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Game Preview: Tulsa at Michigan State

Television
FS1
Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Coley Harvey
Watch Live

Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship)

THE GAME
Friday’s game will complete a home-and-home series between USF and Wisconsin, which began in 2014 with the Badgers’ 27-10 win in Madison, Wisconsin … The Badgers broke open a 3-3 halftime score with 17 straight third-quarter points to pull away as RB Melvin Gordon rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns.

TULSA
0-0, 0-0 American

Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
21-29, fifth season

Notes
Tulsa finished 3-9 last season as the Golden Hurricane seeks to end a three-year absence from bowl games … Tulsa has turned in three 10-win seasons since 2010 … Tulsa finished third in The American in total defense last season, one year after the Golden Hurricane had ranked 11th in the conference … Tulsa improved its total defense average by 121.