Patrick Harkness

Fans Have Raised Over $11,000 to Fly a Banner Over Yulman Stadium vs North Texas. Tulane fans blew past their $10,000 goal in about a day, and the goal has now been raised to $20,000. As of Thursday morning, Nov. 12, a GoFundMe organized by Stephen Segari of Louisiana and former Tulane football player, has taken in $11,150 from 59 donations. The goal started at $3,000, was raised to $10,000 Wednesday afternoon, and now sits at $20,000. The money is meant to fly a plane towing a "FIRE HARRIS AND HALL" banner over Yulman Stadium at Tulane's last home football game of the season, Saturday, Nov. 21 against North Texas. Kickoff has not been announced. Segari was a walk-on defensive lineman for the Green Wave from 1999 to 2002 under Chris Scelfo, wore No. 71, and graduated from Tulane in 2003. He also built the goTULA.NEt Tulane Athletics Forum, and the public push on X is being led by that forum's account, @goTULANEt. All day Wednesday, @goTULANEt posted as the total climbed from $320 in the late morning past $5,000 by late afternoon, then to $7,425 by 8:40 p.m. Two late $1,000 donations pushed it past $10,000 around 10:20 p.m. "We have passed the $5,000 mark, and donations are still rolling in. This is 100% happening unless Harris and Hall get terminated before then," the account wrote. "We've reached our goal for the plane, and we are now in the process of researching options for digital billboards." Later Wednesday night, the account said the group is "looking at billboards, mobile and digital, maybe even a second plane." The plane was the first target. @goTULANEt said the average cost to run a banner flight is over $3,000, and that no planes were available for last Saturday's Homecoming game. The GoFundMe says every dollar goes to the flight and the banner, and that contributions will be refunded if the flight cannot happen. As of Thursday morning, the organizers have not announced that a plane has been booked. The Green Wave are 4-5 overall and 2-3 in American Conference play in Will Hall's first season as head coach, one year after an 11-3 campaign that ended with an American title and a College Football Playoff berth under Jon Sumrall. On Nov. 7, Tulsa beat Tulane 60-10 at Yulman on Homecoming, the most points a visitor has ever scored at the stadium and Tulane's largest loss in American Conference play. Athletic director David Harris released a statement calling the performance "unacceptable" and saying he was "embarrassed." As of Thursday morning, there was no public response to the banner campaign from Tulane, Harris or Hall. Hall was hired on Dec. 8, 2025, promoted from passing game coordinator after Sumrall left for Florida. He went 14-30 in four seasons as head coach at Southern Miss and was fired after a 1-6 start in 2024. His career FBS record now stands at 18-35. Harris was named Tulane's athletic director on Nov. 21, 2023, and started the job on Jan. 3, 2024. He is the administrator who hired Hall. The same group behind the banner launched fireharrisandhall.com, a fan-run site that lays out their case and asks supporters to add their names. They are calling for Harris and Hall to be replaced, for Harris not to hire the next football coach, and for President Michael Fitts to show a public commitment to championships and Power 4 membership. The organizers also note that Wave fans have done this before, flying a "FIRE DICKSON" banner over Yulman in a previous campaign. Tulane's next game is on the road, Saturday, Nov. 14 at Rice at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+. If the plane takes off, it would be the following Saturday, when North Texas comes to Yulman for the last home game of the year. #CFB #Tulane