Tulsa’s Brin and Collins Earn AAC Player of the Week Honors; Santana Named to Honor Roll

IRVING, Texas –– For the fourth time this season, Tulsa's Zaven Collins was named the American Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week, while Golden Hurricane quarterback Davis Brin earned Co-Offensive Player of the Week accolades, it was announced by the league office today.

In addition, Tulsa's 6'1" junior receiver JuanCarlos Santana was chosen to the AAC weekly honor roll.

A 6'4' linebacker from Hominy, Okla., Collins had the game-winning score with a 96-yard interception return in the 2^nd overtime for the 30-24 win over Tulane. Collins was all over the field totaling 15 tackles, including 8 solos and a 0.5 TFL for -2 yards.

After quarterbacks Zach Smith and Seth Boomer left the game with injuries, Davis Brin entered the Tulane contest late in the 3^rd quarter with Tulsa trailing 14-0 and led the Hurricane to the come-from-behind victory.

Starting Tulsa's first 4^th quarter possession with 12:18 on the clock, Brin led the Hurricane to 3 touchdown drives. He ran 18 yards for Tulsa's first score, capping an 84-yard, 10-play drive. On Tulsa's next possession, Brin completed a 4^th-and-13 pass of 23 yards to keep the drive alive, then on 4^th-and-15 threw a 19-yard touchdown to tie the score at 14 with 3:05 to play, capping a 71-yard, 11-play drive. On Tulsa's next possession starting with 1:38 on the clock, Brin marched Tulsa 75 yards in 9 plays and on 3rd-and 7 with 0:06 remaining threw a 37-yard "Hail Mary" touchdown pass to JC Santana for a 21-21 score to send the game into overtime.

Brin, a 6'2" sophomore from Boerne, Texas, completed 18-of-28 passes for 266 yards and 2 touchdowns in his first significant playing time of his career. He also rushed for 11 yards, including an 18-yard TD.

Santana, from Katy, Texas, was on the receiving end of that game-tying 37-yard 'Hail Mary' pass as time expired. He ended the game with his first career 100-yard receiving game on 8 receptions for 138 yards. Santana caught a 37-yard pass on 3^rd-and-5 on Tulsa's first scoring possession and had a 12-yard reception on Tulsa's game-tying drive to put Tulsa in Tulane territory at the 40-yard line, setting up his 'Hail Mary' reception.

Tulsa’s Brin and Collins Earn AAC Player of the Week Honors; Santana Named to Honor Roll

Players Mentioned

Seth Boomer

Davis Brin

Zaven Collins

JuanCarlos Santana

Zach Smith

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