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For the first time in four years, Tulane had to go extra innings to claim a football game. In 2022, the Green Wave pushed Houston into overtime to claim a 27-24 victory over the Cougars in Texas. This time in North Carolina, the Wave overcame two turnovers and another runner clearing 100-yards to win in overtime, 38-31.

A gutsy fourth and one call in OT made the difference, as New Orleans native Dagan Bruno muscled his way across the goal line for the go-ahead score in Tulane's only overtime possession. The Tulane defense held the 49ers out of the end zone in their OT drive to preserve the win.

"Obviously a huge win for our program," Tulane coach Will Hall told the media after the game. "We didn't play great all the time. We had a chance to really take control of the game early. It felt like forever where we didn't have the ball offensively.

"(Quarterback) Trace (Johnson) made a boneheaded interception. And then we fumbled a kickoff.…