Army crushes Houston in Armed Forces Bowl

Army capped off one of its best seasons in years with a win to finish the season 11-2 while Houston finished the season 8-5. | Corbin Ayres/The CougarHouston went into Armed Forces Bowl looking to finish a disappointing season with a high note. Instead, the Cougars disappointed fans and were torn apart by Army’s run game in the 70-14 loss.

The Cougars’ defense was underwhelming and unprepared as the Black Knights ran for 507 yards and eight touchdowns in the game.

It was true freshman Clayton Tune’s second game as starting quarterback in the place of injured junior D’Eriq King and he struggled under the pressure. Army’s defense preyed on Tune and had five sacks in the first half and five in…