Tulsa’s Prince Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week

TYLER, Texas –– University of Tulsa running back Deneric Prince was named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for eighth week of the college football season, announced today by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.

A 6'0" senior from Manvel, Texas, Prince had a career-best 231 rushing yards on 20 carries for an 11.6 average per attempt in Tulsa's 27-16 road win at Temple on Friday night. He scored two touchdowns to lead the Hurricane offense, including one receiving and one on the ground.

The award recognizes the top offensive FBS player who must either be born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or is currently playing at a Texas D1 four-year college.

In the Temple game. Prince started the scoring for Tulsa with an 18-yard touchdown catch in the 2^nd quarter and added a career-long 84-yard run in the 4^th quarter on the first play from scrimmage to put Tulsa ahead 24-10 after trailing 10-0 after one quarter. His performance was the eighth highest rushing game in the FBS this season.

Prince's 231-yard performance tied for the 10th most yards in school history and it marked the 26th time Tulsa had a player surpass 200 rushing yards, and the 20th different runner to do so. It was Tulsa's first 200-yard rushing game since 2019 when Shamari Brooks had 202 yards on 16 carries in the season finale at East Carolina.

Tulsa plays host to the SMU Mustangs this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Homecoming Weekend for the Golden Hurricane. Game tickets can be purchased online at TulsaHurricane.com or by calling 918.631.4688.

Tulsa’s Prince Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week

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