Trae Johnson News

Trae Johnson caught two touchdown passes from G.J. Kinne to move into fourth place on the Hurricane's career list.

Tulsa's football players stormed the Chapman Stadium field like they had captured a national championship.

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.

Big play: With Saturday's SMU game in view, junior receiver Trae Johnson was reminded of the play he made against the Mustangs in Dallas last year, helping the Hurricane pull out a 37-31 win.

Tulsa's post-practice huddles are always centered around two things - an inspirational speech by Todd Graham and the Golden Hurricane's 2005 Conference USA championship trophy.

Playing on ESPN is fun for college football players. Tulsa's DeAundre Brown made the most of his time in last Wednesday's 28-21 loss to No.

Through one period of Wednesday night's ESPN-televised showdown at H.A. Chapman Stadium, the University of Tulsa held a 14-8 advantage over fifth-ranked Boise State.

Let the Trae Johnson countdown begin. Tulsa's junior wide receiver has 21 career touchdown catches, which is 11 behind Golden Hurricane legends Howard Twilley and Steve Largent.

TU sophomore running back Charles Opeseyitan reached the end zone for the first time in 2009 and said he hopes it won't be a rare trip.

Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne has sparkled in his Chapman Stadium debut on Saturday night.

Hurricane receiver Damaris Johnson leads the nation in all-purpose running after two weeks.

G.J. Kinne threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns as Tulsa improved to 2-and-0 with a 44-10 win over New Mexico Saturday night in Albuquerque.

Tulsa football was taken lightly by opponents just a few years ago. "When I first got here in 2005, we didn't get any respect," said George Clinkscale, a senior linebacker.

Hard-to-find TV: Saturday's college football game between Tulsa and New Mexico could be hard to find on television for many fans.

Johnson, who grew up in suburban New Orleans, had 252 all-purpose yards, including a crushing 66-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Tulsa beat 37-13 Tulane in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.

Was the final touchdown needed? Tulsa's final touchdown in last week's 37-13 win over Tulane came with 1:46 remaining when quarterback G.J. Kinne tossed a 12-yard pass to Trae Johnson.

New quarterback Kinne shines in his Hurricane debut. Tulsa head coach Todd Graham runs onto the field with his team before their NCAA football game against Tulane at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Friday, September 5, 2009.

G.J. Kinne's debut as Tulsa quarterback was almost as good as Damaris Johnson's homecoming.

Todd Graham took the time machine back to 1994, when he was a first-time head coach at Carl Albert High School.

Junior receiver Trae Johnson understands why he had to miss spring football drills at the University of Tulsa over an academic issue.