With the Golden Hurricanes also playing on a short week, Owls head coach Stan Drayton doesn't want to use any of that as an excuse to not come away with a positive result.
will open conference play on a short week against Tulsa on Thursday night .“It’s the same challenge Tulsa has,” Drayton said. “They’re coming on a short week as well. The challenge is to make sure that we don’t make it an excuse. Not to make [it] an issue. Our players have done a great job of focusing on things that we need to prepare [for] when we see Tulsa but also to fix things that we had to repair from the Miami game. Same issue Tulsa is facing and neither team can use that as an excuse.
Last season, Tulsa finished 10th in the American Athletic Conference with a 3-5 conference record and a 5-7 overall record. The main problem for the Owls defensively this season has been stopping the run. Just last week, Miami came into the game ranked eighth in rushing yards in the ACC. Tulsa comes into the game on Thursday night ranked fourth in the AAC in rushing yards by averaging 170 yards per game on the ground. Tulsa is led by redshirt seniors Anthony Watkins and Jordan Ford who are both top 10 in the AAC in rushing yards this season. Watkins has rushed for 243 yards with a touchdown while Ford has 215 yards with a touchdown.
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