Tulsa did something that they have not done this season: put their backup quarterback in a starting position. Luke Skipper kept his poise in his first start in college football, completing nine of his 18 passes for 128 yards.
His 70-yard pass to Keenan Johnson kept the Golden Hurricane’s offense pushing that eventually was finished with a 21-0 scoring run. Tulsa managed to get their first win in the American Athletic Conference by dominating Houston 45-17 on their homecoming night on Saturday. After being held to just 93 first-half yards, Tulsa gained 323 second-half yards and scored 38 points in the second half.