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11/16/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

NOV 16 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zaven Collins, Tulsa, Jr., LB, Hominy, Okla.,...Collins led a defensive effort that held SMU scoreless in the second half and without a touchdown in the final 44:58, allowing Tulsa to rally for a 28-24 win to keep the Golden Hurricane unbeaten in American Athletic Conference play. Collins had six tackles to go with a sack, two tackles for loss and the clinching interception with 1:29 left on SMU's final possession. Collins leads The American in interceptions per game (0.60) and has three picks and 10.0 tackles for loss in 2020. - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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11/16/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

NOV 16 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Zach Smith, Tulsa, Sr., QB,...Completed 26 of 38 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-24 win against No. 19 SMU. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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11/14/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

Zach Smith threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns to help Tulsa recover from a 21-point second quarter deficit and upset No. 19 SMU 28-24 on Saturday. After throwing an interception and losing a fumble that led to another touchdown on his first two possessions, Smith bounced back. He completed 26 of 38 passes, including a 4-yard touchdown toss to James Palmer for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:11 remaining. It was the third time this season the Golden Hurricane (4-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) won after trailing by double digits in the first half, and the second time they did it against a ranked team. They trailed 23-5 against No. 11 UCF on Oct. 3 before rallying to win 34-26.

For the fifth straight meeting, SMU and Tulsa played a game decided by six points or fewer, including an SMU triple overtime win last season. Shane Buechele completed 18 of 36 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown, along with one interception, for SMU (7-2, 5-2), which missed an opportunity to move ahead of Tulsa into second place in the American standings. Tulsa was playing just its second home game of the season in front of a socially-distanced crowd of 3,940. - AP College Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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11/02/20 - Kendarin Ray, rSr/2024, Tulsa + More +

NOV 2 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Kendarin Ray, Tulsa, So., S,...Had a team-high nine tackles with two pass breakups in a 34-30 win against East Carolina. - American Athletic Conference Football

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SS Kendarin Ray, Tulsa
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10/31/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

T.K. Wilkerson scored a go-ahead touchdown with 29 seconds left to help Tulsa beat East Carolina 34-30 on Friday night. Tulsa's 11-play, 75-yard final drive was aided by two questionable replays - a fumble that was overturned and a fourth-down catch that appeared to hit the ground. ECU had a chance in the closing seconds, but Holton Ahlers' pass into the end zone was batted to the ground. Zach Smith was 19-of-37 passing for 253 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Tulsa (3-1, 3-0 American), which has won four straight conference games for the first time in program history. Wilkerson had 89 yards rushing and two scores. Keylon Stokes caught six passes for 90 yards and a touchdown, and JuanCarlos Santana added 88 receiving yards and a score. Ahlers, who missed the last game against Navy because of COVID-19 protocols, completed 38 of 50 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns for East Carolina (1-4, 1-3). Rahjai Harris rushed for 118 yards and Tyler Snead caught 16 passes for 108 yards and a TD. - AP College Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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10/26/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

OCT 26 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zaven Collins, Tulsa, Jr., LB, Hominy, Okla.,...Collins led a defense that limited USF to 13 points and 305 total yards in a 42-13 victory against the Bulls. He finished with six tackles, including five solo stops, to go with a forced fumble and a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown. His forced fumble ended a USF drive at the Tulsa 6-yard line just before halftime, while his interception provided a backbreaking score to give the Golden Hurricane a 35-13 second-half lead. - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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10/23/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

Deneric Prince rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, Corey Taylor II added 67 yards rushing and two scores, and Tulsa beat South Florida 42-13 on Friday night. Tulsa led 21-6 at halftime after outgaining USF 289-113. Zach Smith connected with JuanCarlos Santana for a 33-yard score, Taylor scored from 5-yards out and Prince added a 27-yard TD run. USF lost two fumbles in the half. Smith was 16-of-24 passing for 233 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Tulsa (2-1, 2-0 American). Sam Crawford Jr. had 82 yards receiving and Keylon Stokes added 66. Linebacker Zaven Collins had six tackles, one forced fumble and a 38-yard interception return for a 35-13 lead. Tulsa, which has had two games postponed this season, lost to then-No. 11 Oklahoma State 16-7 in its opener and beat ranked Central Florida 34-26. - AP College Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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10/05/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

OCT 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zaven Collins, Tulsa, Jr., LB, Hominy, Okla.,...Collins led a Tulsa defense that limited No. 11 UCF, which had averaged 50.0 points in its first two games, to only three second-half points as the Golden Hurricane rallied for a 34-26 win, snapping the Knights' 21-game home winning streak. Collins had a team-high 10 tackles to go with 3.5 tackles for loss, an interception, two pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and a safety that accounted for the Golden Hurricane's first points of the game. Collins has 7.5 tackles for loss through two games and ranks second among NCAA FBS players at 3.8 TFL per game. - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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10/05/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

OCT 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Zach Smith, Tulsa, Sr., QB,...Completed 17 of 29 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-26 win at No. 11 UCF. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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10/03/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

There is something about UCF that brings the best out of Tulsa. Zach Smith threw three touchdown passes and Tulsa erased an 18-point first-half deficit to beat No. 11 UCF 34-26, snapping the Knights' 21-game home winning streak Saturday night. The Golden Hurricane (1-1) made it two straight wins over UCF (2-1), which was plagued by penalties (18 for 124 yards) and turned the ball over three times. "New year, new season," Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. "We've got a lot of talent on this football team. On the road in a tough environment. I'm proud of these guys for sticking together. We've always been a gritty, tough, hard-nosed football team and we proved that again tonight." Smith threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Keylon Stokes to give Tulsa a 31-26 lead with 12:56 remaining. Zack Long added a 34-yard field goal with 1:30 remaining to make it 34-26. UCF (2-1) drove into Tulsa territory, but after a holding penalty pushed the Knights out of the red zone Dillon Gabriel's Hail Mary pass fell incomplete. Gabriel was 28-of-51 for 330 yards with a touchdown and an interception. - Tulsa/AP College Football

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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09/21/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

SEPT 21 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Zaven Collins, Tulsa, Jr., LB,...Had six tackles, with three sacks and four tackles for loss in a 16-7 loss at No. 11 Oklahoma State. - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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09/08/20 - Zach Smith, rSr/2021, Tulsa + More +

For the first time since 2016, Tulsa has the same starting quarterback in back-to-back seasons. Zach Smith threw for 3,279 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions, and he returns his favorite target, Keylon Stokes, who had 1,040 yards and six scores. - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Zach Smith, Tulsa
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08/29/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa + More +

Collins combines effort with skill and the results have been exceptional: 182 tackles over the previous two seasons, including 17.5 for lost yardage and 3.5 sacks, six pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, an interception and a forced fumble. "Not only does he have his God-given gifts and abilities and his work ethic is second to none, he is not going to be outworked. And then at the same time he wants knowledge and he knows he needs knowledge," TU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Joseph Gillespie said. "You start putting the knowledge and the experience with it, I think his level of play will go through the roof to a whole different degree."

Collins was recruited out of Hominy High School, where he starred at quarterback and safety and won a Class A title as a senior. Gillespie has helped mold Collins into an NFL prospect, opting to keep him at linebacker because of his speed and 6-foot-4, 260-pound frame. "Zaven is a tremendous talent," coach Philip Montgomery said. "He's a guy who can cover a lot of ground. He's a guy that can play multiple positions. He can do a lot of different things for us and I think his future is extremely bright." Heading into his third season as a starter, Collins is TU's top returning tackler and the centerpiece for a defense brimming with potential. - Tulsa World

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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08/20/20 - Bryce Bray, rSr/2024, Tulsa + More +

Former Bixby offensive lineman Bryce Bray is transferring to the University of Tulsa, he announced on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. Bray spent less than a week in the NCAA's transfer portal. He was removed from the Oklahoma State roster after having committed what a university official said was a violation of a team policy. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds, Bray started 10 games for the Cowboys last season as a redshirt freshman. He was a Rivals.com three-star recruit out of Bixby, where he was on three state-title teams. Barring a waiver, Bray will likely have to sit out the 2020 season, which opens Sept. 12 at OSU. - Tulsa World

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OG Bryce Bray, Tulsa
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08/03/20 - Adam Higuera, rSr/2022, Tulsa + More +

2020 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY LONG SNAPPER AWARD WATCHLIST: Adam Higuera, Tulsa,...Higuera, a senior from Gilbert, Arizona, has handled long snapping duties in all of his 36 career games played. The 6'1" senior has been flawless as Tulsa's long snapper since his first game as a true freshman in 2017. In his first career contest, Higuera scored Tulsa's first touchdown of the 2017 season after recovering a fumbled punt in the end zone against Oklahoma State. Ten semi-finalists for the Patrick Mannelly Award will be announced on November 16, 2020 and then three finalists selected on November 27, 2020. The winner is tentatively expected to be announced on December 12, 2020. - Tulsa Football

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