Offseason Intelligence: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Last year, Tulsa began and ended with the same opponent — Iowa State. The Golden Hurricane lost the first contest at Ames, Iowa, but got revenge with a 31-17 Liberty Bowl victory. After that loss in the opener, the Hurricane won seven straight and then went 3-2 down the stretch, including a win in the Conference USA championship game.
Head coach Bill Blankenship brings a 19...
Tulsa's Burnham denied extra eligibility
The NCAA has denied Tulsa's appeal seeking a sixth year of eligibility for Bryan Burnham, the team's leading receiver two seasons ago.
Burnham was seeking a waiver to play next season for the Golden Hurricane after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in last year's opener against Iowa State. He also missed the 2008 season due to an illness.
The NCAA had previously...
NCAA rejects Tulsa's appeal on Burnham eligibility
The NCAA has denied Tulsa's appeal seeking a sixth year of eligibility for Bryan Burnham, the team's leading receiver two seasons ago.
Burnham was seeking a waiver to play next season for the Golden Hurricane after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in last year's opener against Iowa State. He also missed the 2008 season due to an illness.
The NCAA had previously...
Tulsa gives fans up close look at spring practice
Spring football is a terrific time for any program to stand out in a unique way, and it can serve as a terrific opportunity for any program to raise good relations in the media and with the fans. Yesterday we saw one of the best moments we may see in college football this calendar year when Nebraska let seven-year old pediatric cancer fighter Jack Hoffman run uncontested for a long...
Draft Zone Spotlight: Dexter McCoil, S, Tulsa University
Draft Zone Spotlight: Dexter McCoil, S, Tulsa University
Dexter McCoil is probably one of the most underrated football players in the 2013 NFL Draft. I don’t know why media people are not pumping this guy more. He is by far one of the hardest workers in college football. The 6’4, 222 pound safety can play both D-Back and Outside backer. He finished his career with 18 interceptions...
No. 4 Stanford 72, Tulsa 56
Chiney Ogwumike is accustomed to doing a little bit of everything for Stanford.
The Cardinal needed all she had to get past the first round of the NCAA tournament - especially the spark she brings on both ends of the floor.
Ogwumike scored 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds and top-seeded Stanford pulled away in the second half to survive a hard-fought effort by 16th-seeded Tulsa...
Tulsa-Stanford Preview
Stanford senior Joslyn Tinkle would enjoy seeing a rematch with Pac-12 Conference rival California. It would mean a lot to both teams and the conference.
That, however, can't come until the regional final - when the Cardinal would be looking to reach a sixth straight Final Four.
Top-seeded Stanford looks to run its winning streak to 18 games Sunday when it faces No. 16 seed...
Tulsa 75, UCF 66
Tulsa coach Matilda Mossman sounded as stunned as anyone when she let the realization dawn that a season that began 0-5 was going to culminate with the school's second berth in the NCAA tournament.
''I'm just so excited, a chill went through my body when I said we're going to the tournament,'' said the second-year coach after Tulsa defeated Central Florida...
Tulsa 79, East Carolina 72
Scottie Haralson scored 22 points, James Woodard added 17 and Tulsa has a date with top seeded Memphis in the Conference USA tournament semifinals with a 79-72 win over East Carolina on Thursday night.
Tulsa (17-14) led 14-6 midway through the first half but watched the Pirates use a 24-11 rally to take a 30-25 lead at halftime. It wasn't until Pat Swilling Jr. hit a 3-pointer...
Tulsa 77, Rice 71
D'Andre Wright scored 15 points, James Woodard had a double-double and Tulsa withstood a late rally by Rice to defeat the Owls 77-71 on Saturday night.
Tulsa (16-14, 8-8 C-USA) held a 73-60 lead with 2:26 remaining in the game but Julian DeBose capped an 11-2 run by the Owls with a three-point play to make it 75-71 with 27 seconds to go. DeBose ended his night with 17 points...
Tulsa 78, Tulane 66
Scottie Haralson scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half, helping Tulsa overcome a 20-point deficit at halftime for a 78-66 victory over Tulane on Saturday.
Tulsa (15-13, 7-7 Conference USA) also got 12 points each from James Woodard, Pat Swilling Jr. and Rashad Ray. Woodard scored 10 of his points in the second half to help fuel the comeback.
Haralson had three...
Tulsa 74, UTEP 70
D'Andre Wright scored 25 points to help Tulsa secure a 74-70 victory over UTEP on Saturday night.
Tulsa (13-11, 5-5 Conference USA) also got 13 points from Kauri Black and 12 points from Rashad Jay.
Wright had eight rebounds, Shaquille Harrison had eight assists and Black had three steals.
Tulsa had a 44-21 scoring advantage off the bench and 34-24 edge in the paint.
Konner...
Parker at Iowa
Jonathan Parker verbally committed to Tulsa in the fall. He officially visited the Golden Hurricane last week but felt like he needed to make one more stop before making his final decision. He traveled to Iowa on Friday to give the Hawkeyes a look.
Draft Zone Spotlight: Trent Dupy, C, Tulsa University
Draft Zone Spotlight: Trent Dupy, C, Tulsa University
Trent Dupy might not be the biggest center in the NCAA, but darn it his heart is the biggest. Dupy led the Tulsa football team to a great record this year and was a leader in the huddle. Dupy has extreme talent and can grind with the best of the NCAA football players. I have really taken a liking to the way Dupy gets off...
Southern Miss. 62, Tulsa 59
Dwayne Davis and Jerrold Brooks scored 11 points each, and Jonathan Mills grabbed 11 rebounds as Southern Mississippi won its ninth game in a row, beating Tulsa 62-59 on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles (17-4, 6-0 Conference USA) have won 11 of their last 12. They owned a 44-29 rebounding edge and outscored the Golden Hurricane 24-10 in the paint.
Southern Miss led for the final 12...
Tulsa 87, Houston 72
Scottie Haralson scored 19 points off five 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Tulsa past Houston 87-72 on Wednesday night.
Tulsa (12-8, 4-2 C-USA) led by as many as 22 in the second half and hit 12 3-pointers in the contest while shooting 50.8 percent from the field overall and dishing out 20 assists.
The Hurricane turned 14 Houston turnovers into 19 points. Houston...
Tulsa 45, UTEP 42
Kauri Black scored 11 points and James Woodard added 10 to lead Tulsa to a 45-42 victory against UTEP on Wednesday night.
The Golden Hurricane (11-7, 3-1 Conference USA) won a game marred by cold shooting and turnovers, with the last miscue giving the Miners (9-7, 2-1) a chance to tie the game at the end of regulation. UTEP's McKenzie Moore made a steal with four seconds left...
Tulsa 64, Rice 51
Shaquille Harrison had 14 points and eight rebounds and Tulsa scored the final 13 points of the game to defeat Rice 64-51 Saturday night.
Pat Swilling Jr. added 12 points and Kauri Black had 10 for the Golden Hurricane (10-7, 2-1 Conference USA), who shot 53 percent from the field and outrebounded the Owls 36-21.
Tamir Jackson led Rice (3-12, 0-2) with 14 points, and Seth Gearhart...
Swilling's shot lifts Tulsa over SMU
Pat Swilling Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to give Danny Manning and Tulsa a 48-47 victory over Larry Brown and SMU in just the second coaching matchup of an NCAA-winning coach and the Final Four's most outstanding player.
The shot by Swilling Jr., son of former NFL linebacker Pat Swilling, thwarted a huge second-half comeback from SMU. The Mustangs (10-6) trailed...
Tulsa 63, Buffalo 57
James Woodard had 22 points and eight rebounds and Pat Swilling Jr. added 11 points as Tulsa pulled away late for a 63-57 victory against Buffalo on Wednesday night.
With the game tied at 51-all with 3:24 remaining, the Golden Hurricane (8-6) scored nine straight points. Woodard had the first seven, on two layups and a 3-pointer, as the Bulls (5-9) missed five straight shots.
Two...
Tulsa caps big year with 31-17 Liberty Bowl win
Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship wouldn't say whether this was the best season in school history. He just let the numbers speak for themselves.
''History will decide all that,'' Blankenship said Monday after Tulsa capped its second 11-win season in school history with a 38-17 Liberty Bowl victory over Iowa State. ''What I meant is that they've accomplished...
Tulsa triumphs in Liberty Bowl rematch
By Brandon Speck
FOXSportsTennessee.com
MEMPHIS -- Tulsa had four months to think about its worst loss of the season.
A lot happened since the Golden Hurricane lost a 15-point decision at Iowa State in the season-opener.
Things went a lot better the rest of the way for the Conference USA champion. It stayed that way Monday night at chilly Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
The Golden...
Liberty Bowl: Tulsa wins 11th game
Trey Watts rushed for 149 yards, Alex Singleton ran for three scores and Tulsa beat Iowa State 31-17 on Monday in the Liberty Bowl, avenging a season-opening loss to the Cyclones.
Iowa State rallied to beat Tulsa 38-23 on Sept. 1, but the Golden Hurricane put together the comeback in the rematch. Tulsa trailed 17-7 at the end of the first quarter.
The Golden Hurricane (11-3) posted...
DC's Preview: AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs. Tulsa
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
Monday, December 31st, 3:30 PM on ESPN
The Liberty Bowl had the distinction of being the first "cold weather" bowl game, beginning in Philadelphia in 1959, and the first indoor bowl game, moving to the Atlantic City Convention Hall in 1964, before sagging attendance finally forced it to Tennessee...
2013 NFL Draft; Liberty Bowl Preview: Iowa State vs. Tulsa
In the "sandwich" game between two much more NFL Draft talent-laden match-ups on this New Year's Eve, both teams will be fighting for viewership while these prospects on the respective teams will be fighting to earn respect and draft stock in their final games as seniors.
While neither team is loaded with talent, both defenses, feature prospects that could intrigue...
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