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Tulsa boasts top rushing attack // 4 //////////////////////////////////////
Saturday schedule around C-USA // 6 ////////////////////////////////////////
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YOUTH MOVEMENT Young players see more playing time after injuries to veterans.
Right now, I’d just like to have everyone keep D.J. in your thoughts and prayers.” — Tony Levine, UH head coach on senior defensive back D.J. Hayden’s collision with a teammate
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Football comes second after senior Hayden hospitalized In Texas, football reigns king. At times, a weekend at Robertson Stadium and beating the Cougars’ given opponent can seem like the most Andrew important Pate thing in the world. However, in many ways this week, football took a back seat. On Tuesday, senior defensive back D.J. Hayden was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital by ambulance after tearing his inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart. The injury is 95 percent fatal and has never been reported in association with a football injury, according to UH Head Team Physician Walter Lowe. Those who know Hayden would agree that his talent on the field is attributed to his love for the game and leadership abilities. “He’s a vocal leader and a leader by his actions,” said defensive backs assistant coach Zac Spavital. “He’s made some big plays for us lately and we’re trying to manage that and keep everyone going.” Immediately after Tuesday’s practice, Hayden’s teammates flocked to Twitter using the trending topic “#PrayForDJ” as a way to encourage thoughts and prayers. As a man of faith, I firmly believe the influx of prayers have helped Hayden’s recovery and more importantly — his survival. As a result, the senior from Elkins is currently alert and in stable yet critical condition in Memorial Hermann’s ICU Unit. With a tough test against Tulsa (7-2; 5-0) on deck, the Cougars now have one more motivating factor in the game that will be the second most important thing in the world to fans on Saturday.
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THEOPPOSITION Offensive line to be tested against Tulsa Manzur Vazquez Staff writer
On Saturday, the Cougars have a chance to show the home crowd how good of an offense they can be, but they will have to do it without redshirt sophomore running back Charles Sims. Tulsa is coming to Robertson Stadium with a defense that leads the nation in sacks. The offensive line will be tested in protecting redshirt sophomore quarterback David Piland. When asked about the Tulsa pass rush this week, Piland was confident in his offensive line. “I’ve got full faith in our guys up front. They have been preparing all week and it’s going to show,” Piland said. He also explained how Tulsa’s defense will provide openings for the Cougars to exploit if it brings more than four defenders. “They’re going to try and put pressure on us, but there has to be voids in their defense if they bring extra help to create pressure. It’ll be up to us to find those voids and
capitalize,” Piland said. Sims suffered an ankle injury late in the second quarter against East Carolina. He’s being evaluated but it is doubtful he’ll play. Sims is the Cougars’ leading rusher and ranks third in the Conference USA with 849 yards and 11 touchdowns despite not playing against UCLA and missing time against UTEP and ECU. Piland was ready for the next guy to step up. “We have guys that can play. Prime example is (Kenneth) Farrow’s run at the end of the last game. It’s a difference but we can still run the ball and be efficient as an offense,” Piland said. Freshman running back Kenneth Farrow is second in rushing, behind Sims, and has compiled 253 yards on 48 carries and two touchdowns while competing in all nine games this season. “He is a guy that is getting better every week,” Levine said. “He is a powerful guy who loves to play the game. I have a lot of confidence in him for this weekend.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback David Piland expects to see lots of pressure from Tulsa’s defense. In the backfield, redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow will see more carries. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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Offense boasts conference’s top rushing attack Manzur Vazquez Staff writer
On Saturday, the Cougars will face off against Tulsa’s powerful offensive unit; a daunting task for head coach Tony Levine and staff. “They’re fast, they’re illusive and they’re powerful,” Levine said. Tulsa is No. 1 in rushing offense in Conference USA with 232.9 yards per game. “It reminds me a little bit of us last year in their running back position; they kind of have the threeheaded monster,” Levine said. Aside from having the No. 1 rushing offense, Tulsa also has the No. 2 scoring offense in C-USA with 36.8 points per game. Tulsa is coming to Robertson Stadium with one of their premium senior running backs, Alex Singleton. He leads C-USA in scoring with 16 touchdowns. Stopping Singleton has to be one of the defense’s top priorities. Aside from figuring out a game plan for this weekend, the defense took a hard blow this week when senior corner D.J. Hayden was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital by ambulance during Tuesday’s practice after colliding with a player.
“Right now, I’d just like to have everyone keep D.J. in their thoughts and prayers,” Levine said to SportsTalk 790 AM. “It was a freak accident — we were working defense against our scout offense and he and another player broke on a ball then collided.” Through nine games played, Hayden is first on the team with four interceptions and third in solo tackles with 38. With Hayden out, other players in the secondary are going to have to show up and play good football. “Other guys are going to have to step up. We’re not going to play any different. We’re going to do what we do,” said defensive backs assistant coach Zac Spavital. Junior defensive back Thomas Bates will start on the outside, but other players will rotate, Spavital said. Sophomore linebacker Derrick Mathews believes defeating Tulsa starts with forcing it to throw the ball. “Our goal is the same every week which is to stop the run,” Mathews said. “We’re going to try and make them one-dimensional and try to get them to throw the ball more. We’re preparing each day to play our hardest.”
The Cougars will face the task of slowing down Conference USA’s No. 2 potent scoring offense (36.8 points per game) and leader in rushing offense (232.9 yards per game). | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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Cougars seek leadership without Hayden, Sims Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor
The Cougars will have to replace two upperclassmen leaders — one on each side of the ball — when they step on the field on Saturday. Redshirt junior running back Charles Sims, the team’s leading rusher, will miss Saturday’s contest because of an ankle injury he suffered in the second quarter against East Carolina. Sims, who has 829 yards rushing this season, leads by example and has helped redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow as an inexperienced player, he said. “Since I first got here, I’ve learned a lot of things just from watching (Sims) and some of the things he does,� Farrow said. “Whether it’s certain plays or his
work ethic, it’s definitely been fun being back there with somebody that good when I’m so young. Farrow will start in Sims’ absence but freshman running backs Ryan Jackson and Braxton Wellford will also see time in the backfield, said head coach Tony Levine. “I have a lot of confidence in him for this weekend. There isn’t a set number of carries we have in mind for this weekend. We are going to see who has the hot hand, whether it be Kenneth Farrow, Ryan Jackson or Braxton Welford,� Levine said. On the defensive end, UH will be without senior corner D.J. Hayden, who would cover the opposing team’s best receiver manto-man and provide leadership. After a collision in practice Hayden is in stable yet critical condition.
Without redshirt sophomore running back Charles Sims, a new duo of running backs will have to step up and lead. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar Hayden will be out for the rest of the season. Junior defensive back Thomas
Bates will start in Hayden’s outside position, said defensive backs coach Zac Spavital. He said the
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team will have to come together and replace his leadership. “We’re doing a good job back there in the secondary. We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing,� Spavital said. “Someone’s got to step up and we’re going to get stronger as a unit.� Other players like senior linebacker Phillip Steward will have to take more responsibility as a leader, a position in which Levine said he is already doing a good job. “(Steward) provides great leadership to our younger guys. Regardless of position, he makes an impact on their game,� Levine said. “Guys like Trevon Stewart or Adrian McDonald really look up to Phillip. He is doing a great job for us defensively and he has the stats to back it up.�
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THEBIGBOARD AP TOP 25 RK
// College football at a glance
C-USA MATCHUPS
TEAM
C-USA
RECORD
PTS
1 Alabama (60)
9-0
1500
2 Oregon
9-0
1421
Marshall at UAB
3 Kansas State
9-0
1385
Southern Miss at SMU
4 Notre Dame
9-0
1318
Tulane at Memphis
N/A
6 p.m. CT
5 Ohio State
10-0
1198
UCF at UTEP
FCS
6 p.m. CT
6 Georgia
8-1
1198
7 Florida
8-1
1112
8 Florida State
8-1
9 LSU
7-2
10 Clemson
8-1
931
11 Louisville
9-0
TIME
EAST
W
L
W
L
CSS
3:30 p.m. CT
UCF
5
0
7
2
FSN
6 p.m. CT
East Carolina
5
1
6
4
Marshall
3
2
4
5
UAB
1
4
2
7
Memphis
1
4
1
8
Southern Miss
0
5
0
9
1057
WEST
W
L
W
L
1029
Tulsa
5
0
7
2
SMU
3
2
4
5
862
Houston
3
2
4
5
Tulane
2
3
2
7
Rice
2
4
4
6
UTEP
1
4
2
7
12 South Carolina
7-2
836
13 Oregon State
7-1
796
14 Oklahoma
6-2
765
15 Texas A&M
7-2
700
16 Stanford
7-2
655
17 UCLA
7-2
446
18 Nebraska
7-2
441
19 Texas
7-2
355
20 Louisiana Tech
8-1
355
21 USC 22 Mississippi State 23 Toledo
6-3 7-2 8-1
237 187 146
24 Rutgers
7-1
99
25 Texas Tech
6-3
97
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NETWORK
TV GUIDE
Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 64, Kent State 61, Michigan 53, TCU 38, Northwestern 32, Oklahoma State 27, Ohio 22, UCF 15, Boise State 11, Washington 9, Penn State 8, San Diego State 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona 5, Utah State 4, Fresno State 2
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Statistically, I think the story was third downs on both sides of the football. Our inability offensively to sustain drives and move the chains resulted in us only having the ball for 15 minutes.” — Tony Levine, UH head coach on the Cougars’ 48-28 loss to East Carolina last week
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NETWORK
TIME (CT)
Arkansas at No. 12 South Carolina
CBS
11 a.m.
No. 11 Louisville at Syracuse
ABC
11 a.m.
Iowa State at No. 19 Texas
Longhorn Network
11 a.m.
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Army at No. 23 Rutgers
ESPNU
11 a.m.
Northwestern at Michigan
ESPN
11 a.m.
Wisconsin at Indiana Cincinnati at Temple Miami (FL) at Virginia
ESPN2 Big East Network ABC
11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m.
Purdue at Iowa
Big Ten Network
11 a.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at No. 7 Florida
SEC Network
11:21 a.m..
Missouri at Tennessee
SEC Network
11:21 a.m.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
ACC Network
11:30 a.m.
Colorado at Arizona
FX
12:30 p.m.
No. 13 Oregon State at No. 16 Stanford
FOX
2 p.m.
Arizona State at No. 21 USC
Pac-12 Network
2 p.m.
No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama
CBS
2:30 p.m.
Maryland at No. 10 Clemson
ESPNU
2:30 p.m.
Penn State at No. 18 Nebraska
ABC/ESPN2
2:30 p.m.
Air Force at San Diego State
NBC Sports Network
2:30 p.m.
West Virginia at Oklahoma State
ABC
2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Illinois
Big Ten Network
2:30 p.m.
Navy at Troy
ESPN3
2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas State at TCU
FOX
6 p.m.
No. 6 Georgia at Auburn
ESPN2
6 p.m.
No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 9 LSU
ESPN
6 p.m.
No. 20 Louisiana Tech at Texas State
Longhorn Network
6 p.m.
Boise State at Hawaii
NBC Sports Network
6 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
ESPNU
6 p.m.
No. 4 Notre Dame at Boston College
ABC
7 p.m.
Idaho at Brigham Young
ESPNU
9:15 p.m.
No. 2 Oregon at California
ESPN
9:30 p.m.
No. 17 UCLA at Washington State
ESPN2
9:30 p.m.
Utah at Washington
Pac-12 Network
9:30 p.m.
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RUSHING
TEAMLEADERS
Player
2012 stats, UH vs. Tulsa starters
Att.
Avg.
Yards
TD
Long
Kenneth Farrw
48
5.3
253
2
53
Ja’Terian Douglas
94
7.7
721
6
81
Rec.
Avg.
RECEIVING
PASSING
Player
Cmp Att. Yards Cmp% TD
Int
Rat
Player
Yards
TD
Long
David Piland
240
415
2,794
57.8
16
10
122.3
Daniel Spencer
40
14.2
569
3
74
Cody Green
129
242
1,551
53.3
10
6
115.8
Keyarris Garrett
40
13.4
537
5
47
On Nov. 13, 1965, Bill Yeoman coached UH to a 38-21 victory against Kentucky. UH took control of a back and forth battle late when Bo Burris tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mike Spratt, giving UH a 24-21 lead. UH then scored 21 unanswered points en route to a 38-21 victory. The win was the Cougars’ third consecutive. — Christopher Shelton
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20 Valencia (SS) 24
23 Stewart (FS) 10 McMillian (CB)
Brooks (CB)
42
90
Steward (LB)
Riser (DE)
92
54
Daniels (LB)
Mbu (DT)
95
49 Mathews (LB)
Scypion (DT)
45 Allen (DE)
DEFE ENSE ENSE OFFE 74
19
Ros (WR)
Harper (LT)
64
Cloud (LG)
58
Redman (C)
8
Piland (QB)
76
Ashworth (RG)
69
Oragwu (RT)
81 McDuffey (WR)
3 Greenberry (WR)
88 Maxwell (WR)
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enior kicker Matt Hogan broke the Conference USA record for career points. Hogan now has 372 and is alone in C-USA history. New England Patriots’ kicker Stephen Gostkowski held the record previously with 369 during tenure at Memphis. —Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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