BYU rally denies Tulsa bowl win
DALLAS Tulsa, which has one of the worst defenses against the pass in the country, was able to mask that deficiency throughout most of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Friday afternoon.
For more than 59 minutes, the Golden Hurricane was able to keep the pass-happy BYU Cougars in check and was clinging to a 21-17 lead.
Tulsa couldn't make it for 60 minutes though thanks...
Tulsa loses Armed Forces Bowl 24-21 to BYU
G.J. Kinne tried to put into perspective all the positive things that happened during this senior season at Tulsa.
Except the ending really hurts.
''We had a lot of adversity early in the season. ... For us to rattle off some big wins, get to a bowl, I think that was a great accomplishment for us this year,'' Kinne said. ''It was tough to end this way.&...
Tulsa 70, East Carolina 67
Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points and Kodi Maduka scored all 17 of his points in the second half as Tulsa edged East Carolina 70-67 Saturday.
Maduka also had 10 rebounds, as he and Clarkson matched their season scoring highs.
The Golden Hurricane (9-9, 2-2 Conference USA) raced to a 22-4 advantage behind 11 points by Clarkson, who scored 19 by halftime.
After making two of their...
Bitson hired to coach Tulsa running backs
Former Tulsa receiver Dan Bitson is returning to his alma mater to serve as an assistant coach.
Head coach Bill Blankenship announced Friday that Bitson will be the Golden Hurricane's new running backs coach, filling a vacancy created when Holman Wiggins took a similar job at Memphis.
Bitson, a 2007 inductee into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame, has spent the...
Tulsa 66, UCF 61
Scottie Haralson scored 18 points and Tulsa edged UCF 66-61 Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.
Jordan Clarkson added 15 points for the Golden Hurricane (12-9, 5-2 Conference USA). Eric McClellan added 11 points and Kodi Maduka scored 10.
Keith Clanton led the Knights (15-5, 5-2) with 15 points and 11 rebounds. A.J. Rompza contributed 11 points and Tristan Spurlock...
Tulsa 66, SMU 60
Jordan Clarkson had 22 points, six assists and four blocked shots as Tulsa defeated Southern Methodist 66-60 Saturday.
Clarkson hit 9 of 14 fields goals, including 3 of 4 3-point attempts, for the Golden Hurricane (13-9, 6-2 Conference USA), who won their sixth straight game. Scottie Haralson added 17 points, and Eric McClellan had 10.
Robert Nyakundi had 18 points and Leslee Smith...
Former Tulsa player taking shot at MMA
Kinny Spotwood hoping for successful MMA career
Photo source: FOX 23 (Tulsa, OK)
Former Tulsa linebacker Kinny Spotwood loves football, but has a knack for beating the daylights out of other fighters in the metal ring. Spotwood, a former three-year letterman for Tulsa, continues to try and make a name for himself in the world of mixed martial arts, according to a brief story by FOX...
Cougars track and field comes up short
Cougars fall one point short in C-USA men's indoor track and field
The fact that the Tulsa Golden Hurricane moved from the second place finish they had in 2011 to first place in 2012 was a surprise even to their head coach. In the Conference USA indoor meet staged at the new Birmingham Crossplex coach Steve Gulley admitted to FSN's Jeremy Bloom he had been hoping for another...
Cougars indoor team falls short of C-USA title
Cougars fall one point short in C-USA men's indoor track and field
The fact that the Tulsa Golden Hurricane moved from the second place finish they had in 2011 to first place in 2012 was a surprise even to their head coach. In the Conference USA indoor meet staged at the new Birmingham Crossplex coach Steve Gulley admitted to FSN's Jeremy Bloom he had been hoping for another...
Walker will coach son in Tulsa secondary
Former NFL cornerback Darnell Walker Sr. has been hired as an assistant coach at Tulsa, where he will be able to mentor his son.
Walker was hired Tuesday as the new cornerbacks coach for the Golden Hurricane. The former cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions had been the defensive backs coach for Southwest Baptist (Mo.) for the past three years...
Tulsa fires Doug Wojcik as coach
Tulsa has fired men's basketball coach Doug Wojcik after seven seasons during which he recorded the most wins in school history.
Athletic director Ross Parmley called Sunday's move a business decision and cited sagging ticket sales and ''growing apathy'' among the fan base as the reasons for Wojcik's dismissal. Wojcik was 140-92 with the Golden Hurricane...
Revamped Tulsa staff has holes to fill in spring
Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship hears the jokes that he may have gotten it backward in hiring his latest assistant coach.
When looking to fill an opening for a cornerbacks coach, he hired the father of one of the Golden Hurricane's latest signees. Usually, he says, it goes the opposite way and a coach will occasionally hire a prospect's dad in a bid to lure the coveted player...
College of Charleston hires Doug Wojcik
The College of Charleston named Doug Wojcik as its new basketball head coach Saturday night.
Wojcik, who was fired as Tulsa coach after a 17-14 season, replaces the retiring Bobby Cremins.
"We had strong candidates, and a difficult choice to make," said Charleston president George Benson. "But Doug Wojcik stood out. Doug has had success at every level throughout...
Manning joins impressive Tulsa coaching lineage
It didn't take long for Danny Manning to realize the lineage he was joining when he got hired as Tulsa's new basketball coach.
In the coaches' locker room that he'll now occupy, the former NBA All-Star noticed the pictures of Nolan Richardson, Tubby Smith and Bill Self - all three who went on to win national championships after their time coaching the Golden Hurricane...
UCLA and Clarkson Mutally Interested
The talented transfer from Tulsa, Jordan Clarkson, could visit UCLA officially...
Jordan Clarkson Talks Transfer
On Monday, the Missouri Tigers received a commitment from SG Jordan Clarkson 6’4” 188 San Antonio (TX) Wagner, who is transferring to Missouri after two years at Tulsa.Clarkson tells us about his decision to become a Tiger.
Haith adds another transfer
Courtesy: University of Missouri Athletics Department
Columbia, Mo. University of Missouri Head Mens Basketball Coach Frank Haith has added another talented player to his roster, as Jordan Clarkson has signed a scholarship aid agreement to attend Mizzou. Clarkson, a 6-4, 188-pound guard out of San Antonio, Texas (Wagner High School), has spent the last two years playing at Tulsa...
Former Tulsa star Seals added to Manning's staff
Shea Seals, the former Tulsa star whose NBA career was cut short by a knee injury, is returning to the Golden Hurricane to serve on new coach Danny Manning's staff.
Manning announced Wednesday that he has hired Seals as the director of player development and team manager. He says Seals will be a mentor to Tulsa's players, incorporate life-skills opportunities into the program...
NBA Draft Blog Interview with Steven Idlet
Watching a player develop his game through the college years is always a treat, and is usually more so when it is a big man. One player who took full advantage of the development process over the last few years was Tulsa’s Steven Idlet. At 6’11, 250, Idlet has the size that most teams are looking for. Add to that how he has developed not only an efficient offensive post game...
Tulsa suspends LB Shawn Jackson for 3 games
Starting linebacker Shawn Jackson has been suspended for the first three games of Tulsa's season.
Coach Bill Blankenship announced Tuesday that Jackson would not play against Iowa State, Tulane or Nicholls State because of a violation of team policy. He will be eligible to return for a Sept. 22 game against Fresno State.
Jackson started 23 games over his first two seasons with...
Tulsa suspends LB Shawn Jackson
Starting linebacker Shawn Jackson has been suspended for the first three games of Tulsa's season.
Coach Bill Blankenship announced Tuesday that Jackson would not play against Iowa State, Tulane or Nicholls State because of a violation of team policy. He will be eligible to return for a Sept. 22 game against Fresno State.
Jackson started 23 games over his first two seasons with...
Tulsa adds transfer Kauri Black from Northeastern
New Tulsa coach Danny Manning has added his second recruit in as many days.
Manning announced Wednesday that forward Kauri Black signed scholarship papers with Tulsa and will transfer from Northeastern University. The 6-foot-7 Black averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds last season while starting 33 games for the Huskies.
He will be a graduate student and be able to play next season...
Premature Preview: The Tulsa Golden Hurricane
By Jackson Leuschen, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor
Follow Jackson on Twitter @jaleu11
Fresh off of an 8-5 season and a 7-1 mark in Conference USA, the University of Tulsa enters 2012 with their eyes set on 10 wins and a conference championship in head coach Bill Blankenship’s second season.
A huge key to the success of the Golden Hurricane over the past three years has been...
2012 Pre-Season Preview: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2011 Record: (8-5, 7-1 in C-USA)
Head Coach: Bill Blankenship (second year head coach)
Last Bowl Game: 2011 Armed Forces Bowl: lost to BYU 24-21
2011 Season Preview
Schedule Glimpse:
2012 Schedule Link
Big Name Opponents: 9/1 at Iowa St, 11/3 at Arkansas
Must Win: 9/8 vs Tulane, 9/15 vs Nicholls St, 9/29 at UAB, 10/11 vs UTEP, 10/20 vs Rice
Revenge: 11/10 at Houston...
#68 Tulsa Golden Hurricane: College Football 77 in 77
Does completely land-locked Tulsa really get a lot of hurricanes? And how exactly does one have a hurricane of the golden variety? I guess those are some pretty strong storms to come all the way from the Gulf of Mexico into Oklahoma.
Such is the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, who are becoming one of the more interesting college football programs in C-USA. This year, quarterback Cody Green...
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