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Tulsa Notebook: Future bowl picture

TU's head coach Todd Graham against SMU in Tulsa, OK, Oct. 31, 2009. STEPHEN PINGRY / Tulsa World

By ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Published: 11/4/2009 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 11/4/2009 5:53 AM

Conference USA announced partnerships with seven postseason bowls following the 2010-13 seasons, the league announced Tuesday.

The bowls will feature postseason games against seven conferences. Six of the bowls are guaranteed each season, with a possibility of a seventh bowl if other conferences don't reach commitments.

Currently, C-USA has five bowl commitments and conditional agreements with two other bowls.

"We've very excited about today's announcement," TU coach Todd Graham said. "There's not any other at-large conference in the country that is better represented with this many bowl tie-ins."

C-USA's bowl partners and opponents are: Liberty Bowl (SEC), Armed Forces Bowl (Mountain West), EagleBank Bowl (ACC in 2010 and 2012), New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt), Hawaii Bowl (WAC), St. Petersburg Bowl (Big East) and the new Dallas Football Classic (Big Ten in 2011 and 2013).

Back in action: Graham is optimistic that offensive tackle Tyler Evans will be back for Saturday's game against No. 13 Houston.

Evans suffered a broken leg in practice before the second game this season. A freshman All-American last season, he's been sorely missed on an inexperienced offensive line.

The offensive line also lacked veteran Clint Anderson for three contests and has tried six different combinations in eight games this season.

Avoiding the penalties: Tulsa was flagged for two critical late hit penalties on third down, which extended SMU drives in the Golden

Hurricane's 27-13 loss last weekend.

"Every one of the late hits that we had out of bounds were legitimate calls," Graham said. "They should have been called. That's a lack of discipline and not being focused. It was guys not seeing where the boundaries were." By ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

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River Boy, Tahlequah (11/4/2009 7:00:45 AM)

It will be good to see Tyler "HOLHES"back in pads.
I was impressed with Cory Dorris sat.his future looks good for a RS Fr.

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