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Marcus Jones returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining to give Houston a 44-37 victory over No. 19 SMU on Saturday night, extending the Cougars' winning streak to seven games. After the Mustangs (7-1, 3-1 American Athletic) tied it at 37 on Blake Mazza's 45-yard field goal with 30 seconds left, Jones took the kickoff at the goal line and broke several tackles before breaking loose for the Cougars (7-1, 5-0). "I didn't think he was going to kick it to me at first," Jones said. "Whenever I saw him kick it, I was going to return it...I saw the seam and I was like, ‘I got to hit it.'" Jones, who also had an interception, has four special teams' touchdowns this season, which leads the nation. "I keep saying he's the best returner in the country, which he is," Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. "I think he's getting to the point where I might say he's the best returner ever. … The things he does are unbelievable, and for him to do it in both punt and kick, it's unbelievable." SMU coach Sonny Dykes said the Mustangs' uncertainty on the preceding fourth-and-2 play from the Houston 28 before deciding to kick the field goal played a large role in the kickoff return because they called timeout earlier then they would have wanted. "Had I known we were going to kick the field goal, for sure, I would have let it run down, and we would have just squibbed it," Dykes said. - Houston/AP College Football

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CB Marcus Jones, Houston
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10/26/21 - Marcus Jones, rSr/2022, Houston, 5-08, 177 (DS#9 CB) + More +

OCT 25 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcus Jones, Sr., CB, Houston,...Jones had 132 all-purpose yards as he finished with 121 yards on kickoff returns and 11 on punt returns in Houston's 31-24 overtime win against East Carolina. Jones scored his third special teams touchdown of the season on a 98-yard kickoff return in the first quarter that erased the Pirates' only lead of the game. Jones also finished with a career-high eight tackles as part of a Houston defense that forced three turnovers. - American Athletic Conference Football

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CB Marcus Jones, Houston
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10/26/21 - Donavan Mutin, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-0, 227 (DS#33 ILB) + More +

OCT 25 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Donavan Mutin, Jr., LB, Houston,...Mutin had a game-high nine tackles, including a tackle for loss and two forced fumbles to lead Houston to a 31-24 overtime win against East Carolina. Mutin's second forced fumble came on the second play of East Carolina's overtime possession, allowing the Cougars to recover the ball and end the game. He led a Cougar defense that limited the Pirates to 1-for-12 efficiency on third down, while he had a hand in two of Houston's three takeaways. - American Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Donavan Mutin, Houston
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10/12/21 - Bryan Massey, rSr/2025, Houston, 5-10, 190 (DS#999 FS) + More +

OCT 11 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryan Massey, So., S, SMU,...Massey had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to help SMU to a 31-24 win against Navy, keeping the Mustangs unbeaten in 2021. Massey's return came with SMU trailing 21-7 and sparked a comeback that saw the Mustangs outscore the Midshipmen 24-3 to close the game. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by an SMU player since CJ Sanders' 100-yard return against Navy Nov. 23, 2019. - American Athletic Conference Football

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FS Bryan Massey, Houston
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10/12/21 - Logan Hall, rJr/2022, Houston, 6-6, 285 (DS#5 DT) + More +

OCT 11 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Logan Hall, Jr., DT, Houston,...Had five tackles, 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss in a 40-22 win at Tulane, leading a Cougar defense that registered eight sacks on the day. - American Athletic Conference Football

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DT Logan Hall, Houston
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10/07/21 - Clayton Tune, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-3, 220 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Clayton Tune passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, including a go-ahead score late in the third quarter to Jeremy Singleton as Houston rallied past Tulane 40-22 on Thursday night. Tune threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes of 11 yards to Christian Trahan and 17 to Singleton to spot the Cougars (5-1, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) to a 14-0 lead. Tulane (1-5, 0-2) scrapped back with Tyjae Spears weaving 39 yards for a touchdown late in the first half, pulling the Green Wave within 17-15. Just after halftime, Michael Pratt hooked up with Will Wallace on a 29-yard scoring pass as Tulane grabbed a 22-17 lead.

The lead lasted just about seven minutes before Tune led a pair of Houston drives that ended in a Da Williams field goal and his second TD pass to Singleton as the Cougars reasserted themselves, 26-22. Houston added two more scoring drives in the fourth quarter, including an eight-yard touchdown run by Ta'Zhawn Henry to make it 33-22 and ice the game. Eight receivers made 23 catches for 288 yards with Kesean Carter gaining 69 and Singleton 62. Pratt was 20 of 30 passing for Tulane for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns but was sacked eight times for a loss of 48 yards. - Houston/AP College Football

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QB Clayton Tune, Houston
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10/05/21 - Marcus Jones, rSr/2022, Houston, 5-08, 177 (DS#9 CB) + More +

OCT 4 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcus Jones, Sr., CB, Houston,...Jones had 75 yards on four punt returns, averaging 18.8 yards per return, to help Houston win the field position battle in the Cougars' 45-10 win at Tulsa. He had a long return of 47 yards and enters this week ranked third nationally in punt return average (17.7 ypr). - American Athletic Conference Football

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CB Marcus Jones, Houston
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10/01/21 - Clayton Tune, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-3, 220 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Freshman Alton McCaskill scored a career-best three touchdowns - all in the first half - and Clayton Tune passed for 241 yards and a pair of scores as Houston defeated Tulsa 45-10 on Friday night. McCaskill, who gained 77 yards on 17 carries, scored twice from the 1-yard line and added a 27-yard burst up the middle that included a pirouette at about the 15 as he broke through the final defenders. He had previously scored two touchdowns each in wins over Rice and Grambling.

Houston (4-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) scored three straight possessions early, leading 21-0 less than a minute into the second quarter. Tune was 17 of 24 passing with touchdowns to Jeremy Singleton early and Seth Green late. Tulsa's first four possessions resulted in two punts, a turnover on downs and an interception. The Hurricanes never got on track, with 27 yards rushing, three turnovers and 11 penalties for 119 yards. Two plays after a pass interference penalty on Houston kept a Tulsa drive alive, Davis Brin found Ezra Naylor II deep over the middle on a 41-yard scoring pass as the Hurricanes cut the gap to 42-10 late in the game. Brin completed 20 of 39 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown against three interceptions. He was sacked four times for a loss of 40 yards. - Houston/AP College Football

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QB Clayton Tune, Houston
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09/27/21 - Marcus Jones, rSr/2022, Houston, 5-08, 177 (DS#9 CB) + More +

SEPT 27 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcus Jones, Sr., CB, Houston,...Jones had 152 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yard punt return for a score, in Houston's 28-20 win against Navy. Jones, the only player in NCAA FBS with two punt return touchdowns this season, registered his second consecutive game with a special teams touchdown and became the first Houston player since 2011 to have punt return and receiving TDs in the same game. - American Athletic Conference Football

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CB Marcus Jones, Houston
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09/27/21 - Derek Parish, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-1, 241 (DS#16 OLB) + More +

SEPT 27 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Derek Parish, Jr., LB, Houston,...Parish had a game-and career-high 12 tackles, including a sack and 2.0 tackles for loss to help Houston to a 28-20 win against Navy in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Parish led a defense that limited Navy to 64 total yards in the second half as the Cougars held the Midshipmen to 0-for-6 efficiency on third down in the final 30 minutes. Parish has team highs of 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss for Houston, which leads The American in total defense (255.7 ypg). - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB Derek Parish, Houston
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09/26/21 - TaZhawn Henry, rSr/2023, Houston, 5-06, 171 (DS#66 RB) + More +

Ta'Zhawn Henry ran for a pair of second-half touchdowns to lead Houston over Navy 28-20 on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference opener. Henry's 2-yard touchdown run pulled Houston (3-1, 1-0) to 17-10 late in the third quarter. Clayton Tune threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Jones early in the fourth before Henry's 1-yard TD run stretched the Cougars' lead to 28-17 with 12:08 to play. Henry finished with 54 yards rushing on 11 carries. Tune was 22-of-30 passing for 257 yards. Marcus Jones returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter for the Cougars. Xavier Arline had a 40-yard touchdown run for Navy (0-3, 0-1) in the first quarter. Isaac Ruoss scored on a 1-yard run that gave the Midshipmen a 17-7 lead at the break. Bijan Nichols made field goals from 30 and 36 yards. - Houston/AP College Football

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RB TaZhawn Henry, Houston
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09/20/21 - Donavan Mutin, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-0, 227 (DS#33 ILB) + More +

SEPT 20 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Donavan Mutin, Jr., LB, Houston,...Had a game-high seven tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a 45-0 win against Grambling State. - American Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Donavan Mutin, Houston
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09/13/21 - Logan Hall, rJr/2022, Houston, 6-6, 285 (DS#5 DT) + More +

SEPT 13 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Logan Hall, Jr., DT, Houston,...Had a team-high eight tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in a 44-7 win at Rice. - American Athletic Conference Football

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DT Logan Hall, Houston
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09/11/21 - Clayton Tune, rSr/2023, Houston, 6-3, 220 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Clayton Tune completed 22 of 30 passes for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Alton McCaskill rushed for two TDs and caught a third as Houston walloped crosstown rival Rice 44-7 on Saturday night. The victory marked Houston's sixth straight in the Bayou Bucket game, the longest win streak by either team in the long-running series. McCaskill opened the scoring by pulling in a 35-yard pass from Tune at 10:08 of the first quarter. After a 38-yard Dalton Witherspoon field goal, Tune found Jake Herslow from 11 yards out as the Cougars (1-1) staked themselves a 17-0 lead with 2:19 left in the opening frame.

Rice (1-1) answered with an 11-play, 81-yard drive capped by Luke McCaffrey's 5-yard pass to Jordan Myers. But Houston scored the next four touchdowns to win going away. McCaskill had TD runs of 1 and 2 yards, Chandler Smith added a 14-yard touchdown run, and Alex Hogan returned an interception 91 yards into the end zone as time expired. McCaffrey finished 9-for-19 passing for 86 yards with three interceptions that led to 13 Houston points. He was sacked three times for a loss of 26 yards. Khalan Griffin led the Owls with 86 of their 126 yards rushing. The teams marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with special uniforms that had a red, white and blue color scheme. - Houston/AP College Football

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QB Clayton Tune, Houston
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07/31/21 - Mike OLaughlin, rSr/2024, Houston, 6-5, 241 (DS#50 TE) + More +

West Virginia University football junior tight end Mike O'Laughlin was named to the watch list for the John Mackey Award, signifying the most outstanding collegiate tight end, as voted on by the organization's selection committee. The Mackey Award has been around since 2000 and recognizes college football's best tight end annually. West Virginia has been incorporating the tight end more into its offense for the past two seasons, and O'Laughlin is looking to give another target in the passing game this season. O'Laughlin started in all nine games in which he played in 2020 and saw action on more than 456 plays, including 375 offensive snaps. He was used on a season-high 61 plays against Kansas State, including 51 offensive snaps, and saw action on 40 or more plays in eight of nine games. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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TE Mike OLaughlin, Houston
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