The Houston defense’s focus has been on stopping the run game and forcing the opposing offense to throw the ball and through three games the unit had been successful in accomplishing that goal.
Entering their matchup against UCF, the Cougars’ defense had only allowed 314 yards rushing, which ranked 18th best in the nation.
But Saturday afternoon against UCF, Houston allowed 353 rushing yards, which was more than they had allowed through its first three games combined.
Several members of the UH defense credited the Knights’ success on the ground to the lightning-paced tempo the UCF offense goes at.