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FRISCO, Texas -- Dez Bryant is questionable for Dallas game against San Francisco, and remorseful about going AWOL on the Cowboys early in the week over fear about his knee injury.The 2014 All-Pro receiver didnt practice all week after sustaining a hairline fracture in a bone in his right knee in last weeks win over Chicago. He was officially listed as questionable Friday.Owner Jerry Jones said on his radio show Friday that an X-ray the night of the game revealed the hairline fracture, and Bryant missed a follow-up MRI on Monday and team meetings Tuesday because he didnt want to get some bad news.Bryant missed seven games last season after breaking his right foot in the opener and also battled ankle and knee issues.Just really didnt want to know what the issue was, Bryant said. I wish I would have done a better job. Like we always do, learn from things and get better. Nobody lost any sleep. Were moving on to San Fran trying to continue to keep progressing in the season.Bryant was injured on a catch on the second play against the Bears when his leg bent awkwardly on the tackle. He returned in the first quarter and caught the first scoring pass of the season for the Cowboys in the fourth quarter of the 31-17 win.While not declaring himself out Sunday, Bryant said he wanted to be cautious because he trusted his teammates to keep winning. Jones said it was a question of pain tolerance and not an issue of whether Bryant could damage the bone worse by playing.The Cowboys (2-1) have won two straight games with rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, double the number of wins they had in 14 games without Tony Romo going back to 2013. Romo is out after breaking a bone in his back in a preseason game.Dallas lost four straight games without Romo and Bryant early last season after the first of Romos two broken left collarbones.The mentality weve been building since this offseason is tremendous, and I feel like any guy that steps in there if anyone goes down, going to step up and do his job, Bryant said. Thats just something that we build around here.Jones defended Bryant while saying his decision to stay away from the team for two days was not the way wed like to have done it ideally.Hes very genuine, Jones said. And thats why his teammates think of him as they do. Theres probably understanding as to why he would be having kind of an emotional decision as to whether to face the music or not and getting the MRI. Im sure he would kind of like to have it go away.Like Bryant, Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith is listed as questionable after missing practice all week with a back problem. 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HOUSTON -- Players and coaches for sixth-ranked Houston might not use the exact phrase to describe Thursdays contest against UConn at TDECU Stadium.Whether classified as a revenge game publicly or not, expect the Cougars to be looking for a little payback against the only team to beat them in 2015 while theyre the focus of college footballs national spotlight.The Cougars (4-0, 1-0 in the American Athletic Conference) were denied a perfect season last year when UConn posted a 20-17 home victory on Nov. 15 when Houston was No. 13 in the country. The Cougars went on to win the AAC Championship game over Temple and then waylaid Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and have been perfect so far in 2016.Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. played sparingly in last years upset because of an ankle injury while star linebacker Elandon Roberts was ejected early due to a targeting call.Theres some added motivation for this one, Houston coach Tom Herman said Monday at his weekly media availability. We dont have much to talk about, but I do believe that our returning players on our team are better than they were last season. We dont see this game as a chance for redemption but there is a bit of internal sense of liability, of atonement, to right some of the wrongs that occurred.Houston has lost just one football game in Hermans 18-game tenure in the Bayou City, but he said the team wont focus on what happened last season.Its not something you forget about, Houston defensive end Cameron Malveaux said. We were 10-0 and on a roll. Being crushed like that stayed with us, but we are looking at it as another step towards our goal of getting to the conference championship.Houston comes into Thursdays game off a 64-3 walloping of Texas State on the road in which the Cougars played a nearly flawless game. Houston outgained Texas State 563-142 (429-82 in the first half), outrushed the Bobcats 243-33 and had 32 first downs to Texas States eight. The Cougars scored on their first seven possessions while fashioning a 43-3 halftime lead and had no turnovers or penalties.I was proud of the strides that the offensive made -- they played well, Herman said. It wasnt that they were playing aawful.dddddddddddd In the Cincinnati game (on Sept. 15), we were shooting ourselves in the foot in critical situations. The offense did a much better job (against Texas State) finding a rhythm and finishing drives. UConn (2-2, 0-1 American) heads to Houston on the heels of a 31-24 loss at home to Syracuse on Sept. 24 in which the Huskies owned significant advantages in time of possession (38:29-21:31), total plays (91-66) and rushing yards (144-62).Syracuse receiver Amba Etta-Tawo amassed 270 yards via 12 catches and two first-quarter touchdowns and UConn quarterback Bryant Shirreffs threw a pick-six late in the third quarter that all but doomed the Huskies.We had a couple of plays that created, really, a 21-point gift -- and you cant win like that, UConn coach Bob Diaco said.Saturdays game was tough because we can see how close these games are and how good weve become. Theres still been a few moments that have created losing and prevented winning. Its not a complacent attitude for sure. The team has gotten better every week in all three phases. For some reason, in all four games, we have had a few explosive plays in the passing games. Thats not a characteristic of how we play. Those plays have made the games harder than they need to be.Diaco understands that his team will have its hands full with Ward, who passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 39 yards and another score in just over two quarters of play against Texas State.Ward has great pocket presence and utilizes movement back there to create opportunities -- hes not just scrambling to run, Diaco said. He puts their offense into good plays and has high intelligence about how to run their offense. Hes one of the premier quarterbacks in the nation.Houston opened as a 24? point favorite to win the grudge match with UConn. But Diaco knows his team will not back down and is buoyed by the win last year against Houston, no matter the circumstances.We are tough minded group and one that believes in itself, Diaco said. There is great clarity and strong leadership on this team. ' ' '