🏈 News/Notes Tulsa football players racking up accolades and honors

[Chris Harmon]

In the midst of a season that has seen numerous interruptions caused by COVID-19, Tulsa Football is enjoying major success. Sitting at 6-1 overall and 6-0 in the American, the Hurricane is up to No. 18 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Poll.

Along with the team success comes individual accolades, and TU has seen several honors come in over the past two days. First came weekly awards from a 19-6 win at Navy, and then came spots on semifinalist lists for major national awards.

InsideTulsaSports - Tulsa football players racking up the accolades and honors

Two Tulsa football players earn semifinal spots for national awards, while others gain weekly honors.

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[Chris Harmon]

Bump...this got buried after the Cincy game got canceled.

 

[Chris Harmon]

Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa (6-4, 260, Jr., Hominy, Okla.):
Collins is one of the most dynamic linebackers in the nation. He earned the American Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week four times after his seven games this season and the Bronko Nagurski Player of the Week award the week of Nov. 14. Heading into the AAC Championship Game, Collins has 11.5 tackles for loss and ties for fifth nationally with four interceptions – tops among linebackers along with two others – one of which he returned 96 yards for a touchdown in overtime for the winning score against Tulane, and another that was a game-clincher against then-No. 19 SMU. In Tulsa’s opening games against then-No. 11 Oklahoma State and the following week’s No. 11 UCF, he combined for 7.5 TFL’s, 3.0 sacks and a tackle for a safety. Collins is Tulsa’s first Nagurski Trophy finalist. The American Athletic Conference has Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich as a former winner in 2015, and Collins is the AAC’s fourth all-time finalist, the most recent being Houston tackle Ed Oliver in 2017.