A person familiar with the decision says Tulane's next head coach will be Saints wide receiver coach Curtis Johnson. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring has not been announced, says Johnson could be introduced as early as Monday, and the Saints declined comment. Johnson was on the sideline with the Saints on Sunday n... read more...

Tulane has established secure footing in the LaPlace/Reserve area of Louisiana. The Green Wave signed two prospects from that area of the River Parishes this year, and head coach Curtis Johnson and his staff have two pledges from there in the '13 class. Today, Tulane got a verbal from St. Charles Catholic LB Luke Jackson, who helped the Comets to a 15-0 season and the 3A... read more...

Ricky Tarrant was a lightly recruited guard out of the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. He signed with Tulane, and then surprised everyone by having a 1st Team All Conference season. Near the end of that year, Tulane lost their star in Kendall Timmons, and Tarrant had to take over the team down the stretch. He played well, but looked tired. By year's end he had played ... read more...

Facing the impending departure of his two best players and six transfers overall, Tulane men's basketball coach Ed Conroy said Friday the Green Wave would recover from the mass exodus despite what he called the disappointing and unexpected loss of 2011-12, http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/tulane-top-player-tarrant-5-others-will-transfer read more...

Six Tulane basketball players are transferring and men's coach Ed Conroy says he is disappointed that 2011-12 Conference USA freshman of the year Ricky Tarrant is part of the mass exodus. He said Friday that Tarrant's departure is unexpected but the other transfers are not surprising. Tulane is coming off its first 20-win season and postseason tournament since 2000. It w... read more...

ESPN’s Joe Schad is reporting that Tulane will leave Conference USA and join the Big East in all sports. I haven’t been able to find out exactly when Tulane will be a full member of the league, but I assume it will be next season. Tulane may give the Big East a TV market in New Orleans, but the Green Wave certainly won’t make the league any stronger in football. Tulane has... read more...

The Big East became a little more festive by announcing that the Tulane Green Wave will be joining the conference as an all-sports member starting in the 2013-14 season. The move came as an attempt to bolster the quickly thinning ranks of the Big East with Rutgers departing for the greener pastures of the Big Ten and Louisville, Cincinnati, and UConn all vying for spots in... read more...

Tulane is joining the Big East as a full member in 2014. "I would go as far to say as this is a historic day for Tulane University ... the Big East is coming to the Big Easy," school President Scott Cowen said. East Carolina will also join the rebuilding Big East for football only in 2014, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c... read more...

Arun MoraceDevon Walker, who plays safety at Tulane University, suffered a near-fatal injury during their game against Tulsa today. Walker was going to make a tackle on Tulsa running back Willie Carter as the first half was expiring. He and fellow Tulane defender Julius Warmsley collided, resulting in a broken neck and collapsed lung for Walker. Paramedics rushed onto the ... read more...

Danielle Blagg's three-point play with 1.6 seconds left lifted Tulane to a 65-62 overtime victory over No. 20 LSU on Saturday night. LSU rallied from a 10-point deficit with 11:08 left to send the game into overtime. The Lady Tigers had a chance to win the game in regulation, but Jeanne Kenney only made one of two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to tie the game at 58. ... read more...

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In September I said my piece on the transfer issue in college basketball. In light of today’s news that the NCAA is revisiting the nuts and bolts of transfer regulations, every blog and sports page on the internet is going to have something to say about it. And Run the Floor is no different. Only I said everything that I needed to say in September, so just read that. Ins... read more...

Tulane says it has received a national letter of intent from junior college quarterback Nick Montana, the son of Hall-of-Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana. The younger Montana threw for 2,652 yards and 22 touchdowns this past season at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. Tulane says the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Montana, who has two years of eligibility remaining, is en... read more...

The Tulane Green Wave may be testing out a number of different helmet designs as it prepares to make the jump to the American Athletic Conference. read more...

Tulane may be getting some new uniforms…or at least some new helmets. It would be a nice change from the terrible Green Wave helmets they currently wear and would also be more appealing to the new “uniform generation”. Tulane recruit Jordy Joseph tweeted out the following picture with a quote: “check the swag for next year”. Tulane is leaving Conference USA and joining th... read more...

Tulane Green Wave quarterback Jordy Joseph sent out a tweet, along with this photo saying that this was their “new swag for next year.” Check the swag for next year. #newtulane #stateoftulane #wamp instagram.com/p/X5HMNHp6Ml/ — Jordy Joseph (@j_wayne3) April 9, 2013 If it turns out that these are their new helmets, Tulane did a fantastic job.  They all look outstanding an... read more...

The Green Wave Signing Class So Far… The Tulane Football Coaching staff has received 12 NLIs so far today. Overall another strong looking class from Coach Curtis Johnson and his staff. QB Nick Montana, LS Michael Lizanich, and DT Chris Davenport have already joined the team for the semester after transferring or graduating high school early. The class so far is as follows... read more...

Tulane says its new campus football facility will be known as Yulman Stadium. Richard Yulman is the owner of the mattress manufacturing company Serta International and a member of the Tulane board. He and his wife, Janet, donated $15 million toward construction of the $55 million stadium. The 25,000-seat facility is scheduled to open in 2014. The stadium will also carry ... read more...

Former Tulane football coach Vince Gibson has died. He was 78. The Kenner, La., mayor's office said in a news release that Gibson passed away at his home on Tuesday. Gibson, who also coached at Kansas State and Louisville, had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ''Lou Gehrig's disease,'' and was fighting it for the past year. Gibson coac... read more...