Tulane rallies from 10-point deficit, beats Charlotte 38-31 in OT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- , Johnnie Daniels had 99 yards rushing and two touchdowns, TJ Smith returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and Tulane rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Charlotte 38-31 in overtime on Friday night. Short-yardage quarterback Dagan Bruno lunged for a short TD on fourth-and-goal on the first possession in overtime. Charlotte a first-and-goal at the 4, but after two short runs yielded just 1 yard, Conner Harrell threw back-to-back incomplete passes to end it. Derrick Eley had a 1-yard rushing TD that gave Charlotte a 31-21 lead with 10:52 remaining in the fourth quarter. Cooper Helmke made a 27-yard field goal about 4 1/2 minutes later and Trace Johnson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Bredell Richardson with 10 seconds left that made it 31-all. Charlotte (1-7, 1/3 American Conference) beat Temple 38-31 on Oct.