NEW ORLEANS —

The Tulane Green Wave defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 23-3 in the 2025 season opener.

The Wave opened the season wearing a green helmet and green uniform for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Advertisement

However, during a news conference after the game, head coach Jon Sumrall said they requested to wear white because that's what the team wore in its first game after Katrina, but Northwestern denied the request.

"We requested to wear white jerseys because that's what the team wore, it got denied by the other team," Sumrall said.

Sumrall continued to say Northwestern had the right to deny the request but not to disrespect the city of New Orleans.

"When you disrespect the city of New Orleans, you're going to run into it," Sumrall said.

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