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Will Montgomery return in ‘20?

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KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina – This year, we decided to spend Thanksgiving in North Carolina, at my mother-in-law’s. Like for many Americans, that meant the typical three F’s were involved; family, food and football. Spending time with family is always good, but this year there was someone obviously absent from our dinner table. It was an…

TU shines in upset over UCF

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In an amazing comeback the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the University of Central Florida, 34-31, Friday night in front of 16,331 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. UCF (7-3, 4-2 AAC) led 28-17 at halftime, but Tulsa backup quarterback Seth Boomer led the Golden Hurricane to 17 second-half points. Boomer completed 6-of-10 passes for 87 yards…

No. 18 Cincy edges Tulsa; Memphis is here Saturday

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After a narrow 13-24 loss to No. 18 Cincinnati in Ohio Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5, 0-3 in the American Athletic Conference) return home Saturday to host Memphis (6-1, 2-1 in the AAC). TU is looking for their first conference win this season against Memphis, whose only stumble this year was a two-point defeat…

TU QB Zach Smith vs Navy

Navy runs past Hurricane

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Using an option offense and a tight defense, Navy cruised to a 45-17 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday, in front of 17,951 at H.A. Chapman Stadium.  “Hats off to Navy. I thought they played a really nice game,” said Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery. “Option is always difficult to defend, and we knew…

SMU tops Tulsa in triple OT

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TU to host Navy Saturday night Tulsa couldn’t hold on to a fourth quarter lead and was edged by No. 21 SMU 37-47 in triple overtime Saturday night in Dallas. The Golden Hurricane (2-3, 0-1 in the AAC) led by 21 points in the fourth quarter against the undefeated Mustangs (6-0, 2-0). SMU managed three touchdowns…

TU is ready to challenge MSU

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On Friday night, Tulsa has the opportunity to score one of the biggest upsets of the first full college football weekend. The Golden Hurricane will play at No. 18 Michigan State in a game that kicks off at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports. The Spartans will be looking for redemption in 2019 after a disappointing…

Brooks, Taylor anchor TU running game

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Last season, Tulsa running backs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II combined for 1,813 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns. That pair will be counted on again in 2019 to keep the Golden Hurricane offense humming. “Shamari and Corey are getting quite a few reps right now, but as camp gets towards the middle we’ll see…

TU opens fall camp; no starting quarterback is named yet

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Boomer, Smith compete to start Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery at some point will name either Seth Boomer or Zach Smith his starting quarterback for 2019. But the question is who and when. “I never put a timeline (on naming a starter),” Montgomery said in a press conference last week. “Those guys are in a…

Montgomery undaunted by low expectations

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Expectations for the Tulsa University football team are low. TU was picked to finish last in the West Division in the preseason poll of the American Athletic Conference. Last season, TU opened with a win and then lost nine out of 11 to finish 3-9. Will the low expectations make Tulsa players play with a…

Montgomery pleased with quarterbacks

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The Tulsa football team battled through high winds and temperatures in the 30’s through practice No. 11 last Saturday morning and went through their first full scrimmage. “It was good for us to get out and work through some different situations. Anytime you go through a scrimmage, coaches are off the field and guys are…