Tulane all-time great running back Matt Forte attended the homecoming game against Florida Atlantic on Saturday, and coach Jon Sumrall introduced him to his players in the locker room.

Forte might have witnessed the birth of the Green Wave’s next transcendent ball-carrier.

Promising redshirt freshman Jamauri McClure, who was fifth string at the beginning of the season, gained a career-high 94 yards on 10 attempts and scored his first touchdown of the season as Tulane solidified its American Conference championship hopes with a 35-24 victory at Yulman Stadium.

“I said he's trying to maybe become Matt Forte one day,” Sumrall said. “We’ll see. He’s got a long way to go. ”

The journey started Saturday. Getting his first significant action when an outcome was in doubt, McClure ripped off

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