MORGAN STATE at TULANE Television Radio THE GAME MORGAN STATE Head Coach Notes
Saturday, Sept. 11 • 1 p.m. • ESPN+
Legion Field (71,594/FieldTurf)
Birmingham, Alabama
ESPN+
Matt Stewart and Brian Kinchen
KVDU-FM 104.1 (Tulane flagship)
SiriusXM 380/980
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Tulane and Morgan State … The game was originally scheduled to be played at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium, but was relocated to Birmingham as the New Orleans region recovers from the effects of Hurricane Ida … Tulane is 120-34-4 all-time against non-FBS opponents.
0-1, 0-0 MEAC
Tyrone Wheatley (Michigan '08)
3-9, second season
Morgan State looks for its first win of the season after the Bears fell 31-0 to Towson in the Battle for Greater Baltimore last Saturday … The Bears were on the short end of a 412-142 discrepancy in total yards and a 23-7 margin in first downs … Head coach Tyrone Wheatley, the former Michigan All-America running back and 10-year NFL veteran, is in his second year at Morgan State after serving as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ running backs coach … The Bears did not compete in the 2020 season and went 3-9 in the 2019 campaign … Morgan State was picked fifth in the MEAC preseason poll of head coaches and sports information directors … OL Marvin Atuatasi, DL Merinio Dendoe and LB Devan Hebron were chosen to the MEAC’s preseason team … Hebron had five tackles, 2.
Game Preview: Tulane Faces Morgan State in Birmingham
