Tulsa Golden Hurricane NCAA Football News Archives

Freshman quarterback Kyle Padron made his first start a memorable one, turning two broken plays into scoring passes in leading Southern Methodist to a 27-13 victory over Tulsa on Saturday.

"Now I know what it's like to be in a hurricane in Tulsa , Okla. Not very pleasant for us." UTEP head coach Mike Price , on last year's 77-35 football loss at the University of Tulsa .

Treasurer issued the following news release: Bre Cynova of Oklahoma City will be watching her favorite team in VIP style this weekend, courtesy of the Oklahoma College Savings Plan .

Line: Tulsa by 15 1/2. Series Record: SMU leads 10-6. Last meeting: 2008, Tulsa 37-31. SMU and Tulsa enter the game part of a four-way tie atop the Conference USA West standings.

Charles Clay is rounding into form in time for another Southern Methodist game. It was against the Mustangs two years ago that the junior running back had his signature University of Tulsa football moment.

Go to John Klein's Blog STOP ME if you've heard this before. A usually-reliable defense controls most of the game but in the fourth quarter can't make the one stop needed to win the game.

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

Paging Dr. Lou Todd Graham told his football team that he admired Bob Hope and John Wayne while growing up.

Just when it seemed as if Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was ready to make a decision about his future, the injured Oklahoma quarterback decided he needed more time to think about it.

College football coaches rarely look ahead at the schedule. Tulsa coach Todd Graham did admit that he understands the importance of the Conference USA contests remaining on the schedule, starting with Wednesday's nationally televised game at UTEP .

The drill at Tulsa is becoming routine. The Golden Hurricane light up scoreboards with one of the best offenses in the country, lose their quarterback, the rest of Conference USA anticipates a drop off, then Tulsa finds a new guy and does it again.

Tulsa's Bryan isn't satisfied with playing the No. 5 team close. Boise State's Kyle Wilson breaks up a long pass to TU's Slick Shelley in the second quarter.

Somewhere between Minneapolis and Medford, James Kilian made his peace with football .

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson TULSA, Okla. -- Four plays and 89 yards later and Tulsa's back in the ballgame.

Kellen Moore threw two short touchdown passes to Tommy Gallarda, and No. 5 Boise State survived a late scare from Tulsa to escape with a 28-21 victory Wednesday night in one of the last road tests standing between the undefeated Broncos and the BCS.

Tulsa's Charles Clay is brought down after a short gain by Boise State's Billy Winn.

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.

Malzahn is gone, but the 'O' remains...presented by Mr. Handyman. Monday, October 12, 2009.

Think about the 12th man impact. Texas A&M and the Seattle Seahawks depend on rowdy football crowds to make life miserable for a road team and to energize the home team to victory.

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 school officials have said that ticket sales for the Oct. 14 game between Tulsa and No.

The Tulsa and Boise State coaching staffs spent time together last year exchanging offensive ideas inside the Case Athletic Complex.

Bill Parry has a great poker face. As coach of the Westhampton Beach High School football team, he always does the job of keeping his cool during or after important games.

Tulsa didn't appear ready to play at the start of Saturday's game at Rice. The Golden Hurricane couldn't generate offense and struggled to protect its quarterback , and the Owls owned much of the first half.

There's little room for error in this year's Conference USA football race. Tulsa lost only one league game in 2008 and still needed help from Rice on the final weekend to capture the C-USA West title.

Todd Graham has been on the winning sideline during the past six games between Tulsa and Rice .

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.