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09/03/24 - Kamdyn Benjamin, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

WEEK 1 AAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kamdyn Benjamin, Gr., WR/PR, Tulsa,...Benjamin averaged 21.3 yards on four punt returns, including a 66-yard touchdown in the first quarter that gave Tulsa a 14-7 lead as the Golden Hurricane scored a 62-28 win against Northwestern State. The punt return came one series after Benjamin had put Tulsa on the board with a 36-yard touchdown reception as Benjamin finished the game with 150 all-purpose yards. - AAC Football

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WR Kamdyn Benjamin, Tulsa
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09/03/24 - Kirk Francis, rFr/2028, Tulsa + More +

WEEK 1 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Kirk Francis, RFr., QB, Tulsa,...Completed 23 of 30 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in a 62-28 win against Northwestern State. Led all American Athletic Conference players with a 204.4 efficiency rating. - AAC Football

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QB Kirk Francis, Tulsa
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08/29/24 - Kirk Francis, rFr/2028, Tulsa + More +

Kirk Francis threw for four touchdowns - all before halftime - and Tulsa beat Northwestern State 62-28 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. The feisty FCS-member Demons put a spirited fight in the first quarter when on the second play from scrimmage, Kenneth Lacy ran for a 75-yard score and a 7-0 lead. Francis threw his first score when he connected with Kamdyn Benjamin from 36 yards to tie it. A little more than two minutes later, Benjamin returned a punt 66 yards for a 14-7 Tulsa advantage.

With 1:06 left in the first, the Demons' Cam Hardy blocked a 32-yard field-goal attempt by Seth Morgan and Antonio Hall gathered the ball and returned it 74 yards to tie it at 14. Tulsa took control in the second with four touchdowns to end the Northwestern threat. Francis threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Ballard and scores of 20 and 14 yards to Connor Vaughn. The 14-yard score to Vaughn occurred with 37 seconds before halftime and put Tulsa up 41-14. Francis finished 23-of-30 passing for 299 yards. The Demons' Lacy had seven carries for 72 yards despite the 75-yard scoring run. - AP College Football

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QB Kirk Francis, Tulsa
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01/18/23 - Gavin Potter, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

Arkansas State added yet another Power 5 linebacker Sunday afternoon. Kansas linebacker Gavin Potter announced he'll be transferring to Arkansas State. Potter played in four games for the Jayhawks in 2022, logging 73 snaps before deciding to enter the transfer portal in October. He had 3 tackles and 0.5 TFL in his final game against Duke in September. He had his best season in 2021, recording 11 starts and playing in all 12 games. He was third on the team with 78 tackles and added 5 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and a pick-six in the season finale against West Virginia. He had 10 total tackles, 1.5 TFL and a fumble recovery. The Oklahoma native was named a Big 12 Honorable Mention for Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2019, where he recorded 56 tackles, 3.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks in his freshman campaign. - Kait8.com

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ILB Gavin Potter, Tulsa
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12/24/22 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

University of Tulsa running back Deneric Prince will start preparation for the NFL draft and not use his extra year of eligibility. Prince, whose return to the Hurricane was not expected, announced the decision on Twitter on Thursday. "To my Tulsa family and teammates, I'd like to first thank you for believing in me and allowing me an opportunity to play the game I love," Prince posted. "Thanks for welcoming me in and treating me like family. "To the entire coaching staff, I thank you for preparing me for this level. My time here at Tulsa was truly a blessing." A transfer from Texas A&M, Prince played three seasons at TU and totaled 1,728 yards and 14 touchdowns. This year, he averaged 91.1 yards per game and 5.8 yards per carry as the primary running back. - Tulsa World

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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12/16/22 - Keylon Stokes, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: WR Keylon Stokes, Tulsa, Gr.,...Stokes, a 5'10" senior from Manvel, Texas, caught 76 passes for 1,224 yards this season to become just the sixth player in school history with two 100-yard receiving seasons. He also had 1,040 yards in the 2019 season. His 1,224 yards ranks as the seventh best single season for a receiver in TU history. Stokes is ranked fourth in the FBS this season for receiving yards and fifth for receiving yards per game and is 13th for receptions per game.

He became Tulsa's all-time leading receiver this year, breaking a 57-year-old school record that was held by the 1965 Heisman Trophy runner-up Howard Twilley. Stokes completed his career with 242 career receptions for 3,774 yards and 19 touchdowns in 58 career games. Stokes became the American Athletic Conference's all-time leader for all-purpose yards (5,474) and finished second on the league's career receiving list. - Tulsa Football

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WR Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
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12/16/22 - Tyon Davis, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: CB Tyon Davis, Tulsa, Gr.,...Davis had a league-leading 14 passes defended from his cornerback position, while adding 54 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. His 14 passes defended include 12 breakups and two interceptions. A 6'0" senior from Putnam City, Okla., Davis completed his career with 146 tackles, 23 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions. - Tulsa Football

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CB Tyon Davis, Tulsa
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11/21/22 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

NOV 21 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Deneric Prince, Sr., RB, Tulsa,...Rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 48-42 win against South Florida. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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11/19/22 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

Deneric Prince rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns, Braylon Braxton threw for 302 yards and a score and Tulsa held off South Florida 48-42 on Friday night. Byrum Brown's 20-yard touchdown pass to Chris Mottillo helped South Florida grab a 10-0 lead. Tulsa closed to within 10-7 by quarter's end when Prince's 67-yard run set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Braxton. Tulsa (4-7, 2-5 American Athletic Conference) scored on three straight drives - short scoring runs by Steven Anderson and Prince around Braxton's 31-yard scoring strike to Keylon Stokes - and the Golden Hurricane led 28-13. Brown, who completed all 11 of his pass attempts in the first half, hit Sean Atkins for an 18-yard touchdown, but Zack Long kicked a 23-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to put Tulsa up 31-20 at halftime.

Braxton stretched Tulsa's lead to 38-20 with a 1-yard scoring run on the first possession of the third quarter. Brown answered with a 6-yard scoring run and a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jayson Littlejohn and Brian Battie's 2-point conversion run to get the Bulls within 38-35. South Florida (1-10, 0-7) turned a punt into a 13-yard loss on the first play of the fourth quarter, giving the Golden Hurricane a first down on the Bulls' 18-yard line. Three plays later Prince scored from a yard out to make it a two-score game. Battie scored on a 21-yard run with 2:49 to play for South Florida. An onside kick was unsuccessful but the Bulls defense forced a three-and-out. USF took over on its own 9-yard line and turned the ball over on downs without gaining a yard. Brown completed 21 of 25 passes for 240 yards for USF. Battie rushed for 169 yards on 19 carries. Brown added 76 yards on the ground. Atkins had eight catches for 115 yards. - Tulsa/AP College Football

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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11/13/22 - Cooper Legas, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

Cooper Legas threw three touchdown passes - including one to Calvin Tyler Jr., who finished with 25 carries for 113 yards and a TD - to help Utah State beat Hawaii 41-34 Saturday night. Legas completed 16 of 25 for 238 yards with no interceptions for Utah State (5-5, 4-2 Mountain West Conference). On the Aggies' second offensive play from scrimmage, Legas hit tight end Josh Sterzer for a 68-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown that made it 7-0 about 4 minutes in and they led the rest of the way. Legas added second-quarter touchdown passes of 16 yards to Broc Lane and 35 yards to Tyler that made it 24-10 at halftime, Tyler scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter and - after Brayden Schager threw a 31-yard TD pass to Caleb Phillips that trimmed Hawaii's deficit to 34-24 - Ike Larsen returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown to give the Aggies a 17-point lead. Schager completed 23 of 46 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions for Hawaii (2-9, 1-5). Dedrick Parson added 16 carries for 101 yards and Tylan Hines scored on a 69-yard run for the Rainbow Warriors. - Utah State/AP College Football

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QB Cooper Legas, Tulsa
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11/05/22 - Cooper Legas, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

Kicker Connor Coles scored on a 6-yard run on a fake field-goal attempt to spark Utah State to a 27-10 victory over New Mexico on Saturday. With Utah State (4-5, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) trailing 10-7, Coles took a pitch from holder Josh Sterzer and ran into the end zone to give Utah State a 14-10 lead with 10:51 left in the third quarter. Coles added a 49-yard field goal to push the Aggies' lead to 17-10 after three quarters. His 27-yard field goal and Hunter Reynolds' 55-yard fumble-return touchdown in the fourth capped the scoring. Cooper Legas completed 13 of 27 passes for 149 yards with a 38-yard scoring strike to Terrell Vaughn on the Aggies' second play from scrimmage. Freshman Robert Briggs carried 19 times for 82 yards. Nathaniel Jones rushed 21 times for a career-high 146 yards for New Mexico (2-7, 0-5). His 24-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter gave the Lobos a 10-7 lead at halftime. Justin Holaday completed 7 of 15 passes for 42 yards. - Utah State/AP College Football

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QB Cooper Legas, Tulsa
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10/26/22 - Seth Morgan, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

OCT 24 WAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Seth Morgan, So., K, Sam Houston (Oct. 24),...Morgan, a sophomore kicker, repeated as the conference special teams player of the week after hitting 3-of-4 field goals and his only PAT attempt in Sam Houston’s win at Utah Tech. Morgan successfully converted from 20, 31 and 28 yards in the victory for the Bearkats. - WAC Football

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K Seth Morgan, Tulsa
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10/24/22 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

OCT 24 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Deneric Prince, Sr., RB, Tulsa,...Rushed for a career-high 231 yards - the most by an American Athletic Conference player this season - and had 260 all-purpose yards with two touchdowns in a 27-16 win at Temple. - American Athletic Football

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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10/21/22 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

Deneric Prince rushed for a career-high 231 yards, scoring on an 84-yard fourth-quarter run, and Tulsa rallied to beat Temple 27-16 on Friday night. It was also a big night for Tulsa receiver Keylon Stokes. Stokes caught four passes for 37 yards, breaking a Golden Hurricane record that stood for nearly 60 years. Stokes needed 29 yards to pass Howard Twilley's 3,343 career mark set from 1963-65. Temple jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one quarter on Layton Jordan's 32-yard interception-return score and a Camden Price field goal. Prince pulled Tulsa (3-4, 1-2 American Athletic Conference) within 10-7 when he caught an 18-yard scoring strike from Davis Brin with 9:40 left in the second quarter to cap a nine-play, 94-yard drive.

Brin put together a 10-play, 86-yard drive, culminating with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Hall with 11 seconds remaining to give the Golden Hurricane a 14-10 lead at the half. After a scoreless third quarter, Zack Long ended a 10-play drive with a 24-yard field goal to give Tulsa a 17-10 lead with 13:33 left to play. Prince's long touchdown run came on a first-down play less than three minutes later after Temple (2-5, 0-3) ran four plays and punted. Brin totaled 155 yards on 15-of-22 passing with two interceptions for the Golden Hurricane. E.J. Warner, the son of NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, completed 23 of 48 passes for 196 yards with an interception for the Owls. The freshman connected with Amad Anderson Jr. for a 23-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Anderson had eight catches for 112 yards. - Tulsa/AP College Football

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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10/18/22 - Seth Morgan, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

OCT 17 WAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Seth Morgan, So., K, Sam Houston (Oct. 17),...Morgan, a sophomore kicker, was a key component for Sam Houston in its crucial win on the road at Eastern Kentucky. Morgan made all four of his field goals from 45, 47, 45 and 34 yards and hit his only PAT attempt in the game for the Bearkats. Morgan has hit 8-of-11 field goal attempts (.727) and leads the WAC with 2.0 made field goals per game this season. - WAC Football

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