No. 16 Memphis beats Tulane 41-13 after another slow start

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The 16th-ranked Memphis Tigers kicked off to Tulane to start the game, then waited. And waited. And waited some more before finally getting the ball back with most of the first quarter gone. Talk about cooling off. Paxton Lynch threw for 343 yards and a touchdown and ran for 43 more as Memphis routed Tulane 41-13 Saturday night after falling behind 13-0 after the first 16 minutes. "That long drive to start the game, it seemed like they had the ball for -- I don't know what the actual numbers was -- but eight or nine minutes, it seemed like," Memphis coach Justin Fuente said. "But then once we kind of got settled in and developed a rhythm, we were able to run it inside and out a little more and have some success." Actually, Tulane held the ball for 11 minutes, 13 seconds on the Green Wave's opening drive.