Cowboys escape TU

up with four receptions for 94 yards. Freshman Alex Hale made three field goals, two in the fourth quarter, from 27, 40 and 29 yards.

For Tulsa, Zach Smith completed 18 of 28 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown, a 16-yard toss to Josh Johnson with 1:38 left in the first half that put the Golden Hurricane up 7-3.

The Golden Hurricane was without its top running back, Shamari Brooks, who suffered an ACL injury in his left knee in practice this week, and its ground game clearly missed him. Brooks, who gained 1,046 yards and 6 TDs rushing last year, currently sits fifth on Tulsa’s all-time leading rusher list. Tulsa’s other returning running back, Corey Taylor II, who rushed for 461 yards and 6 TDs last year, also saw limited action due to having just emerged from quarantine.

The game took place a week after it was originally supposed to, with Tulsa requesting it be rescheduled to better prepare for the season after missing nine days of practice earlier in camp due to several players testing positive for the coronavirus. Smith was one of the players that had to be quarantined and would not have been able to play if the game was held as scheduled last week.

The Cowboys lost starting quarterback Spencer Sanders with an apparent right ankle injury late in the first half after he completed 2 of 2 passes for 23 yards and gained nine yards on five rushes. Ethan Bullock, a junior college transfer from the City College of San Francisco, stepped in and was 8 of 13 for 41 yards but had trouble moving the ball.

Hubbard, who led the nation in rushing last year and was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, was bottled up for most of the game but still wound up with 93 yards on 27 carries, snapping his 11-game streak of 100-yard contests. As much as Oklahoma State struggled in this game, even though it came out with the victory, there’s little question that the Cowboys will drop in the poll this week after such a lackluster performance. 1 p.m. Sunday | Bills by 51⁄ | O/U 42

Bills are ready to make a move in the AFC East. Defense is smothering, and Josh Allen can get hot. 1 p.m. Sunday | Steelers by 7 | O/U 401⁄

Elbow surgery did wonders for Ben Roethlisberger. And that Steelers defense is swarming. 1 p.m. Sunday | Titans by 71⁄ | O/U 44

The Jaguars didn’t get pushed around by the Colts. The Titans will control the clock with the run. 1 p.m. Sunday | Cowboys by 31⁄ | O/U 531⁄

The Cowboys have started to lose players to injury. Still, they’re at home and facing a terrible defense. 1 p.m. Sunday | Packers by 61⁄ | O/U 50

The Lions couldn’t stop the run or pass against the Bears. What’s Aaron Rodgers going to do to them?