if he does not win!
Tulsa has to be licking their chops here against Houston. Coming off a bye week and after a great performance vs. Oklahoma Tulsa gets to host a team as a 7 point under dog that is getting a lot of credit already for their win on the road against Louisville. Both these teams are breaking in 2 new impressive coaches from big programs with Tom Herman form Ohio State on the Houston side and Phil Montgomery on the Tulsa side.
Tulsaâs offense worked on the road against Oklahoma. Now he gets a bye week to improve the defense against another top tier offense coming in from Houston. Montgomery has already proved he can improve this team and heâs got more returning starters than Houston.
Houston is far more predictable running the ball 65% of the time while Tulsa has been more balanced at 56%. Houston will face the best offense they have seen all year. Yes, they have been very good vs. the run, but they havenât faced a team that can pass the ball and run the ball. Louisvilleâs offense has been struggling all year and they havenât faced anyone else to note. Dane Evans at QB should keep the sticks moving and Zack Langer is a powerful back in the red zone where Houston is allowing 70% TDâs. Actually Tulsaâs defense has been better on third down than Houston and their offense has also succeeded more on third downs. I actually think Tulsa has a solid shot at pulling the upset.
