD GOAL ECU goes without a huddle almost every time. Opening play of 2nd drive is another sack, this by Jordan Norman. Three and out for Pirates again. Punt to the Tulane 44, where the Wave take over. Tulane, going no-huddle like the Pirates, drives after an early chop-block penalty with pin point passes from both Jake Retzlaff, who hits Tre Shackleford for his first two catches of the year and backup QB Brendan Sullivan, who tossed a dime on a flea-flicker end around. A TD run by Sullivan was called back by another chop-block, pushing the ball back to the 24. Two downs later, Patrick Durkin is forced to kick a FG, this one from the 19. Tulane attempts a fake field goal, withRead More
Tulane-ECU 1st Half Play-by-Play and Stats: Tulane 12 – East Carolina 0
