Coaches have often also used the Golden Hurricane as a stepping stone across the past half-century, Getting a second chance as a head coach is Kevin Wilson, who failed to forge a breakthrough a few years ago at Indiana before rehabbing his credentials at Oklahoma and recently at Ohio State as offensive coordinator for Ryan Day's Buckeyes. In his new job -- for the short-term, at least -- Wilson has at least convinced many of his inherited players with eligibility remaining to stay, and hit the transfer portal for immediate help elsewhere...

Bruce Marshall's full breakdown of Tulsa's 2023 outlook, which includes how he's playing their win total, can be found below as part of SportsLine's preview of the AAC season.

AAC preview: Conference winner | Charlotte | East Carolina | Florida Atlantic | Memphis | Navy | North Texas | Rice | SMU | South Florida | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa | UAB | UTSA

2023 Tulsa at a glance

• Last Year: 5-7 SU, 3-8-1 ATS, 6-5-1 O/U
• Returning starters: Offense 4; Defense 5
• Win total: 4.5 (Over even, Under -130)

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