Through five games this season, the Houston offense has struggled to find a rhythm early, scoring a total of 13 first-quarter points in 2020.
As a result, the Cougars have trailed behind in every game after the first quarter, which puts more pressure on the Houston offense to produce points over the remaining three quarters of the game.
This has to change if the Cougars, who are currently 2-3 and 2-2 against the American Athletic Conference, want to bounce back and finish off the second half of their season strong and head coach Dana Holgorsen knows it.