Coach Conroy and the Green Wave officially began the season Friday at 5 p.m. CT with the first practice. Tulane worked out for just over two hours in the new stat-of-the-art Hertz Practice Facility.

Coach Beavis talks about Saturday’s bowling match against Southern at Rock ‘N’ Bowl. The match is the first in Tulane’s history as bowling was added as the 15th sport.

Tulane Athletics launched the newest feature to the Green Wave Social Network today with the debut of Green Wave Weekly, a five minute recap Internet show on Tulane Athletics hosted by TU student-athletes for Green Wave fans.

Green Wave Weekly will be hosted weekly by Tulane student-athletes Stephen Barnett (football), Ashley McKenney (golf), Kasey Rodgers (track & field) and Kevin Thomas (men’s basketball) and will review the previous week of competition for each Green Wave squad, will feature Tulane’s Student-Athlete of the Week and will look ahead to upcoming competition dates.

Tulane true freshman Robert Kelley was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 5.  In his first collegiate game, Kelley set the school record for kickoff return yards with 213 against Southeastern La. in the season opener.

John Edwards, a junior deep snapper for the Green Wave, talks about being named special teams captain  for Tulane’s season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana.