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11/13/21 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

Shamari Brooks scored on a 15-yard run in overtime and Tulsa overcame four turnovers to defeat Tulane 20-13 on Saturday. The Golden Hurricane (4-6, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) held the Green Wave (1-9, 0-6) after the touchdown with Tyon Davis knocking down Michael Pratt's pass on fourth-and-10 from the 25. Brooks rushed 19 times for 71 yards. Davis Brin was 19 of 30 for 188 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Ezra Naylor II in the first quarter but he was intercepted three times, which helped set up a wild finish.

Pratt connected with Phat Watts for a 49-yard touchdown to cap a 95-yard drive with 2:52 to play to pull the Green Wave within 13-10. Then Shi'ke Laister recovered an onside kick and Merek Glover's 23-yard field goal tied the game with 1:16 to play. Macon Clark then intercepted Brin and returned the ball 12 yards to the Tulsa 24 but Glover missed a 26-yard field goal wide right with 4 seconds remaining. Pratt threw for 178 yards and Tyjae Spears rushed for 104. - Tulsa/AP College Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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11/02/21 - Anthony Watkins, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

NOV 1 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Anthony Watkins, So., RB, Tulsa,...Had 178 all-purpose yards, including a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, in a 20-17 loss to Navy. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Anthony Watkins, Tulsa
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10/19/21 - Deneric Prince, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

OCT 18 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Deneric Prince, Jr., RB, Tulsa,...Rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries in a 32-31 win at South Florida. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Deneric Prince, Tulsa
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10/19/21 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

OCT 18 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Shamari Brooks, Sr., RB, Tulsa,...Rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in a 32-31 win at South Florida. Scored the game-winning touchdown with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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10/16/21 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

Shamari Brooks scored on a 3-yard run with 47-seconds to play, lifting Tulsa to a 32-31 win over South Florida on Saturday. The winning nine-play, 42-yard drive was set up when the defense stopped the Bulls twice, beginning with a third-and-1, giving the offense the ball with 4:20 to play. The winning drive include a six-yard pass completion on fourth-and-2 from the Tulsa 20. USF led 24-20 at the half on a 100-yard kickoff return by Brian Battie and a 69-yard interception return by Antonio Grier Jr. on the ensuing Tulsa possession. It was third 100-yard kick TD in school history and the third-longest interception return. Tulsa (3-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) rallied late in the second quarter with 10 points on three plays - a field goal, a fumble recovery on the kickoff and a 37-yard TD pass from Davis Brin to Sam Crawford Jr. South Florida had 535 yards of offense, the Bulls (1-5, 0-2) 268. Brooks ran for 145 yards on 23 carries and Deneric Prince 110 on 19 with a score. - Tulsa/AP College Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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10/12/21 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

OCT 11 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Shamari Brooks, Sr., RB, Tulsa,...Rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 35-29 win against Memphis. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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10/10/21 - Anthony Watkins, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

Anthony Watkins ran for a 44-yard touchdown with 4:28 remaining to help Tulsa beat Memphis 35-29 on Saturday night. Bryson Powers intercepted a Seth Henigan pass with 1:17 left that sealed it for Tulsa (2-4, 1-1 American Athletic Conference). Davis Brin threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Golden Hurricane. Shamari Brooks ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Watkins finished with 68 yards rushing. Watkins burst up the middle, breaking three tackles and carrying a fourth defender across the goal line, capping a seven-play, 78-yard drive to give the Golden Hurricane a 35-21 lead.

But Memphis (3-3, 0-2) came right back with a 75-yard scoring drive. Calvin Austin III beat two defenders and was wide open at the 2 to catch a 30-yard touchdown pass from Henigan with 3:11 left. The Tigers made the 2-point conversion and then forced a three-and-out. Lachlan Wilson's 64-yard punt made the Tigers start their final drive from their 11-yard line. Hengian converted on fourth-and-11 with a pass to Austin to get the Tigers near midfield, but he was picked off on next play. Henigan, a true freshman, was 34-of-57 passing for 463 yards and threw two touchdown passes but two interceptions. Austin caught a career-high 13 passes and finished with 200 yards receiving. - AP College Football

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RB Anthony Watkins, Tulsa
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09/27/21 - Zack Long, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

SEPT 27 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Zack Long, Gr., K, Tulsa,...Scored 11 points, connecting on field goals of 41 and 45 yards and going 5-for-5 on PATs in a 41-34 win against Arkansas State. - American Athletic Conference Football

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K Zack Long, Tulsa
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08/24/21 - Tyon Davis, rSr/2023, Tulsa + More +

A prime candidate for the University of Tulsa's breakout player of the year: cornerback Tyon Davis. Amid the unexpected offseason departures of the previous starting corners, Davis has gone from overshadowed to potential star ahead of his senior year. "I'll say this, and I said it even when the other guys were here: In that room, he was the most athletic guy," coach Philip Montgomery said. "He just had some guys with experience ahead of him." With Akayleb Evans and Allie Green IV moving on to Missouri, a lack of experience at the cornerback position has been a significant concern. Davis, who appeared in 20 games in the past two years after transferring from NEO, is ready to contribute in a larger role like his coaches expect.

"I've always had that confidence (in myself), so now for me to be able to prove (the coaches) right - that's my plan," Davis said. "It's a big deal when your coaches believe in you." Davis bet on himself coming out of Putnam West, where he racked up 100 tackles and 11 interceptions as a two-year starter. Despite success on the field, he didn't land the type of recruiting he was after. "I had small Division II offers and I knew I had the talent," he said. "I just needed a chance, and I knew NEO would do that for me." A self-described late bloomer, Davis redshirted his first year at junior college and followed with 20 tackles and five pass breakups the following season. He has played cornerback since he was a kid. - Tulsa World

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CB Tyon Davis, Tulsa
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08/12/21 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

University of Tulsa running back Shamari Brooks is back on the practice field after a knee injury sidelined him for the 2020 season, but he is being held out of contact drills as a precaution. "We're just going to be smart with him," coach Philip Montgomery said. "We know what Shamari brings to the table...He's worked out all summer and he's done all the change-of-direction things, but when you get all those people on the field and you've got traffic around you, we just want to be smart. So we're going to use him when we can and kind of bring him back in a good pace without just doing it all." Asked whether Brooks is fully recovered, Montgomery said: "I know he feels good. He feels confident in his knee. That's the most important thing. And now it's just getting back into football-type shape when it comes to cutting and changing and seeing things and having to react." - Tulsa World

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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08/12/21 - Travon Fuller, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

Travon Fuller, a graduate transfer from Texas A&M, delivered a couple of pass breakups and an interception on the first day of practice and has continued to look solid. "We'll know more as we look at the tape, but I thought he flashed at times," Montgomery said after the first practice. "That's good to see." Fuller, who is from Athens, Texas, appeared in 43 games at Texas A&M and totaled 21 tackles. - Tulsa World

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CB Travon Fuller, Tulsa
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06/26/21 - Kenney Solomon II, rSr/2024, Tulsa + More +

The University of Tulsa has brought in a third transfer cornerback, announcing the addition of Kenney Solomon from Tennessee to its roster Friday. Solomon, the seventh transfer to join the Hurricane since the start of the month, has three years of eligibility remaining including the extra season extended as a result of COVID-19. Listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds, Solomon played in 21 games at Tennessee, joining the team as a walk-on cornerback, ultimately getting put on scholarship and moving to running back as a sophomore. He also was a sprinter for the track team. Solomon is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he was a consensus three-star prospect and starred on offense, defense and special teams. He totaled eight interceptions in his final two years of high school and scored six touchdowns as a senior. - Tulsa World

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CB Kenney Solomon II, Tulsa
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06/25/21 - Chris Paul, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

University of Tulsa offensive lineman Chris Paul has a resume that seemingly gets longer by the day. A senior from Houston who has started 28 games in his career, Paul was recently elevated to the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee, which focuses on important issues at the FBS and FCS levels. Select-few administrators and coaches are on the committee along with only two student-athletes. "I feel very honored and humbled," Paul said. "Sometimes it's just like, wow, I can't believe out of the however many student-athletes they could have chosen, they chose me."

He wasn't chosen randomly. Paul has extensive credentials of leadership dating to high school, when he was his senior class president. That continued at TU, when he became active in almost every campus group possible and emerged as a top 10 freshman. "I really I don't know how it happened, but I do know that I do have a lot of passions and I want to follow those," he said. "One of my biggest fears coming out of high school and into college was that I would have to leave that sort of element of involvement." - Tulsa World

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OG Chris Paul, Tulsa
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06/22/21 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

Former University of Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins was arrested Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona, on complaints of excessive speed and reckless driving. According to a release from Scottsdale police, Collins was driving a Mercedes that was observed going 76 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday. He was pulled over, arrested and booked into jail before being released later in the day.

Collins, 22, was selected 16th overall in the NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals in April after a stellar career for the Golden Hurricane. A Hominy native, he went from under-recruited out of high school to the nation's top defensive player last season. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound linebacker signed his rookie contract with the Cardinals earlier this month, a four-year deal with a team option for a fifth. Collins is expected to be an immediate contributor in the middle of the defense alongside second-year linebacker Isaiah Simmons. - Tulsa World

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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05/14/21 - Chris Thompson, rSr/2025, Tulsa + More +

USC made its second addition to the safety position via the transfer market Thursday, landing the commitment of former Auburn safety Chris Thompson Jr. Thompson, who announced his decision via Twitter, arrives at USC with a full four years of eligibility after participating as a true freshman in the 2020 season. In his one season with the Tigers, Thompson recorded eight tackles.

The 6-foot-1, 202-pound safety was a four-star recruit out of Duncanville High in Duncanville, Texas. He took an official visit to USC while in high school before committing to Auburn. He joins a safety group that has been plagued by injuries. Nickel back Max Williams had season-ending knee surgery after tearing his ACL in spring practice. Fellow nickel Greg Johnson missed spring camp while recovering from a knee injury that ended his 2020 season early prematurely. - Orange County Register

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