Houston Christian Game Preview

[Hilltop]

Line for this will be...42???

Guessing there won't be a line but someone posted 55.5 is what the math should be - no clue if they are correct.

 

[BaytownHusker]

Fellas!!! Take it from a Houston Native. HCU is about the 76 best football program in Houston. There are a ton of Houston High schools that would fair better lol.

 

[ZRod]

Man how I've missed becoming unreasonably excited going into October only to be kicked in the nads by the football gods a few weeks later.

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[Husker_In_WI]

As pointed out in other threads these early season computer rankings are not great, and attempting to measure teams across divisions is difficult. But find their week 1 opponent here:


HINT: they're not in the first 12 columns. They are one of the worst NAIA teams in the country. That'll help the defensive numbers.

Eastern Kentucky is at least a legitimately average FCS team, HCU shut them down pretty well on defense and still lost by 10.

 

[admo]

SMU beat them last year 59-7.

The lack of size, athleticism, speed, quickness, effort, overall depth is very noticeable. I'm not going to say JUCO but we know what I am referring to.

We do play them at 11am though. It should feel like a scrimmage for practice reps.

 

[presidentjlh]

I'd say Nebraska rolls 49-3. It's hard to put up a 60 spot on teams two weeks in a row.

 

[Corn Train]

Floor it! I say. All day, everyday, every play, is Rhules credo. No Ragrets

 

[Corn Train]

Every play

 

[Trevor22]

HCU Info:

Website: https://hcuhuskies.com/index.aspx

Media Guide: https://hcuhuskies.com/documents/2025/7/18/2025_HCU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf

Game Notes: https://hcuhuskies.com/documents/2025/9/3/2025_HCU_FB_Game_Notes_-_Eastern_Kentucky.pdf

Roster:

https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster

Nebraska will pay Houston Christian a $500,000 guarantee for the contest

 

[lo country]

Treat them like Ohio St. We haven't earned the right to overlook anyone.

 

[desertshox]

Pritchett moved down to 3rd string LT.

He was listed third last week too. He didn't have the "or" next to his name.

 

[Mavric]

He was listed third last week too. He didn't have the "or" next to his name.

He was listed third last week and didn't have an or next to his name. But both the other two had ors next to their name, indicating they were all basically equal.

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[presidentjlh]

I still don't see us putting up 60+ again, not because I think we'll struggle, I just think that's so hard to do back to back games, regardless of quality of opponent. You gotta think that if we get up 21+ by half, the starters come out to preserve their health for Michigan, just as a matter of course.