Tulane’s Dade turns corner on, off field
September 24, 2008
Tulane’s Dade turns corner on, off field- NOLA.com
Freshman wins academic appeal, playing time for Green Wave
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
By Ted LewisTo Coach Bob Toledo, Dominique Dade was history — a player with great potential, who unfortunately hadn’t made it academically beyond his freshman year at Tulane, and thus was highly unlikely ever to be part of the football team again.
So imagine Toledo’s surprise when Dade showed up last week, proudly bearing his class schedule, after winning his appeal to be re-admitted to the university.
And imagine Toledo’s even bigger surprise when Dade, who hadn’t worked out, much less practiced, since the second day of fall camp six weeks before, earned a starting spot at nickel back for last Saturday’s game against Louisiana-Monroe, played three-quarters of the defensive snaps, made four tackles and returned a punt 18 yards — the Green Wave’s longest since 2006 — in Tulane’s 24-10 victory at the Superdome.
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