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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, 6-3, 222 (DS#16 QB) + 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, 6-5, 259 (DS#4 OLB) + 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, 6-3, 222 (DS#16 QB) + 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, 6-3, 222 (DS#16 QB) + 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, 6-5, 259 (DS#4 OLB) + 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, 6-3, 222 (DS#16 QB) + 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, 6-5, 259 (DS#4 OLB) + 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, 6-5, 333 (DS#77 OG) + 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, 6-1, 237 (DS#28 LS) + 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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LS Adam Higuera, Tulsa
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08/02/20 - Anthony Watkins, rSr/2025, Tulsa, 5-10, 197 (DS#112 RB) + More +

The University of Tulsa has added Missouri transfer running back Anthony Watkins to its football roster, the school announced on Friday. Watkins redshirted the 2019 season as a true freshman at Missouri but did play in one game, when he rushed six times for 19 yards against Southeast Missouri State. Watkins garnered all-state accolades at South Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he played multiple positions. He was a four-star recruit and the nation's No. 34 prospect at running back according to ESPN. Rivals.com and 247Sports.com had Watkins listed as a three-star prospect. As a senior, Watkins rushed for 2,601 yards on just 295 carries in 10 games for an average of 8.8 yards per carry and 260.1 yards per game. - Tulsa World

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RB Anthony Watkins, Tulsa
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07/27/20 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa, 5-08, 194 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa,...Brooks rushed for a team-high 1,046 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games last year, while earning second-team American Athletic Conference accolades. Brooks turned in a career-best 202 rushing yards on 16 carries in the season finale against East Carolina to finish the season ranked 5th in the AAC. A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter, Brooks has 12-career 100+ rushing games, including four in each of his three seasons. - Tulsa Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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07/17/20 - Keylon Stokes, rSr/2023, Tulsa, 5-09, 208 (DS#96 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Keylon Stokes, Tulsa,...Stokes, from Manvel, Texas, had a team-leading 1,040 yards and six touchdowns on 62 receptions for a 16.9 average per catch and an 86.7 average per game in 2019. He had four 100+ receiving games last season, including a career-best 144 yards against Houston, as well as 129 yards vs. #25 Memphis, 109 yards against Oklahoma State and 101 yards vs. #24 SMU. The 6'0" senior also had a team-high 369 kickoff return yards on 19 returns for a 19.4 average. In his three seasons Stokes has caught 109 passes for 1,758 yards and has 58 kickoff returns for 1,201 yards, while totaling 3,157 all-purpose yards. - Tulsa Football

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WR Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
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07/17/20 - Shamari Brooks, rSr/2022, Tulsa, 5-08, 194 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Shamari Brooks (Sr.), Tulsa,...Brooks, who stands 5'9" from Tulsa Union High School, rushed for a team-high 1,046 yards and six touchdowns last year in 12 games. He earned second-team American Athletic Conference accolades in 2019. Brooks turned in a career-best 202 rushing yards on 16 carries in the season finale against East Carolina to finish the season ranked 5th in the AAC.

A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter, Brooks has played in 32 career games and has 2,700 total rushing yards and 23 TDs. He has 12-career 100+ rushing games, including four in each of his three seasons. Brooks enters the 2020 season ranked 5th on the school's career rushing list and 9th for career rushing TDs. He needs 1,217 rushing yards in 2020 to tie D'Angelo Brewer (2014-17) for the school's all-time rushing lead. - Tulsa Football

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RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa
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07/17/20 - *Zaven Collins, rJr/2021, Tulsa, 6-5, 259 (DS#4 OLB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa,...A 6'4" junior linebacker from Hominy, Okla., Collins was a second-team American Athletic Conference selection last year after recording 97 tackles, eight TFLs for -27 yards, two sacks and two pass breakups. Collins has played in 24 career games with 22 starts and has totaled 182 tackles and 17.5 TFLs, six pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. A 2018 Freshman All-American as named by USA Today and FWAA, Collins has six double-figure tackle games and two blocked kicks in his career. - Tulsa Football

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OLB *Zaven Collins, Tulsa
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