Tulane coach says Northwestern showed 'disrespect' to New Orleans after uniform tribute denial

The Tulane football gang came away with a dominant - accomplishment over Northwestern on Saturday but the Green Wave admittedly had a personal vendetta against their opponent The Green Wave took on the Wildcats at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans one day after the th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in the city which forced Tulane to play its home games in five stadiums throughout Louisiana and Alabama Tulane opted to wear green helmets similar to the ones the squad wore and that squad also wore white jerseys CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM However Northwestern on the road decided to go with the white tops in the season opener Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall disclosed his organization requested to wear white uniforms to commemorate the organization but they were denied the home association usually wears colors That Sumrall announced was motivation for his squad ARCH MANNING STRUGGLES AS TOP-RANKED TEXAS FALLS TO REIGNING CHAMPION NO OHIO STATE That's their prerogative but when you show disrespect the city of New Orleans that's what's going to happen You're going to run into a company like this Sumrall notified reporters after the challenge They had a chip on their shoulder I needed to wear the same exact uniform that association wore years ago The request got denied - we might have used that as a little bit of motivation to represent the city Don't disrespect New Orleans ever The Superdome in New Orleans did not reopen until - the New Orleans Saints also had to move Sumrall has been on and off with Tulane since first joining the school then as a co-defensive coordinator He left after the season but returned last year to become the head coach after previously manning Troy for two seasons Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter