Anderson, Williams shine for Tulane

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• Published: Apr 20, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:45 a.m.

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NEW ORLEANS — Sophomore tailback Andre Anderson rushed 19 times for 136 yards and a touchdown, while classmate Jeremy Williams returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score and added a 34-yard touchdown reception during Tulane’s spring football game Saturday at the Westfeldt Practice Facility.

In the 15th and final football event of the spring season for the Green Wave, a near capacity crowd of 1,100 enjoyed a breezy, sunny afternoon packed full of big plays and hard hits.

“For the most part, I thought the kids played hard,” Tulane coach Bob Toledo said. “They had a lot of fun out there competing against each other. I was really impressed with Andre’ Anderson and Jeremy Williams, and Reggie Scott did a nice job. I just think we ended on a good note. We came out of it relatively healthy, and that was my biggest concern. We had an opportunity to see a lot of people get a lot of plays.”

After a consistent effort throughout the spring, the Grambling State defense concluded the end of spring drills in fine fashion as the Black team defeated the Gold team 28-12 at Robinson Stadium during the annual Black & Gold Game before more than 1,000 spectators.

The black team began the game in style as it forced starting tailback Cornelius Walker to fumble on the opening drive. After the fumble, the defense continued to have the starting offense’s number as they recorded a three-and-out to claim an early 5-0 lead using a modified scoring system.

Kinsmon Lancaster hooked up with Darrell McNeal for a 26-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds remaining in the game lifting the Maroon Team to a 14-10 victory over the Gold Team in the annual ULM Maroon & Gold Spring Football Game.

The touchdown capped an action-packed fourth quarter that saw 21 of the games 24 points scored.

The offense was more balanced when McNeese State held its second scrimmage of spring workouts.

The running game scored three touchdowns and the passing game has just as many during the practice.

“Offensively we had too many turnovers, some were forced and some were not,” McNeese coach Matt Viator said. “We used a lot of players and got to see some of the younger ones. Defensively we made some good plays and we also used a lot of players there.