Clint Anderson News

Low turnout: Cold, rainy weather in Hattiesburg, Miss., held down the crowd for Saturday's nationally televised game.

Tyler Holmes said he couldn't feel sorry for himself if he tried. Not when his University of Tulsa football roommate has had it so much rougher.

Future bowl picture: Conference USA announced partnerships with seven postseason bowls following the 2010-13 seasons, the league announced Tuesday.

G.J. Kinne spent much of Wednesday night's football game scrambling from an aggressive Boise State defense.

About 1,800 tickets are still available for Wednesday's nationally televised game between the Hurricane and fifth-ranked Boise State.

The only measuring stick game ended with a 45-0 rout at Oklahoma and TU's four victories have come against struggling football teams.

Benefitting from DeShane: Brian DeShane has played every position on the University of Tulsa's offensive line since arriving from Union High School as a true freshman.

Tulsa's offensive depth chart could change drastically in the next few days. It took a retooled offensive line to keep quarterback G.J. Kinne upright long enough for him to make the decisive plays in Saturday's 27-10 win at Rice.

G.J. Kinne kept a Tulsa tradition alive on Saturday night. The first-year quarterback guided the Golden Hurricane band through the postgame fight song following a dominating 56-3 victory over Sam Houston State.

TV time: Brandon Thomas saw an illustration of television's long reach last weekend.

Moving forward was supposed to be the theme of Todd Graham's Monday press conference.

Here's a geographical quiz for Tulsa football fans. Which college is located in Williamsburg, Va.? Do you wonder why that's pertinent to Golden Hurricane football? William & Mary is in the Virginia town and, earlier this season, the Tribe defeated heavily favored Virginia.

Dexter McCoil: The true freshman was prepared to play the "bandit" safety position against OU, but a season-ending injury to Charles Davis caused McCoil to play most of the game at free safety.

Tulsa and Sam Houston State have never met, but the Bearkats will bring at least one familiar face to Chapman Stadium on Saturday night.

Tulsa can't let its football season be defined by one loss. But Saturday's 45-0 setback to No.

Coming into Saturday, Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables examined Tulsa's depleted offensive line and figured, "It was a matchup that we should win." It was a browbeating.

TU lineman Curt Puckett and former TU quarterback David Johnson walk off the field in the closing seconds of their game against Arkansas last season in Fayetteville, Ark.

New faces: A handful of newcomers made their debuts in Tulsa's 37-13 win at Tulane.

Todd Graham admitted after the fact that he was nervous about Friday's season opener at Tulane.

Position update Offensive line Herb Hand has had different scenarios in his first two seasons coaching the offensive line.