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Houston loses star QB and top backup for the season.
Houston loses star QB and top backup for the season.
Case Keenum out with torn ACL
HOUSTON -- Houston quarterback Case Keenum is out for the season after injuring his knee in a loss to UCLA.
The Cougars also lost Keenum's backup, Cotton Turner, for the season Saturday night with a broken collar bone.
Keenum, the fifth-leading passer in NCAA history, tore his anterior cruciate ligament trying to make a tackle after an interception in the second quarter of the 31-13 loss.
Turner broke his clavicle in the third quarter.
"I am very disappointed for both these young men," coach Kevin Sumlin said in a release Sunday. "It's hard to see them hurting right now. They both are a big part of this team and wanted to be contributors to its success this season. I think they can still do that with their off-the-field leadership."
Keenum, a senior, came into the season as a Heisman Trophy hopeful, and the Cougars were considered among the favorites to win Conference USA after reaching the league title game as the West Division winners last season.
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