Several Tulane football players will return from fall break next week believing the toughest part of their schedule is behind them.
That's part of the message Willie Fritz delivered to his team in the days since the latest loss Saturday against current No. 25 Cincinnati (6-0). Other losses have come to No. 4 Ohio State (6-0), Alabama-Birmingham (4-1) and Wake Forest (3-3).
"I made a comment about our schedule," the coach said Tuesday (Oct. 9) about his message to players. "I said we're playing a bunch of good football teams."
With that, he said the team's goals "are all still out there for us.