The Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) named Tulane football's Michael Pratt the state's Offensive Player of the Week. It is his fifth weekly honor after his performance in the team's first game of the season on Saturday.

In No. 24/23 Tulane's 37-17 victory over South Alabama, Pratt was 14-for-15 passing for 294 yards and four touchdown passes. His fourth touchdown pass tied the Tulane school record for career touchdown throws as he now sits atop the leaderboard along with Patrick Ramsey (1998-01) with 72. His 98.0 passing rating was the second-highest single-game mark by an FBS quarterback since 2014. Pratt also ran for 39 yards in the game. His passing efficiency is a nation-leading 346.0. In his career, he has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 35 of his 36 career games. Pratt now has 25 multiple touchdown passing performances in his career. His four passing touchdowns against the Jaguars matched his career-high set against UCF in the AAC Championship Game on Dec. 3, 2022.

Pratt took home the Senior Bowl's Offensive Player of the Week honor and the American Athletic Conference's (AAC) Offensive Player of the Week recognition on Monday. He was named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great Eight and as one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week on Tuesday. Pratt is also on the watch list for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, the Manning Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien, the Wuerffel, the Maxwell Trophy and for the Senior Bowl.

After defeating South Alabama on Saturday, the Green Wave welcomes in No. 22 / 22 Ole Miss for a 2:30 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Yulman Stadium. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN2.