Tulane Takes the Last Lead and Beats South Alabama 28-24
Five lead changes, and Tulane got the one that counted. Kadin Semonza's 14-yard pass to Destyn Hill with 1:17 left made it 28-24, and that was the final.
South Alabama came out ahead. Davis Little kicked a 40-yard field goal and PJ Martin ran 16 yards for a 10-0 lead before the first quarter was over. Tulane answered with Johnnie Daniels scoring from 2 yards at 14:57 of the second quarter and from 3 yards at 1:55, which put the Green Wave up 14-10 at halftime after trailing by as many as 10.
South Alabama took it back on a 43-yard pass from Bishop Davenport to Anthony Eager at 12:17 of the third quarter, 17-14. Jaylin Lucas answered with an 80-yard run on Tulane's next score for 21-17. Davenport found Brendan Jenkins from 17 yards with 11:49 left in the fourth for 24-21, and Tulane had one more drive in it.
The yardage was nearly even. South Alabama gained 478 yards (296 passing, 182 rushing) and Tulane 435 (212 passing, 223 rushing). Neither team gave the ball away. South Alabama had more yards and still lost, which is football for you, and South Alabama held a 24-21 lead until 1:17 remained.
Both teams are 1-1 now. If you were counting, the Jaguars have the better passing line and the Green Wave have the better last 77 seconds.
Fantasy owners had a clear week: Davenport led at 28.8, Lucas had 27.4 on 11 carries and Jenkins had 26.9, with 9 catches for 119 yards.