Northwestern coach David Braun said Monday he didn’t intend to disrespect the city of New Orleans when the Wildcats denied Tulane’s request to wear white jerseys during Saturday’s game to honor the 2005 team that played in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Tulane wore plain green helmets with no decals to honor the team in its 23-3 victory, but the Green Wave wore green jerseys instead of the white ones the 2005 team wore in its opener. Northwestern wore its white road uniforms.

After the game, Tulane coach Jon Sumrall indicated he thought Northwestern’s decision to stick with its white uniforms was disrespectful .

At his weekly news conference Monday in Evanston, Braun told reporters he was caught off guard by Sumrall’s comments but also understood them. He left a message with Sumr

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