Nelson Coleman News

Former Tulsa linebacker Alain Karatepeyan agreed to a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys on Monday afternoon. via TulsaWorld.com - Sports

The Tulsa offense, headed by quarterback Paul Smith, came into the GMAC Bowl against Bowling Green with some big offensive numbers. via The Oklahoman

“I knew it was coming. This was their last game, and they've just had a demeanor about them the last couple of weeks”

Steve Craver wasn't sure the fumble he caused to ignite TU's GMAC rout of Bowling Green should have been ruled that way. via TulsaWorld.com

“To be honest, I don't want to think about it all being over”

Senior quarterback Paul Smith said he spent the weeks leading up to his final game trying to push back his emotions. via TulsaWorld.com

“My dad told me not to play soft, so I wasn't going to do that”

Let it be recorded that Tulsa's senior linebackers were right in the big middle of team photographs celebrating Sunday's resounding GMAC Bowl win over Bowling Green. via TulsaWorld.com - College Football

“It's our last game together and we want to go out with a win.”

Out of 119 Division I-A teams, Tulsa ranks No. 111 in total defense, surrendering 469 total yards per game. via The Birmingham News

“Some people say he gets lost in the limelight stats-wise, but we know how valuable he is”

Alain Karatepeyan has played his best college football season without his biggest fan. via TulsaWorld.com - Sports

“It's ironic, what coaches say about games and seasons coming down to inches. A couple more inches and we wouldn't be here.”

Had it not been for a key stop and a 99-yard drive, Tulsa wouldn't be playing for a conference title. via TulsaWorld.com

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the UCF Knights meet in the Conference USA title game for the second time in three years, as they collide at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando this weekend. via Press of Atlantic City

“That's football. We can't control that”

Tulsa's Paul Smith, Chris Chamberlain and Nelson Coleman earned first-team members of the all-Conference USA team. via TulsaWorld.com - College Football

“The coaches said to pressure and confuse this quarterback and we'll win this game”

Senior linebacker Alain Karatepeyan is playing the best football of his career. He made plays all over the field in Saturday's win over Rice. via TulsaWorld.com

“He can have all of that he wants”

Does senior linebacker Nelson Coleman get jealous when he sees defensive teammate Chris Chamberlain getting to carry the football? The Hurricane has used the 225-pound Chamberlain this season, snapping the ball ... via TulsaWorld.com

“The first tackle will be special, but hopefully it will be just the first of many”

Coleman's first stop at Rice will make him TU's all-time leading tackler It's almost as if unseen forces have guided Nelson Coleman's development as a football player. via TulsaWorld.com - College Football

“He was really banged up, really hurt. He didn't need to be playing, and we tried to hold him out, but we couldn't. We couldn't win the game the way things were going”

Tulsa free safety Charles Davis wasn't even sure he would play Saturday. After the game was over, coach Todd Graham gave him the game ball. via TulsaWorld.com

“I tell the kids that we have four wins left”

The Hurricane intend to be first TU team to reach 11 wins. WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Tulsa's nonconference football jaunt to Army on Saturday afternoon wouldn't seem to matter much in the grand scheme of things. via TulsaWorld.com - College Football

“We've really persevered and gotten better. Each week we've gotten better. You want to be playing your best football at this time of year and we're definitely doing that.”

In Tulsa's last two home football games, the Golden Hurricane drove 99 yards to win one game and scored seven touchdowns to win the other. via The Oklahoman

“He took it as a personal challenge to get us ready for this game.”

Linebacking trio tackled 42 Cougars in rout of Houston. Tulsa's trio of senior linebackers had a field day against Houston on Saturday, and Hurricane co-defensive coordinator Keith Patterson was thrilled to be ... via TulsaWorld.com - Sports

“He'll be a mainstay (at safety). It's one of the best things we've done”

Senior quarterback Paul Smith was named one of 11 finalists for the 2007 Wuerffel Trophy, the All Sports Association announced Friday. via TulsaWorld.com

“They have really represented this city and this team in a first-class manner”

It's the final home game for Tulsa's seniors.They've had amomentous four years. Now they share their memories. via TulsaWorld.com - College Football

“These seniors have been a pretty special group, with Paul Smith being the leader of that group”

The Tulsa football team appears to be peaking at precisely the right time. The Golden Hurricane will host Houston in a clash of 6-3 teams at 2 p.m. Saturday, and the winner will be in first place in Conference ... via The Oklahoman