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Turnover margin is the Cougars’ key to success

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After their second loss in three games, the Cougars look for a rebound when they host the University of Central Florida Knights Saturday.

Entering the season, the team that prided itself on its ability to take the ball away on defense while protecting it on offense has done otherwise in its recent defeats. It struggled in almost every aspect of the game.

In those two games, the Cougars possess a minus-four takeaway margin, which moved their total into the negative on the season.

Not only did they turn the ball over, but the defense did a poor job of stopping the opposing offense after the fact.