UH’s path to pulling off an upset over No. 6 Cincinnati Saturday afternoon just got more challenging as head coach Dana Holgorsen announced that several key players are out with injuries Thursday evening on his weekly radio show.
Senior defensive lineman Payton Turner, who went down on the field multiple times with an apparent injury in the Cougar’s matchup against UCF on Oct. 31, will sit out.
“(Turner’s) unfortunately not playing this Saturday,” Holgorsen said. “You know (Turner’s) another one that’s just not quite ready to go.”
This is a major blow to the Cougars defense as Turner is the team’s sack leader, with four, and is second in total tackles with 24.