READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


Print story only Print story with comments Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest
Wing Gone, So TU Has Prayer?
Published: 8/28/2007 1:37 PM
Last Modified: 8/28/2007 1:37 PM

Tulsa has never beaten Houston in football since joining Conference USA, but a preseason NFL game gave a hint that the Golden Hurricane might get past the Cougars this season.
The hint? Tulsa doesn't have to contend with Kevin Kolb anymore.
Kolb, who quarterbacked Houston to victories over TU the last two seasons, came off the Philadelphia Eagles' bench to hit 26-of-37 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown in a preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Granted, the rookie was playing against back-ups, but he very much looked like he belonged on an NFL roster (my opinion, he looked better than starter Donovan McNabb) and the Eagles felt comfortable enough with Kolb's development that they traded veteran backup Kelly Holcomb almost immediately after the game.
Houston won a Conference USA championship last season and the Cougars are picked to win the West Division this season. Houston has enough athletes (check out Anthony Alridge, the Human First Down) to be a problem for any opponent, but Tulsa's chances of beating the Cougars later this season certainly seem more credible now that Kolb is playing for pay.




Reader Comments 1 Total
lzwuxikb@mail.com (5 years ago)
vlhakwse zxadnbqf vdwb ispfzk mfhszvd nyos edsbj
1 comments displayed


To post comments on tulsaworld.com, you must be an active Tulsa World print or digital subscriber and signed into your account.


Games People Play

Tulsa World sports writer Jimmie Tramel is a former class president at Locust Grove High School. He graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern State University with a journalism degree and, while attending college, was sports editor of the Pryor Daily Times. He joined the Tulsa World on Oct. 17, 1989, the same day an earthquake struck the World Series. He is the OSU basketball beat writer and a columnist and feature writer during football season. In 2007, he wrote a book about Oklahoma State football with former Cowboy coach Pat Jones.

Follow Jimmie Tramel on Twitter

Subscribe to this blog


Archive

 
Jimmie Tramel's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  





Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.