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Sept. 17, 2011
6:00 p.m. Central
Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA
TV: ESPN3.com
Radio: 790 AM (Houston)
Houston lead series 3-2
Last meeting: LA Tech 19 @ Houston 7 in 1995
The Houston Cougars play their third game of the year and second in a row on the road at Louisiana Tech. Houston held off UCLA 38-34 in the first game and over came a slow start to destroy North Texas 48-24 in the next game.
Houston probably looks to improve on a few things against the Bulldogs. UH struggled defensively against UCLA's big tight end and also played a sluggish first half against UNT. LA Tech is a better team than UNT and if the Coogs come out sluggish, they could easily find themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard when the final whistle blows.
The Cougars need to put together a solid four quarters of football for a couple of reasons. First, they can ill fall behind and hope to turn on a switch. Sometimes that switch isn't so easy to flip against a stronger opponent. Case Keenum needs to hit his WRs early and often. Establishing the run will only help the vertical game. Defensively, the Coogs need to show they can consistently stop any team. UCLA passed the ball down field at will. UNT put together two quality drives to end the first half.
Georgia St. will be the final tune up before conference play opens. However the Coogs need a strong effort all around against LA Tech before dismantling Georgia St. in a sacrificial lamb game.
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