Three keys for Tulane football vs. North Texas

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Tulane is facing a smash-mouth North Texas team that isn’t pulling many punches with fancy schemes and moving fronts. The Mean Green hit hard, are fundamentally sound and will challenge Tulane physically. It’s up to the Green Wave to rise to the occasion and match the intensity. The team made some big hits and forced turnovers against ULM with its physicality. Can it sustain that level of intensity on a homecoming week where there are plenty of distractions? “This offense that we are playing is extremely balanced and they are really good,” Tulane co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall said. “They run the ball more effectively than people realize because there have been couple of games where they have fallen behind … and had to throw it.” It comes down to the battle in the trenches. “We have to win the physical battle,” Sumrall said. “That’s every football game. We have to stop the run and limit big plays. If you do those things, you have a shot to win.”

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