BYU and Tulane to Kick Off the BCA Classic
Two of college football’s most explosive offenses to meet this Saturday

Princeton, N.J. (August 22, 2001) – Brigham Young and Tulane will kick-off the college football season at the fifth annual BCA Classic on August 25th at 4:30 p.m. EST in BYU’s LaVell Edwards Stadium. ESPN2 will nationally televise the game.

The 2001 BCA Classic will showcase two of college football’s most exciting offenses. First-year BYU head coach Gary Crowton, who is credited with rebuilding the football tradition at Louisiana Tech and resurrecting the Chicago Bears passing offense, will bring his highly-touted flair for high-flying offenses and hard-nosed defense when he makes his return to Provo. Brandon Doman will be the signal caller for the Cougars. He will take the field with an offense that returns seven starters and a defense that returns six, including Rotary Lombardi Award nominee Justin Ena.

Third-year Tulane head coach Chris Scelfo, who coached his first game for the Green Wave against BYU in the 1998 Liberty Bowl, brings an offense that averaged 29.9 points a game in 2000. Last year the Green Wave finished first in Conference USA and third nationally in passing offense.

Quarterback Patrick Ramsey is set to make his mark on the Green Wave record books and will bring an experienced offense with him. The only time BYU and Tulane have played was in the 1998 Liberty Bowl. In Scelfo’s coaching debut, he was able to finish off a perfect 12-0 season that began under the reigns of Tommy Bowden. Tulane defeated BYU, 41-27.

NOTE: A national teleconference for the 2001 BCA Classic was held this Tuesday. To listen to a recording of the conference please call the following number: (888) 891-1019

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Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting the BYU box office or by calling 1-800-322- BYU1.

The BCA Classic is produced the Gazelle Group. For more information about the BCA Classic, please contact Phil Wendler at (609)921-1300 or pwendler@gazellegroup.com or visit BCAClassic.com.