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Houston’s new defense will be tested often by Tulane’s rushing attack in season opener

When Thursday evening rolls around and the ball finally kicks off at TDECU Stadium, it will have been 313 days since the last time that UH played an official regular season game.

After reaching its bye week without playing a single second of football, 2020 has been an unprecedented journey for Houston.

While the team is excited that it will finally get a chance to compete, the Cougars face a tough American Athletic Conference matchup right out the gate against the Tulane Green Wave.

Tulane enters the contest as the third-best scoring offense in the AAC and the No.