A Tulane running back ran for over 200 yards in their second game of the 2026 season.
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
Tulane's official game notes say running back Jaylin Lucas rushed for 214 yards against South Alabama on 9/12/26, which fits the post's 'game two' (after the Duke opener) and predates the 2026-09-17 posting. The claim departs from the passage only in dropping the speaker's loose framing, not in substance. Turner's 200-yard game against Southern Miss (Sept.
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… In the first game, they didn't run this great kick returner, a transfer in from Florida State, who is a dynamic kick returner, maybe a scat back type of guy, and they didn't use him as a running back. In game two, they said, "What happens if we hand him the ball?" He ran for over 200 yards in the game. So we can't just say that Tulane again, to respect the opponent, like I did with the Colts and the Chiefs, to respect the opponent and understand if it could be hard, it's going to be hard because they know how to win, they have better athletes, and they …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Tulane's 2026 game notes state that Jaylin Lucas ran for 214 yards in the 9/12/26 game against South Alabama, the first 200-yard rusher in Yulman Stadium history.[2]
Context. The post describes game one as a close loss to Duke and game two as the one where the running back, a transfer kick returner, ran for over 200 yards, which matches the South Alabama game.[2]
Context. Maurice Turner's 200-yard, two-touchdown game came against Southern Miss on September 26, a later game than game two, so it does not bear on this claim.[1]
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- 1Maurice Turner rushes for 200 yards and 2 TDs as Tulane survives Southern Miss 24-21apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2TULANE FOOTBALL - Tulane University Athleticstulanegreenwave.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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