Tulane practiced at Legion Field again today in preparation for Morgan State. As is true every Thursday, Willie Fritz was the only person available for interviews, and I did not have much left to ask him. He began by talking about two quizzes he'd given his players on history, one involving Legion Field and the other involving Morgan State. The Legion Field question, which he asked yesterday, was about the impact of Sam "Bam" Cunningham, the former USC and NFL fullback who passed away a few days ago. In 1970, Cunningham was part of the first fully integrated team to play in Alabama, leading USC to a 42-21 rout of the Crimson Tide at Legion Field. Jeffery Johnson and walk-ons Aidan McCahill and Jackson Portis got that one right after some research. Fritz remembers watching the game on ABC with Keith Jackson calling it.
The second one was who from Morgan State had gone on to be an Pro Football Hall of Famer. There were four--Rosey Brown, Willie Lanier, Len Ford and Leroy Kelly. Six guys got that answer correct.
On Michael Pratt's health:
"We backed off a little bit on Monday and Tuesday, but he really looked good today, so he's full speed and ready to go."
On practice this week:
"We've looked good. Somebody asked if this is kind of normal now what we're doing, and it's still different, but we're getting into a little bit of a routine. Now the routine's going to switch next week because we' start (online) classes again and we have to go even earlier than we normally go because we're driving there and back. It's just what we're going to have to do. We're going to get started with practice over there about 8:15 and we normally get practice started (when classes are in session) at about 8:40. We'll start meetings at 6:45 in the morning and breakfast will be at 5:30, so we'll get up early."
On twitter picture of him in college with a mohawk:
"I lost a bet is what happened. All me and my roommates did it. I got that picture right behind my desk. I bring that out to correct poor behavior. Sometimes these guys think I'm so old that I can't relate to them. I point to the picture and i say, hey, I was young and tough just like you at one time, so listen to what I'm telling you and do what I'm telling you to do. They usually do that."
The second one was who from Morgan State had gone on to be an Pro Football Hall of Famer. There were four--Rosey Brown, Willie Lanier, Len Ford and Leroy Kelly. Six guys got that answer correct.
On Michael Pratt's health:
"We backed off a little bit on Monday and Tuesday, but he really looked good today, so he's full speed and ready to go."
On practice this week:
"We've looked good. Somebody asked if this is kind of normal now what we're doing, and it's still different, but we're getting into a little bit of a routine. Now the routine's going to switch next week because we' start (online) classes again and we have to go even earlier than we normally go because we're driving there and back. It's just what we're going to have to do. We're going to get started with practice over there about 8:15 and we normally get practice started (when classes are in session) at about 8:40. We'll start meetings at 6:45 in the morning and breakfast will be at 5:30, so we'll get up early."
On twitter picture of him in college with a mohawk:
"I lost a bet is what happened. All me and my roommates did it. I got that picture right behind my desk. I bring that out to correct poor behavior. Sometimes these guys think I'm so old that I can't relate to them. I point to the picture and i say, hey, I was young and tough just like you at one time, so listen to what I'm telling you and do what I'm telling you to do. They usually do that."
