Houston beats Tulsa behind fourth-quarter scoring blitz
D’Eriq King threw for three touchdowns and ran for two scores, helping Houston beat Tulsa 41-26 Thursday night.
Houston, trailing 26-17 early in the fourth quarter, scored 17 points in 91 seconds — during a 24-0 spurt. Dalton Witherspoon kicked a go-ahead field goal with 7:51 to go to make it 27-26. The Cougars led by 15 points seven plays later.
Houst Emeke Egbule recovered a fumble, leading to Romello Brooker’s nineyard touchdown catch for a 34-26 lead. Tulsa’s next offensive play ended in Deontay Anderson’s interception and Marquez Stevenson scored on a six-yard grab.
King had 165 yards passing, with two interceptions, and 117 yards rushing for Houston (4-1, 1-0 American Athletic Conference). The Cougars, the nation’s leader in total offense at 608.5 yards per game, turned it over three times and gained 477 total yards.
Freshman Seth Boomer made his first start for Tulsa (1-4, 0-2), replacing fourgame starter Luke Skipper. Boomer passed for 227 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Florida to induct Tebow in honor ring
Tim Tebow has a bronze statue outside Florida Field and his memorable speech is emblazoned on a plaque a couple hundred feet away. His All-American brick rests nearby, too.
On Saturday, the Gators will honor their most famous quarterback one more time.
Florida will induct Tebow into the program’s Ring of Honor, making him the sixth player with his name prominently and permanently displayed inside the Swamp.
The 22nd-ranked Gators (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) playing at home will celebrate Tebow at the end of the first quarter of their game against LSU (5-0, 2-0). At halftime, they will honor the 2008 national championship team that featured Tebow, receiver Percy Har vin, cornerback Joe Haden, linebacker Brandon Spikes and defensive end Carlos Dunlap.
“That was a team that had a lot of talent on it,” said Florida coach Dan Mullen, who was the team’s offensive coordinator a decade ago. “But there’s a lot of teams who have talent that don’t always know how to win.”
The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion finished his college career with 9,285 yards and 88 touchdowns passing to go along with 2,947 yards and an SECrecord 57 scores rushing.