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Takeaways from football’s upset of Cardinals

The Cougars pulled off a massive upset over the then-ranked No. 3 University of Louisville Cardinals with a dominating performance that ended in a 36-10 blowout.

Houston dominated on each side of the ball and never ceased the momentum. From the opening kickoff, the Cougars showed why they are 6-0 against ranked opponents under head coach Tom Herman.

“Unbelievable win,” said head coach Tom Herman in his post-game press conference, “It’s important to know that we have not gone anywhere.”

Herman is right. The Cougars’ performance Thursday night reminded fans much more of the team that beat the University of Oklahoma Sooners on Sept.