Navy’s experience showed as Tulsa was outscored 21-0 in the third quarter, the turning point in the game. Despite the loss, Tulsa fought late, getting a fourth-and-two stop and continuing to push offensively in the fourth quarter.

“We never stopped trying to score. I’m trying to teach our kids how to fight and how to finish games.”

The Golden Hurricane are still searching for explosive plays in the passing game. A 40–50 yard touchdown has yet to materialize, with 11 deep attempts against Navy coming up empty.

“The big thing we’re missing right now offensively is chunk plays more than anything…we’ve got to find some playmakers quickly, or it’s going to be a long season.”

Tackling and third-down stops were major problems against Navy’s quarterback. Tulsa’s defense couldn’t get off the fi

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