The Tulane-New Orleans Saints partnership took another turn during the weekend.
With a new turf surface at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Tulane coach Willie Fritz said Dome officials asked if his team could hold a couple practices there to help break it in.
The Green Wave played 39 seasons inside the Dome before a move to the on-campus Yulman Stadium in 2014. The Saturday and Sunday practices are thought to be the first appearances inside the Dome for Tulane since the move.
"We fooled a couple of the players and told them we should have mowed it a little bit," Fritz said.