Brad Hawkins, who had 52 tackles last season, returns alongside Farley. Ryan Cook, who started five games in 1998, returns after missing last year with a back injury. Tulsa has three secondary starters back and five with starting experience. Free safety Chris Miller is the leading returning tackler. Rover Brett Butler and cornerback Keithan McCorry are other returning starters.
Size is a concern.
Butler is the only one over 5-11 and backup cornerback Chad Smith is the only one heavier than 190 pounds. The special-teams question mark is at kicker. Chris Earnest, Ricky Tallant and Brian Huens will compete for the starting job. Earnest is a kickoff specialist, but had problems kicking field goals. He was only three for nine last year.