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"Mewelde Moore for Heisman? Don't laugh. C-USA teams traditionally don't pack the strength-of-schedule punch to launch successful Heisman campaigns, but if Tulane can muster the talent, chemistry and luck to go unbeaten in September, the league may have a candidate in Moore, the nation's best all-purpose back and one of the most productive in NCAA history." "Mewelde Moore is so multifaceted in what he does in their offense. He's one of the best
running backs in the country, and there's not a team alive that is going to control him for an entire game." "In my opinion,
he is the best running back in America. I know I wouldn’t trade
him for anybody because of everything he does. In the classroom,
in practice, off the field and obviously on game day, he’s
everything he’s made out to be. I say it week in and week out.
He comes to work every day. He’s focused. He’s mature.
He’s a very fierce, competitive person. I’d like to see
more guys on our team like him from a competitiveness standpoint." "The thing he does for them obviously is he opens up the throwing lane. When you have a great back like Mewelde is, that creates problems for you because you want to make sure you stop the running game and teams are going to utilize that to set up their throws. He's a great player, he's got great balance, he's a strong runner and he really adds a dimension that a lot of teams don't have and that's a great running back. They're very fortunate to have that and containing him will be one of the main objectives for us defensively." — UL-Monroe head coach Mike Collins, 10/2/02
"Mewelde is as productive a player as any I have coached. His rushing ability, his pass receiving and his leadership in the locker room all contribute to his success as a player. And his numbers speak for themselves. He is a very mature, organized and self-motivated young man. Whatever path he chooses in life, he will be successful." "I think Mewelde Moore emerged as one of the premiere backs in the country last year. That was the best rushing year in the history of Tulane football. He’s a great threat as a rusher and as a receiver." — Tulane head coach Chris Scelfo "The big key to Mewelde is his hard work and determination. But the other thing is that he is a complete player. He is not only a great running back, but a good receiver and a good blocker. There is no question in my mind that he is the most complete back in the nation." — Tulane running backs coach Greg Davis, Jr. "But one of the sure things is Moore, Tulane's junior tailback, a legitimate All-American candidate and - with apologies to fans of more high-profile conferences - arguably the best offensive threat in the land." — Gary Parrish, Memphis Commercial Appeal "He has great bursts of speed and great vision, and he runs hard. He’s probably the best back in the conference." — TCU head coach Gary Patterson "You know, that’s one (player) that I certainly wished we’d have made a different decision on. There’s no question I wish we had done it differently, because I think the guy’s fantastic." — LSU head coach Nick Saban "This time of year Mewelde Moore acts a bit like Clark Kent paying a visit to a phone booth. Moore sheds his persona as a mild-mannered minor-league baseball player and becomes the closest thing to Superman to play running back for the Tulane Green Wave." — Les East, Baton Rouge Advocate "Mewelde is probably one of the hardest workers I've ever seen in my entire life, and I think you can see that on the field. That kid plays with more injuries than anyone I've ever met, no matter what happens to him. He could break bones in his hands. Get hip pointers. Anything you can possibly think of or imagine he's played with and done a fabulous job. And that's a credit to his work ethic. He's always the first one in the weight room and the last one to leave. He's always leading sprints and pumping other players up. He's just a good asset to our football team." — Tulane senior kicker Seth Marler, last year's Lou Groza award winner "I think we [the Green Wave offensive line] feed off Mo, and Mo feeds off us….he’s such a hard runner it forces (defenses) to gang tackle. He runs through tacklers. Mewelde is just a guy that the players love blocking for because of the things that he makes happen." — Tulane offensive line coach Don Mahoney "Yes, I think he is [emerging as one of college football’s elite backs]. I think he’s a complete back. He can catch the football. He’s a good, solid blocker when he needs to be in pass protection. He’s a great runner. I don’t see any weaknesses in this young man." — Cincinnati coach Rick Minter "There’s not another running back in the nation with a better combination of breakaway speed, smarts and rushing skills as Mewelde Moore." — Jim Feist College Football Annual 2002 "One of the best running backs in the country in terms of rushing and catching the football." — Blue Ribbon College Football Forecast "The Green Wave boasts Conference USA’s top returning rusher in Mewelde Moore, one of the nation’s best backs." — Athlon Sports College Football 2002 "Mewelde’s success is our success. And Mo is the kind of guy that every time he makes a good run, he comes over and thanks us. He doesn’t act like it’s all him, where a lot of it is. But he thanks us, and that makes it fun to block for a guy like that." — Torie Taulli, Tulane center, 2001 Home |
