Nov. 2, 2007

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Saturday's Conference USA football game between Tulane and Tulsa will be televised locally on Cox Cable, Channel 315, as part of a CSTV (College Sports Television) preview as the sports channel will be added to the New Orleans' Cox Cable lineup.

CSTV will officially launch in New Orleans on Cox Communications on Sunday, Nov. 11, providing fans with extensive coverage of college sports, including a wealth of Tulane and C-USA programming. The CSTV preview began on Thursday and will run until the official launch date.

"We are elated with Cox's launch of CSTV, which will bring Tulane and Conference USA televised sporting events into the Cox marketplace," Tulane Director of Athletics Rick Dickson said. "Additionally, we are working with Cox to produce additional Tulane events as part of this package. This is great for all of our programs and fans. We're appreciative of everyone involved who worked diligently to make this happen."

Saturday's game between the Green Wave and the Golden Hurricane is scheduled to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. and features two of the premier players in the country in Tulane running back Matt Forté and Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith.

Forté enters the weekend as the NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision's leader in rushing yards (1,539), rushing yards per game (192.38) and all-purpose yards per game (218.38). He also leads Tulane with 23 receptions for an additional 197 yards through the air. His 15 rushing touchdowns on 233 carries ranks third nationally and his 11.25 points-per-game average ranks fourth. He is currently on a four-game streak with at least 200 yards rushing, and is one game shy of the NCAA record set by USC's Marcus Allen in 1981 and tied by Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders in 1988 and North Texas' Jamario Thomas in 2004.

Smith, meanwhile, comes to town, having thrown for 2,864 yards and 24 touchdowns on 195-of-318 passing, and paces the Tulsa ground game with seven rushing touchdowns. He ranks third in the NCAA in total offense and 12th nationally with a 153.07 quarterback rating.

CSTV Networks, Inc. - a part of the CBS Corporation - is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV, a national cable network televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 215 official athletic websites; CSTV XXL and All Access, broadband services providing live and streaming audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment and wireless networks.

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in affiliation with Sprint.

"The launch of CSTV on Cox Cable New Orleans is great news," C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said. "it means that the passionate college sports fans in New Orleans will be able to see more Tulane and Conference USA events than ever before. We applaud the leadership at Cox and CSTV for getting this done."

Saturday's game against Tulsa is the second of a three-game homestand for the Green Wave as Tulane will play its final regular-season home game in the Louisiana Superdome on Saturday, Oct. 10, when it takes on league foe UTEP. Single-game tickets for the 2007 Green Wave season remain on sale through the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased in person, over the telephone at (504) 861-WAVE or via the internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.