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Junior running back Charles Clay said still having a mathematical chance of becoming bowl eligible spurred the Hurricane offense Saturday at Southern Miss.

Low turnout: What kept the fans away from the University of Tulsa campus and Chapman Stadium for Sunday's game? Was it the rainy weather, Tulsa's losing streak, the rare Sunday evening starting time or ESPN's telecast of the game? For whatever reason, the stands were only a fraction full for the 7:32 p.m. kickoff and nearly empty when the Hurricane ...

Justin Skillens was feeling the heat. He needed to make a play. Fans of the former Booker T. Washington football standout wondered when he was going to start contributing more as a University of Tulsa freshman.

Off his game: After throwing only two interceptions in his first seven Hurricane starts, sophomore quarterback G.J. Kinne threw two in the same game for the first time.

Rocky start: Once again, pass protection wasn't the Hurricane's strong suit in the first half.

Missing: Former Hurricane receiver Brennan Marion was invited to serve as honorary captain, but missed his Tuesday flight from Los Angeles after getting caught in traffic.

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

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

They who remember: Tulsa is down to six players who were part of the team when the Hurricane last visited Oklahoma in 2005.

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.

TO UNDERSTAND Todd Graham's influence on Tulsa football, all you need to know is that the Golden Hurricane won't be packing any slingshots for this week's trip to play Oklahoma.

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

Things that could make or break TU's season: Can TU ratchet up the toughness factor? TU won a school-record 11 games last season.

Tulsa football coach Todd Graham has three guys auditioning to be the next to drive the Golden Hurricane's Ferrari of an offense.