Kyle Grooms Position: Director of Football Operations Experience: First Year

Former University of Tulsa football student-athlete Kyle Grooms is in his first year as the Director of Football Operations for the Golden Hurricane. He was named to his present position on July 15, 2011.

Grooms spent the past year working for Caption Colorado, a real time closed captioning business in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Grooms originally came to The University of Tulsa as a walk-on football athlete in 2003 and after red-shirting that season played in 44 games. He was put on scholarship in his junior season.

In his five years, Grooms was involved in four Bowl games with the Hurricane. The receiver completed his career with 12 receptions for 111 yards and three touchdowns. As a senior in 2007, Grooms caught six passes for 56 yards with two going for TDs.

A native of Englewood, Colorado, Grooms received his bachelor's degree from TU in marketing in 2008. He also earned a master's degree in business in 2010, while working as a graduate assistant in the Tulsa athletics office for two years.

THE GROOMS FILE
Alma Mater: Tulsa `08
Birthdate: November 4, 1984
Hometown: Englewood, Colorado
Playing Experience: Played wide receiver at Tulsa (2003-07) and lettered four years.
Bowl Games as a Player
2003	Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa)
2005	AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa)
2006	Armed Forces Bowl (Tulsa)
2008	GMAC Bowl (Tulsa)