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Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks starts slow, finishes strong in season-opening loss

Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks seemed poised to have a breakout performance Thursday night, but the senior struggled out the gate.

Then, he found his groove in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the Green Wave fell to ACC-foe Wake Forest 23-17 in overtime.

"It's just simple things," Banks said, about what the offense needs to work on. "We'll get back to the basics. Just throwing and catching. I feel like I missed a lot of throws. I just have to come back next week and get it back."

After passing for just 58 yards on six completions in the first half, Banks finished the game 18-of-37 passing for 281 yards and two touchdowns.