There was hope that the bye week would make the Cougars more like the team that started the year rather than the one that appeared fatigued and stumbled through October.
At the start of the game, Tulane University Green Wave used a squib kick to try to catch the Cougars off guard, a tactic that they used at every opportunity during the game despite having only a 20-percent success rate.
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The Green Wave tried the squib five times and recovered the ball just once. The deepest the Cougars started a drive after a kick was at their own 34-yard line.