BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-- Tulane prepares to play its first on-campus residence game of this season versus UAB on Sept. 25, virtually a month after the program was displaced by Typhoon Ida, university authorities announced Monday.

The team's return accompanies the planned return to campus of the general student body.

"The Environment-friendly Wave football team's return to Yulman Arena places an exclamation point on the fact that Tulane is back in organization," Tulane President Michael Fitts stated. "We are returning to typical procedures, including in-person courses, hands-on research and on-site job."

Typhoon Ida struck southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, triggering extensive damage as well as knocking senseless power to much of the New Orleans location for almost a week.

Ever since, Tulane has been practicing in Birmingham and also needed to relocate its initial two video games of the period, which were initially scheduled in your home. Instead, the Environment-friendly Wave opened with a 40-35 loss at No. 3 Oklahoma on Sept. 4 and after that directed Morgan State, 69-20, in a would-be house video game at Birmingham's Myriad Area last weekend.

The Wave plays following at Mississippi on Saturday prior to preparing to host UAB in what was meant to be its third game of the season at Yulman Stadium." It has taken a remarkable effort by numerous over the past month to obtain the City of New Orleans, as well as our university, back up and running," Tulane Athletic Supervisor Troy Dannen said.

Dannen additionally claimed he was thankful to the people of Birmingham for making their neighborhood "a remarkable home away from residence for the 300 student-athletes and staff who have been relocated since Cyclone Ida."

Tulane officials said that because the following house game will certainly fall on the very same weekend in which pupils are allowed to return right into university housing, parking for that game, and also tailgating, will not be permitted on campus. The university prepares to reveal alternating car parking arrangements in coming days.

Meanwhile, all followers going to the following Tulane home game need to offer proof of inoculation or an unfavorable COVID-19 examination in order to go into the stadium.

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