Houston Head Coach 'Unsure' who will be Available Against BYU

Dana Holgorsen says 15 to 20 players are out of practice for a variety of reasons.

Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen spoke to the media on Tuesday in preparation for Friday night's matchup against BYU. During the zoom call, he said as many as 15 to 20 players are out of practice for a variety of reasons this week. According to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle, Coach Holgorsen said,"The good news is nothing is long term. The bad news is I don’t know exactly who is going to be available Friday night."

Houston coach Dana Holgorsen says 15 to 20 players are out of practice for variety of reasons but none of them long term. "The good news is nothing is long term. The bad news is I don’t know exactly who is going to be available Friday night."

— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) October 13, 2020

What does that mean? Only time will tell. In 2020, it could be related to COVID-19 contract tracing. When a coach says things like "nothing is long term" and "I don't know exactly who is going to be available" it sounds COVID-19 related. However, that is purely speculation at this point. For everyone involved, we hope that is not the case.

UPDATE: Duarte clarified and said the players are out with "nicks and bruises" and nothing COVID-19 related. That's great news for everyone involved.

Holgorsen also spoke very highly of BYU's offense on Tuesday claiming that BYU is "the best offense in the country." 

Asked about defensive performance, Houston coach Dana Holgorsen: "I'm proud to say that we're No. 1 in the country in defense right now. Now we've got the best offense in the country coming to Houston on Friday night. (BYU) is spectacular."

— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) October 13, 2020

According to Duarte, Holgersen said the following regarding BYU's offense:

"Asked about defensive performance, Houston coach Dana Holgorsen: 'I'm proud to say that we're No. 1 in the country in defense right now. Now we've got the best offense in the country coming to Houston on Friday night. (BYU) is spectacular.'"

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