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After Harvey, football brings some more life back to Houston

Related Topics: Houston, Major Applewhite, Austin

HOUSTON -- When the Houston Cougars loaded a fleet of buses and departed their campus three weeks ago, Major Applewhite didn't figure they'd be gone long.

The rookie head coach and his team were headed to Austin as a precaution, with Hurricane Harvey rapidly approaching the Texas coastline. The Cougars had a game, after all, the following Saturday and they needed to be able to practice, weather be damned.