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Herman regroups players after second loss

The season that started with so much promise has quickly evaporated as the Cougars dropped yet another game, this time to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs, Saturday night.

A 38-16 rout of the Cougars has fans scratching their heads as to what could have possibly gone wrong in just the span of a few weeks.

“We got our butts kicked by a good team that’s playing hard and playing fast,” said head coach Tom Herman. “Momentum is an unbelievable thing in this game, and we’ve got to do a much better job of teaching our players when momentum is on the other sideline how to get it back.