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Tulane defense looks to slow down versatile UMass offense

The University of Massachusetts may be going into Saturday's matchup against Tulane with the 121st-ranked offense in the country, but Green Wave coach Willie Fritz knows the UMass attack will be much more dangerous than the numbers suggest.

Two of the Minutemen's first four games of the season have come against Southeastern Conference opponents and the first-year coach believes UMass' offense may present some problems when the two teams meet at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

The 5 UMass players Tulane must contain to win Saturday's game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Mass.

"It is a different offense because they'll get into all sorts of formations out of different personnel groupings," Fritz said.