Omari Hayes had more catches last year than the rest of Tulane’s current wide receivers combined.

That statistic remained relevant on Saturday when his nine grabs more than doubled their total of four, but coach Jon Sumrall knows the Green Wave needs more balance going forward. The only glaring deficiency in an otherwise dominant 23-3 win against Northwestern was the throwing and catching aside from quarterback Jake Retzlaff’s clear connection with Hayes.

Counting running backs and tight ends, there were nine completions and six drops.

“That was probably the thing I liked the least about the game,” Sumrall said. “I addressed the receivers and the running backs about, hey, you have to catch the ball, and I addressed Jake about we’re not just back there throwing the ball. We have to actu

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