Television
ESPN+
Alex Del Barrio and Stanford Routt

Radio
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston flagship)
SiriusXM 383/973
 

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THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Houston and Grambling State … The Cougars have won both previous matchups, both played in Houston, including a 47-0 win in 2014, which the last time the teams met … The Cougar defense forced six turnovers in the last meeting, while RB Kenneth Farrow had 130 yards and a touchdown.

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GRAMBLING STATE
1-1, 0-0 SWAC

Head Coach
Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State ‘97)
51-26, seventh season

Notes
Grambling State opened its season with a 16-10 victory against Tennessee State, but the Tigers look to bounce back from a 37-0 setback at Southern Miss last week … … Grambling State was limited to 152 yards of offense against Southern Miss … The game against Houston is the second straight game against an FBS opponent for Grambling State… The Tigers are 0-2 all-time against American Athletic Conference opponents … Grambling State went 0-4 in a limited spring schedule earlier in 2021, marking the first non-winning season in Broderick Fobbs’ first six years as head coach … QB Elijah Walker is the leading rusher with 81 yard and a touchdown and has thrown for 73 yards and a TD in two games … The loss to Southern Miss ended the Tigers’ streak of 73 consecutive games without being shut out.
 

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HOUSTON
1-1, 0-0 American
 
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan ‘93)
8-14, third season at Houston
69-55, 11th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Houston evened its record at 1-1 as the Cougars enjoyed a 44-7 win at Rice last Saturday … The win came after Houston fell 38-21 to Texas Tech in the season-opener … The Cougars have outscored their first two opponents 31-0 in the first quarter and have 34 points in the other three quarters combined … QB Clayton Tune is the team’s leading passer and rusher … Tune has completed 49 of 68 passes for 410 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions and has 77 rushing yards on 22 carries … WR Nathaniel Dell has 14 catches for 167 yards and a touchdown … CB Marcus Jones has contributed as a starter on defense, an All-America special teams player and as a situational player on offense … DT Logan Hall leads the team with 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.