Brubaker caught the ball literally inches from the goal line and needed only to twist his body or extend the ball across the plane to score, but Houston defensive backs Austin Robinson and Khalil Williams met him and drove him into the ground just outside the end zone.
Defense comes up big late as No. 13 Houston holds off Tulsa
“We substituted in a lot of guys that, quite frankly, hadn’t played defense all night,” Herman said. “Aymiel Fleming, true freshman, was in there at defensive line and then, obviously, Austin Robinson.”