CINCINNATI -- Sure, the Big 12 will be watching when two of the American Athletic Conferences top teams kick off on Thursday night. No. 6 Houston and Cincinnati havent hidden their desires to jump to a Power Five league.And now they get to show head-to-head how they match up in football, which is the sport driving conference realignment.I would imagine all those decisions are already made, Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville said. I dont think that (game) has got a lot to do with it. This is one game, the third game of the season. A lot is on the line for us, obviously, but we dont look at it that way.The Bearcats (2-0) have a chance to make themselves relevant again after a 7-6 season. Theyre coming off a 38-20 win at Purdue, Cincinnatis first victory over a current Big Ten team in 59 years.The Cougars (2-0) have a top 10 ranking in September for the first time since 1980. They started the season with an attention-grabbing 33-23 win over No. 3 Oklahoma and are trying to open AAC play with their first win in Cincinnati since 1971.You embrace it, Houston linebacker Tyus Bowser said. We have worked so hard to get to this point. We prepare and train for this type of moment.Some things to watch at Nippert Stadium on Thursday night:WARDS WEEK OFFHouston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. was held out of a 42-0 win over Lamar last Saturday because of a sore shoulder. Hes expected to be back to full strength against Cincinnati, looking for another big game against a defense that had five interceptions at Purdue. Ward has developed from a run-first threat into an all-around quarterback. He completed 23 of 40 throws for 321 yards with a pair of touchdowns in the win over Oklahoma.Hes a quarterback that extends plays, Tuberville said. This is a Big 12 offense. When I was at Texas Tech, you saw this every week. They have it all.CANT RUN ON THE COUGARSHouston has held its last four opponents under 100 yards rushing, the longest such streak in the country. Lamar managed only 73 yards in all -- the best showing by a Houston defense in school history -- and failed to cross midfield. In the last four games, the Cougars have held Temple, Florida State, Oklahoma and Lamar to a total of 199 yards rushing. Cincinnati rushed for 262 yards at Purdue, with dual-threat quarterback Hayden Moore throwing for three touchdowns and running for two more.GET USED TO ITThe Cougars play the first of four weeknight games. They also host Connecticut and Louisville in Thursday night games. They finish the regular season at Memphis on a Friday night.I understand why they do it, coach Tom Herman said. The (television) ratings are off the charts when you play these Thursday night games, and were in the entertainment business. But we play four of these. ... Were playing four games in 20 days. You do the math. Thats a lot of pounding on a young mans body in a short amount of time.BEARCAT SELF-DESTRUCTIONDuring a 33-30 loss at Houston last season, Cincinnati had a punt blocked, fumbled into the end zone, botched an onside kick, got tackled for a safety and gave up a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown. No surprise, then, that one of its main points of emphasis this week is to keep its composure.CAN MOORE ELEVATE HIS GAME?Moore, a redshirt sophomore, has never face a defense the caliber of Houstons unit. He was ragged in the first half of a season-opening 28-7 win over Tennessee-Martin, but showed a lot of poise during the win at Purdue. Moore completed 19 of 32 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran 13 times for 71 yards and two more scores. 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The Huskies (3-7, 1-5) have lost four straight.Walker completed his first eight passes and Temple scored all of the games points on its first three drives. The senior hit Thomas on scoring strikes of 23 and 10-yards and found receiver Romond Deloatch from 18-yards out.The Owls put up 206 yards in the first quarter.We got a rhythm going and we got going, said Walker.But, his ninth pass was intercepted in the end zone by UConns Obi Melifonwu, who picked off another in the end zone in the fourth quarter to end a 13-play, 87-yard Temple drive.Had we not had those, maybe we come away and its a 35-42 point game, said coach Matt Rhule. We had three turnovers and still won the game, thats pretty hard to do.The Temple defense made sure UConn never got in the game. The Owls held the Huskies to 160 yards of offense.Williams, who was expected to redshirt this season, had a 43-yard first-quarter run to set up UConns best scoring chance. But Temples Michael Dogbe blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt.It was the third straight week the Owls have blocked a kick.The team tried hard today, UConn coach Bob Diaco said. Its not for a lack of trying. They fought hard, they continue to strain. (But) theres so much to clean up. People dont want to hear me say positive things anymore.ddddddddddddTHE TAKEAWAYTemple: The Owls remain in good in position to win the American Athletic Conferences East Division. Temple and South Florida have one loss each in the conference, but Temple holds the tiebreaker after beating the Bulls last month. USF has a bye this week before playing at Memphis on Nov. 12.Im really proud of the guys, Walker said. Weve gone out there and competed and even though we are a little bit beat up, we havent made any excuses.UConn: The Huskies bowl hopes ended with the loss along with their plans for redshirting Williams. The freshman was under pressure all night and finished as UConns leading rusher, despite being sacked five times.Now, I know what to look forward to, especially the speed of the game, Williams said. I still have a lot to learn, but Im taking one step at a time.Diaco said Williams would have started earlier this season, but the freshman suffered an injury in practice in early October.MILESTONEWalkers 215 passing yards give him 2,205 for the season. He becomes the first player in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.FIRST QUARTER WOESUConns first quarter scoring this year has been limited to three field goals. The Huskies are the only Bowl Subdivision team without a first-quarter touchdown.UP NEXTTemple: The Owls go into their first bye week after nine consecutive games. They next play Tulane in New Orleans on Nov. 19. and close the season at home against East Carolina.UConn: The Huskies also get a week off before heading north to renew their rivalry with Boston College in Chestnut Hill. The Huskies close the season at home against Tulane on Nov. 26.---This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Phillip not Philip in lede. ' ' '