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UH football update: Dana Holgorsen talks defensive back injury, running backs’ status

Houston football head coach Dana Holgorsen spoke to media on Wednesday afternoon and gave an update on various players and positions, which include one veteran corner sidelined for the next few weeks due to surgery and the head coach’s opinion on the team’s running back position.

Junior cornerback Kelvin Clemmons recently had foot surgery Holgorsen said on Wednesday, which will sideline him for the next few weeks, however, he is expected to make a return at some point this season.

The 6-foot-1-inch defensive back redshirted the 2019 season. Before coming to Houston, he played for Hutchinson Community College, where he was the ninth-ranked JUCO cornerback by 247 Sports after tallying 34 tackles, 15 pass breakups and one 40-yard pick-six in 2018.