TU lands five seniors on All-Conference USA first team
BY BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
12/05/12 at 5:29 AM
The University of Tulsa football program is represented by five senior players on the All-Conference USA first team.
Each of TU's senior offensive tackles - Brian DeShane and Jared Grigg - is a first-team selection, as are safety Dexter McCoil, linebacker DeAundre Brown and defensive end Cory Dorris. Before this season, TU hadn't secured more than four first-team positions on an All-Conference USA list.
The all-conference team is selected by C-USA coaches. At 10-3 overall, TU is the C-USA champion and gets the league's Liberty Bowl berth, facing Iowa State on Dec. 31 in Memphis, Tenn.
Golden Hurricane players are on the all-conference second team are senior center Trent Dupy, sophomore wide receiver Keyarris Garrett, senior defensive Jared St. John (the conference leader in sacks with 11.5) and junior safety Marco Nelson.
Junior Trey Watts is a second-team selection as a kickoff-return specialist.
Getting honorable mention distinction are TU junior quarterback Cody Green, senior tailback Alex Singleton, Watts (also as a tailback), junior wide receiver Jordan James, senior defensive tackle Derrick Jackson, junior linebacker Shawn Jackson and senior cornerback Lowell Rose.
Central Florida, beaten by Tulsa during the regular season and again in last week's Conference USA championship game, has six first-team selections to TU's five.
Representing the Hurricane on the all-freshman team are defensive end Derrick Alexander, linebacker Trent Martin, kicker Daniel Schwarz and long snapper Rey Higuera. The All-Conference USA individual awards will be announced on Wednesday.
Original Print Headline: Golden Hurricane lands five seniors on All-Conference USA first-team
