NEW ORLEANS — Max Hall threw two touchdown passes, Bryan Kariya scored twice and No. 9 Brigham Young crushed Tulane 54-3 on Saturday.

The Cougars (2-0) got off to a sluggish start following their big win over Oklahoma, managing only two field goals by Mitch Payne in the first quarter. BYU began hitting its stride just before halftime, building a 20-3 lead.
BYU had 527 yards of total offense, including 206 on the ground. Tulane (0-2) was held to 162 yards and managed only 37 yards rushing.
Hall completed 24 of 32 passes for 309 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. His counterpart for Tulane, Joe Kemp, managed to complete 14 of 19 passes for 101 yards with an interception and three sacks.