Cohesiveness of the offensive line is a huge factor in making an offense productive, and the Tulsa front five has been improving its continuity each day. Although four past starters return, the Hurricane still is young up front as 12 of the 16 linemen are either freshmen or sophomores.
Three starters – tackles Evan Plagg (6-4, 292) and Willie Wright (6-3, 296) and center Chandler Miller (6-3, 290) – return from last year, while a fourth, Blake Belcher (6-5, 304), started in the 2014 campaign but suffered a first-game injury in 2015 that sidelined him for the season.