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Dell (5'10/155), who entered Saturday having caught 11 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns, led the Cougars in receiving yards. It’s worth noting that 54 of those yards were gained on one play, so it isn’t as the redshirt sophomore was a player that Cincinnati consistently struggled to cover. Dell was one of four pass-catchers to tally at least three receptions, as QB Clayton Tune had to spread the wealth due to the absence of WR Marquez Stevenson. TE Christian Trahan caught a team-high four passes for 21 yards, while WR Corbin Keith caught three passes for 53 yards. Houston hosts USF next Saturday.

Trahan (6'3/235) appeared in nine games last season, with his lone catch coming against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl. The sophomore’s in line to figure more prominently in the Houston offense this season, Holgorsen’s first as the Cougars’ head coach, and the Wesco comparison is an interesting one. While the former Mountaineers was taken in the fourth round of this past spring’s draft by the Jets, it’s important to remember that he caught a total of two passes in his first two seasons. With last year’s starting tight end, Romello Brooker, having moved on there’s a need for Trahan to be ready to take a step forward in his development/production.