殺到するing Houston 攻撃する，衝突するs road to 直面する Tulane
Houston and Tulane are 長，率いるing in opposite directions as they 準備する to 会合，会う Thursday night in an American 運動競技の 会議／協議会 game at New Orleans.
The Cougars (4-1, 2-0) have won four games in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 and are coming off a 45-10 thrashing of host Tulsa last Friday.
The Green Wave (1-4, 0-1) opened the season by playing Oklahoma to the wire, but have lost three in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動, 含むing Saturday's 52-29 loss at East Carolina in their 会議／協議会 opener. Tulane has been outscored 141-71 in 連続した losses to Ole 行方不明になる, UAB and East Carolina, and now it takes on a Houston team that has outscored its last four 対抗者s 162-37.
Houston has 許すd just four touchdowns during its four-game winning streak and 長，率いる coach Dana Holgorsen called the 業績／成果 against Tulsa "完全にする dominance." The Cougars had a smothering run 弁護, 迎撃するd three passes (returning one for a touchdown) and 記録，記録的な／記録するd four 解雇（する）s.
"We hope we made a 声明," said safety Gervarrius Owens, whose 45-yard interception return for a touchdown （機の）カム in the first minute of the second half, making the 得点する／非難する／２０ 35-3. "We showed how exciting and 支配的な we can be when we're clicking on all cylinders."
Cougars freshman Alton McCaskill 得点する／非難する／２０d three times against Tulsa and already has eight total touchdowns this season.
Tulane, 合間, has not led in a game since an 平易な 69-20 victory against Morgan 明言する／公表する on Sept. 11.
"We can't let negativity 沈む in. We can't let outside things creep in," said Green Wave running 支援する Cameron Carroll, who had 147 all-目的 yards and a 急ぐing touchdown against East Carolina. "We have to just stay 焦点（を合わせる）d and stay 肯定的な. We can't get 負かす／撃墜する on ourselves. We 絶えず have to 解除する each other up."
Tulane fell behind 24-0 to East Carolina and gave up 612 yards, 含むing 310 急ぐing. The Green Wave committed four turnovers, two of which led to 著作権侵害者s touchdowns.
"You've got problems when you dig a 穴を開ける as big as we did," said Fritz, whose team has its worst 記録，記録的な／記録する after five games in his six seasons as 長，率いる coach.
The quick turnaround for the Thursday game didn't leave much time for Tulane to dwell on its most 最近の loss.
"I like it," linebacker Dorian Williams said. "You always like to play big Thursday ナイターs on ESPN. We just have to get going and get 支援する into the groove."
--Field Level マスコミ
