"I would love to identify that fourth-quarter [success] and capture it, and use it in the first quarter," Mendenhall said. "But I think we just have resilient players. I think we have coaches that work hard during the game with adjustments. I think that our conditioning has shown up. I think all those things are contributing. I am not sure which, if any, is more important than the other."
It probably won't matter on Saturday against the Seahawks, but with a game against Missouri in Kansas City and a trip to Logan to face red-hot Utah State in November, the Cougars need to get it figured out quickly, said receivers coach Guy Holliday.