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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Vikings coach Mike Zimmer isnt too proud to say he made a mistake when he cut safety Kurt Coleman.Its nice to hear that, said Coleman, now the Panthers starting safety.Coleman said he doesnt have any hard feelings toward Zimmer or the Vikings, who made him among their final round of cuts in 2014. Coleman lives by the notion that everything happens for a reason and things have worked out just fine for him in Carolina.Maybe even more than fine.Coleman was a major cog on a team that went 17-2 last season and won the NFC championship before losing to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl.On Sunday Coleman and the Panthers will host Zimmers Vikings.Hey, if I had done well enough in Minnesota I wouldnt have wound up in Carolina, Coleman said.The 26-year-old Coleman had a career season in 2015 and the Panthers rewarded him with a three-year, $17 million contract extension this offseason. Hes considered the leader of a secondary that is made up mainly of first- and second-year players.While he holds no grudges, Coleman hasnt forgotten what it felt like to be unwanted.After what he felt was a strong performance in training camp Coleman was informed by Zimmer he didnt make the 53-man roster. Coleman, who had started 29 games in his first four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, was simply stunned.The following day Coleman and his wife attended church services in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Thats where they heard a sermon that brought both of them to tears.Coleman remembers being walking out of the church knowing that he would be just fine and feeling like God had a plan for him.That plan unfolded quickly.Less than an hour after leaving the church, Coleman received a phone call from his agent telling him the Kansas City Chiefs wanted him.Coleman agreed to the contract and packed up his belongings into a car and made the six-hour trek to Kansas City.There, Coleman made the Chiefs roster and played in 15 games, starting three. He had a modest 37 tackles and three interceptions, but had shown enough to attract the attention of Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott, who was Colemans first defensive coordinator in Philadelphia.The Panthers were in need of a safety, and McDermott thought Coleman would be a great fit because of his familiarity with his system.Carolina brought Coleman in in 2015 on a cheap prove-it two-year contract. The decision paid huge dividends for both sides.Coleman had a career-high 90 tackles and seven interceptions last season for the Panthers.Minnesotas loss has been Carolinas gain.Yeah, you know thats probably one of the mistakes that we made, that I made, Zimmer said. It was my first year here. He was hurt for a while and it never really jumped out at you. But obviously he had an unbelievable year. Hes a great kid. He worked real hard when he was here. You know, we probably made a mistake but Im glad hes doing well.Coleman has put the disappointment of being cut in his past.And he insists that revenge on Sunday against Zimmer and the Vikings is the last thing on his mind.I think he felt like he made the best decision for the team at that time, Coleman said. There was no animosity, there are no hard feelings. I was a business decision and when you are around this league long enough you understand that. 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Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead.FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kenny Hill has already won a game as a starting quarterback against Arkansas, and TCU has a victory over coach Bret Bielema even though the former Southwest Conference rivals last played a quarter-century ago.Hill, the new starter for the 15th-ranked Horned Frogs, was a sophomore two years ago for Texas A&M in an overtime victory against the Razorbacks. And Bielema was still coaching at Wisconsin when TCU finished its undefeated 2010 season with a Rose Bowl victory over the Badgers.After tough season-opening victories for both teams, TCU and Arkansas meet Saturday night for the first time since 1991 . That was the last season for the Razorbacks before they moved to the SEC.Back in those days, back 25 years, it was a good game, and it still is, TCU defensive end James McFarland said.The Razorbacks, who got a fourth-quarter touchdown for an opening 21-20 win over Louisiana Tech, are only the second SEC team (Vanderbilt in 2003) to visit Fort Worth since the Southwest Conference broke apart before the 1996 season. They will provide a different look than what TCU is used to seeing in pass-happy, big-play Big 12.Theyre a team that comes right at you, they make you play football. You dont play any basketball, TCU coach Gary Patterson said. Youve got to be ready in the trenches. On defense, its a three-hour middle drill.Bielema, now in his fourth season at Arkansas, got the up-close view of a Patterson-coached team in Wisconsins 21-19 loss in the Rose Bowl, before the Horned Frogs moved to the Big 12 and shared a conference title there two years ago.Big fan of Gary Patterson. Just as long as Ive been in this business, what hes built at TCU, the culture hes created, the environment, Bielema said. Thats when I really had a true appreciation for what they do defensively. ... Hes a good dude, one of those guys you like to be around -- except for maybe this Saturday.Some things to know in the first part of a home-and-home series, TCU goes to Fayetteville next season:THEN AND NOWHHill threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns, including a 25-yard TD in overtime, when Texas A&M beat the Arkansas at the Dallas Cowboys NFL stadium about 20 miles from the TCU campus in 2014.dddddddddddd In his debut for the Horned Frogs, after having to redshirt last season following his transfer, Hill had 484 total yards (439 passing, 45 rushing) and accounted for five touchdowns (two passing, three rushing) in a 59-41 victory over FCS playoff team South Dakota State.LINE ADJUSTMENTAfter allowing only 14 sacks last season, Arkansas revamped offensive line struggled mightily against Louisiana Tech. The Razorbacks, with three new starters on the line, allowed four sacks of quarterback Austin Allen and gained only 2.7 yards per rush -- after allowing only 14 sacks and averaging 5 yards per carry last season.CATCHING ONJunior college transfer Taj Williams had 11 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown in his debut for TCU. But Williams was one of only nine players who caught passes in the opener, and Hill threw passes in the direction of 13 different players. Hill said having so many options is a quarterbacks dream.ROAD DEBUTArkansas quarterback Austin Allen largely played well in his first start a week ago, completing 20 of 29 passes for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns. However, the junior also threw two interceptions that led to touchdowns by Louisiana Tech -- something hell have to correct while making his first road start.BACK IN THE DAYThe Razorbacks hold a 42-24-2 series victory, and pretty much dominated the last three decades the teams were in the Southwest Conference together. The Razorbacks had won 22 in a row before TCU won at home in 1981. Arkansas then won eight of the next 10, including 22-21 in Fort Worth in the last meeting.---AP Sports Writer Kurt Voigt contributed to this report.---Online: AP College Football website www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '