Ironically, Houston’s secondary, which gave up 365 passing yards and nearly allowed three 100-yard receivers, made a goal line stop in the final seconds of the game to maintain the win.
Tulsa lined up on the 1-yard line as the last seven seconds ticked off the clock. Quarterback Dane Evans ran a play-action fake and threw a pass to defense end Jess Brubaker, who is a former tight end and had lined up in that position in the goal line formation.
Brubaker caught the ball literally inches from the goal line and needed only to twist his body or extend the ball across the plane to score, but Houston defensive backs Austin Robinson and Khalil Williams met him and drove him into the ground just outside the end zone.