The Cougars are enduring an injury-plagued season despite all the successes.
Besides Greg Ward Jr.’s nagging shoulder and cornerback Brandon Wilson’s bad ankle, the team announced on Thursday that linebackers Tyus Bowser and Matthew Adams would not be available for the game.
Despite not suffering an injury in the previous game or in practice, it became evident that something peculiar is going on.
Head coach Tom Herman cleared up the speculation in his opening statement of the post-game press conference.
“Yesterday, during our weekly tradition of Family Fridays, where we go out to the field and play some silly games to loosen up, the two got over-competitive,” Herman said.