BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University football team returned to the Schmidt Practice Fields on Tuesday morning to begin preparation for No. 17 Tulane. FAU (4-6, 3-4 AAC) will play host to the Green Wave (9-1, 8-0 AAC) for the second time in program history when Tulane travels to Boca Raton for the Saturday meeting. The game is scheduled to air on ESPN+ starting at Noon.
FAU captured the first meeting, 34-17, back on November 2, 2013, under the direction of then-interim head coach Brian Wright. It was the first year of Conference USA membership for the Owls. This season, Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Tom Herman and staff will guide the Owls in an effort to achieve a similar fate in FAU’s first year as an American Athletic Conference member. It will be the first ranked opponent to play in FAU Stadium, since No. 18 UCF visited “Paradise” in 2019.
The Owls continue to find new on-field weapons and will continue to rely upon 2023 Biletnikoff and Paul Hornung Award hopeful LaJohntay Wester, the nation’s leader in receptions and punt returns. The junior wide receiver has captured nearly every FAU receiving record and will build upon those this weekend. Senior running back Larry McCammon III will close out his outstanding career alongside his fellow seniors on Saturday, while the run game is also sparked by junior quarterback Michael Johnson. Johnson, who has seen time on special teams and under center, averages 6.6 yards per carry and has scored six of the 18 times he has carried the ball.
GAME DETAILS
Saturday, Nov. 18 – Tulane at Florida Atlantic
- Time – Noon EST
- Television – ESPN+
- Radio – Ken LaVicka and Kris Bartels will have the game’s call on FoxSports South Florida
- ESPN+ – Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue and Smacker Miles will provide the coverage
- Presenting Sponsor – Baptist Health
- Senior Day
COACH’S RADIO SHOW
Frank Forte and Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Tom Herman will appear together weekly on the FAU Coaches’ Show. This week’s show will be recorded live at Duffy’s Sports Grill, located at 401 N. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 on Thursday at noon. The show is scheduled to air each Friday night on Fox Sports 640 AM South Florida, beginning at 6 p.m.
TICKETS
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