Houston coach Dana Holgorsen says he had never given out a game ball before handing one to defensive back Grant Stuard in the locker room on Saturday. Stuard had 15 tackles, including a touchdown-saving effort to stop a 58-yard run by UConn's Kevin Mensa h in the Cougars' 24-17 win over the Huskies. Stuard caught Mensah on Houston's 4-yard line, leading to goal-line stand that preserved a 17-10 lead. Houston (3-4, 1-2 American) had just taken that lead on a 58-yard-touchdown pass from Holgorsen's son Log an to Jeremy Singleton. "You've gotta make them snap it again," said Stuard. "If it's one yard, a half a yard, they've still got to get that yard. They've still got to get that touchdown. And our defense prides itself on playing every single play, regard less of the situation."The younger Holgorsen threw for 123 yards and had just 37 yards passing before finding Singleton wide open down the left sideline. "I thought he did fine," Dana Holgorsen said of his son, a walk-on freshman making his first start. "He's not fazed on the sidelines. It's not too big for him. He's not wide eyed. He's been there for 19 years now. He's used to me yelling at him." Houston (3-4, 1-2) stretched its lead with a late 13-play touchdown drive that ended with a 2-yard r un from Bryson Smith. - Houston/AP College Football
Sr/2021 OLB Grant Stuard, Houston
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