The Tulane Green Wave have done it. Taking on a favored USC Trojans team in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Willie Fritz’s squad was facing an uphill climb.
The 10th-ranked Trojans found themselves up 45-30 after kicking a field goal with less than five minutes remaining in the final stanza. That’s when Tulane did its thing in pulling off the best comeback of the college football season.
Running back Tyjae Spears scored from four yards out on Tulane’s next possession to pull the Green Wave to within eight points. Tulane’s defense then forced a safety to make the game even closer with just over three minutes remaining.
If that wasn’t enough, Tulane’s comeback was completed after quarterback Michael Pratt hit Alex Bauman on a six-yard touchdown with nine seconds left to give the Green Wave a 46-45 win, shocking the college football world in the process.
