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In Texas, football reigns king. At times, a weekend at Robert-

son Stadium and beating the Cougars’ given oppo-nent can seem like the most important thing in the world. How-

ever, 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 fi eld 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 fl ocked to Twitter using the trend-ing topic “#PrayForDJ” as a way to encourage thoughts and prayers. As a man of faith, I fi rmly believe the infl ux 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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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 with-out 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 prepar-ing 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 Con-ference 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) Far-row’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 Ken-neth 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 bet-ter 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 backfi eld, redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow will see more carries. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

THEOPPOSITIONOffensive line to be tested against Tulsa

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Manzur VazquezStaff 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 posi-tion; they kind of have the three-headed monster,” Levine said.

Aside from having the No. 1 rush-ing 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 fi guring 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 Sport-sTalk 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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The Cougars will have to replace two upperclassmen lead-ers — one on each side of the ball — when they step on the fi eld on Saturday.

Redshirt junior running back Charles Sims, the team’s leading rusher, will miss Saturday’s contest because of an ankle injury he suf-fered 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 defi nitely 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 man-to-man and provide leadership. After a collision in practice Hayden is in stable yet critical condition.

Hayden will be out for the rest of the season.

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Bates will start in Hayden’s outside position, said defensive backs coach Zac Spavital. He said the

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 line-backer 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.”

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

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HOUSTON 38, #10 KENTUCKY 21

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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.

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RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Alabama (60) 9-0 1500

2 Oregon 9-0 1421

3 Kansas State 9-0 1385

4 Notre Dame 9-0 1318

5 Ohio State 10-0 1198

6 Georgia 8-1 1198

7 Florida 8-1 1112

8 Florida State 8-1 1057

9 LSU 7-2 1029

10 Clemson 8-1 931

11 Louisville 9-0 862

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 6-3 23722 Mississippi State 7-2 18723 Toledo 8-1 146

24 Rutgers 7-1 99

25 Texas Tech 6-3 97

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 27 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.

Army at No. 23 Rutgers ESPNU 11 a.m.

Northwestern at Michigan ESPN 11 a.m.

Wisconsin at Indiana ESPN2 11 a.m.Cincinnati at Temple Big East Network 11 a.m.Miami (FL) at Virginia ABC 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.

SATURDAY NETWORK TIME Marshall at UAB CSS 3:30 p.m. CT

Southern Miss at SMU FSN 6 p.m. CT

Tulane at Memphis N/A 6 p.m. CT

UCF at UTEP FCS 6 p.m. CT

EAST W L W L

UCF 5 0 7 2

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

WEST W L W L

Tulsa 5 0 7 2

SMU 3 2 4 5

Houston 3 2 4 5

Tulane 2 3 2 7

Rice 2 4 4 6

UTEP 1 4 2 7

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.”

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19 Ros (WR)

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Hogan breaks conference record

Senior kicker Matt Hogan broke the Confer-ence USA record for career points. Hogan now

has 372 and is alone in C-USA history. New England Patriots’ kicker Stephen Gostkowski held the re-cord previously with 369 during tenure at Memphis. —Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

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