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SMU coach Chad Morris is still looking for a signature win to jump-start the Mustangs program. An upset of No. 11 Houston would certainly qualify.SMU hosts the Cougars on Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. The Mustangs have lost three in a row, including an emotionally-draining 43-40 overtime defeat to Tulsa two weeks ago.It was as hurt as Ive seen the locker room (after the Tulsa loss) since Ive been here in 18 games, Morris said during his Monday press conference. I firmly believe this program is exceptionally close, extremely close. We just need a break.SMU (2-4, 0-2 AAC) had a bye week to get over the loss, but theres still plenty to fix if the Mustangs are to knock off the talented Cougars. Tulsa rushed for 315 yards against the Mustangs, who are 91st against the run, surrendering 195 yards on the ground per game. They are last in the AAC in total defense.It demoralizes you, Morris said of the inability to stop the run.Houston (6-1, 3-1 AAC) will test the Mustangs shortcomings on defense. The Cougars are averaging 200.0 yards on the ground and could get top running back Duke Catalon back.Catalon missed the last four games with a concussion, but was cleared to return to practice this week and could play Saturday.Houston coach Tom Herman told the Houston Chronicle this week that if Catalon shows signs of another concussion while at the school, they are going to shut him down.With Catalon out, even more of the offensive load has been put on the shoulders of quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who has already carried the football 100 times for 414 yards and six touchdowns in seven games. Ward also has completed 70.1 percent of his passes with 11 touchdowns.Hes our best player, Herman said of Ward. When the game is on the line, I want the ball in the hands of our best player. Were continuing to find ways to run the football without him having to read people or be the designed character. But if we need to win the game, well use him.Behind the 396 yards of offense from Ward, Houston was able to bounce back from its upset loss to Navy two weeks ago with a hard-fought win over Tulsa last week.The loss to Navy likely derailed the Cougars hopes of crashing the four-team playoff, but Houston is still in line for a New Years bowl. A showcase game against No. 7 Louisville on Nov. 17 is sandwiched between the Cougars remaining four AAC games.Herman says he isnt having any trouble keeping his team motivated.The motivation is easy because every week there is something about how we are overrated or not good enough, Herman told reporters this week. We were the underdogs, we were this and we were that. The chip on our shoulder never had to be manufactured. It was there organically from last year, which creates a toughness and edge about you.This year our team is tough and physical, but our team is learning how to be the hunter, not the hunted. We are learning to be the overdog instead of the underdog.The Cougars are heavy overdogs this week against an SMU team that has lost eight players for the season to injury, including senior starting quarterback Matt Davis to an ACL injury in the first game of the season.Were as healthy as we can be, Morris said.Freshman quarterback Ben Hicks has completed 51.9 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and nine interceptions since taking over for Davis.Hicks starts behind one of the youngest offensive lines in the nation and keeping him upright will be a priority against the Cougars, who have 19 sacks on the season.I expect it to be physical and the only thing we can control is how we respond, Morris said.Houston has won 10 of the last 11 games against SMU, including last seasons 49-28 victory. 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Leicester were outplayed from the start as the Blues scored within the first seven minutes, recorded 16 shots and held Ranieris side to not a single attempt on target.Despite the league struggles, Leicester kept their form up in European competition with a 1-0 victory over FC Copenhagen to remain perfect in Champions League group play. Mahrezs 40th-minute strike was enough to give the Foxes the impressive victory.Im very proud, Ranieri said. From one side Im very proud, but when I think of the Premier League Im very, very hungry. When you play in a big competition you lose something when you go back to your league. That is normal but we want to change it. Its just psychological because when we play in the Champions League our special qualities switch on.Crystal Palace (3-2-3) have made a decent start to their seasoon, but have surprisingly struggled at home with just one win in four fixtures there.dddddddddddd. The Eagles find themselves in decent position in 9th place, but theyll need to improve that home form over the course of the season if they are to mount a challenge for a Europa League place.This clash offers the club a chance to improve on a trend of starting slowly, which has doomed the Eagles the past two weeks. Against Everton prior to the international break, Palace fell behind after 35 minutes thanks to a strike from Romelu Lukaku. Last week, Alan Pardews side stumbled out of the gate as Manuel Lanzinis 19th-minute goal proved to be the difference in a 1-0 defeat to West Ham United.Its a derby game and I expected a little bit more aggression on the pitch and a bit more brightness than we showed in the first 20 minutes, and it was a crucial period in the game, Pardew said. West Ham have been on a difficult run so we decided that we needed to have a fast start and we gave them a gee-up. When they got the goal it was difficult.Leicester won both meetings against Crystal Palace last season in the Premier League by a 1-0 scoreline. Vardy scored the winner in October 2015 while Mahrezs goal in March 2016 was enough for victory.Prior to last season, Palace had won four of their previous six Premier League games against the Foxes. ' ' '