What to watch as Cougars and Ragin’ Cajuns face off in Independence Bowl under frosty...
Coach Dana Holgorsen and the Cougars are seeking a much-needed momentum as the program begins a new era with a move to the Big 12.SHREVEPORT, La. — Before the University of Houston looks to the future, the Cougars will play one final game Friday against Louisiana in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
A season that began four months ago with talk of a New Year’s Six bowl will end with the Cougars seeking an eighth win and much-needed momentum as the program begins a new era with the move to the Big 12.Here are five things to watch Friday:Bitter cold will greet both teams with the temperature at kickoff expected to be in the mid-20s. That would represent just the. Wind gusts between 18-20 miles per hour could make the wind-chill 13 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Holgorsen said the wind, not the cold, is a potential issue. There is no precipitation in the forecast. “We have implemented the triple-option over the last two weeks,” Holgorsen joked. “We’re going to run the ball a lot.” He added: “Unless it’s severe rainy conditions, it’s not going to change anything.”“This ain’t close,” said Holgorsen, who was a receiver at Iowa Wesleyan. “I grew up in Iowa. One of my college games was in Moorhead, Minn., which is really cold, and I think the temperature was minus-5 with a wind chill of minus-50.
Dell, the Cougars’ All-American receiver who is approaching 1,400 receiving yards for the season, said this month he will declare for the NFL draft but play in the bowl.
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