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O’Korn selected for Manning award list

Freshman quarterback John O’Korn has been named one of eight Stars of the Week for the Manning Award. He received the honor after helping lead the Cougars to a 49-14 win at Rutgers on Saturday.

Fans can now go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page to vote for what they think was the best performance from last weekend. The voting will close at 11 a.m. Thursday. The winner will be announced as the Manning Award Player of the Week.

O’Korn completed 80 percent of his passes for a career-high in both passing yards (364) and touchdowns (5) in the win.

He now has at least three passing touchdowns in five games this season and leads all true freshmen nationally with 19 passing touchdowns and in passing efficiency with a rating of 159.0.

His 19 touchdowns in seven games is second in the American Athletics Conference, behind the 23 thrown by Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater in eight games.

In addition to his stellar performance, O’Korn was also named to the league’s weekly honor roll.

Trevon Stewart receives honor

Sophomore defensive back Trevon Stewart has been named the American’s Defensive Player of the Week after he helped the Cougars to a 49-14 win over Rutgers.

Stewart was tied for a game-high 10 tackles at Rutgers and was responsible for two of UH’s six turnovers. Stewart snuffed out Rutgers’ third drive of the game with an interception at the UH 47-yard line.

Stewart also forced and recovered a fumble in the second quarter, a turnover that resulted in UH’s fourth touchdown and a 28-14 halftime lead. Stewart leads the American and is second nationally with four fumble recoveries.

UH vs. UCF to be broadcasted on ESPN

UH’s Nov. 9 game at No. 23 UCF will be broadcast on ESPN2 and kick off at 6 p.m. The game will mark UH’s tenth appearance on ESPN2 and the first since facing UCF in 2010.

UH and UCF currently sit atop the American Athletic Conference standings with 3-0 conference records. The two teams have met three times, with UCF owning a 2-1 series record.

UH will return to action as it hosts USF at 6 p.m. Thursday at Reliant Stadium on ESPN.

The UH program unveiled alternate black uniforms for the Halloween game, one of several promotions planned for the game that also include costume contests, Halloween inflatables and student contests.

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