BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three games into his head coaching career and Tulsa’s Bill Blankenship could already write a thesis on adversity.
It has nothing to do with the brutal schedule to begin his first season as the Golden Hurricanes’ head coach, a stretch that ends after Saturday night’s game at No. 4 Boise State.
It started with the suspension of Tulsa’s best player, Damaris Johnson, after he was charged with felony embezzlement, followed by a litany of key injuries, the latest to starting quarterback G.J. Kinnie.
Oh, and then there was last week’s home opening loss to No. 7 Oklahoma State — a game that was delayed more than three hours by weather and didn’t end until 3:36 a.m. local time on Sunday morning.