Houston’s Touchdown Return on a Missed Field Goal
The Houston football program began using it shortly after Tom Herman arrived. If Houston wins out, are they in the Playoff?
At the same time, UH is among a dozen expansion candidates being considered for the Big 12, which OU is the defending champion.
Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. They are all vying for one of the spots in the College Football Playoff. For now, they start the year 0-1 and looking for answers.
The Cougars won with a combination of good defense, big plays, some good fortune and some magic – a Kick Six, anyone? Wilson, who barely missed stepping out of the back of the end zone, ran the ball up the right sideline, past a stunned OU defense, hurdled one of his own players and into the end zone.
The Sooners scored on their first two series, while Houston kicked field goals on its first two series – the first helped by a questionable pass interference penalty on a long third down in OU territory.
In the third quarter of an already insane contest, the Cougars’ Brandon Wilson camped out in the end zone on Sooners kicker Austin Seibert’s 53-yard field-goal attempt. The result of the decision-making was ultimately that the Sooners attempted a 53 yard field goal that turned out to be just short and was caught by Houston at the back of the endzone. But however it happened, they left no doubt they belong.
“Both give you trouble scrambling around with their legs”, Sooner coach Bob Stoops said of Mayfield and Ward. “But the personnel on the field isn’t the best cover guys”. Thurman was able to record 27 total tackles, including five for loss, and showed his awareness on the field as he recovered two fumbles. With Oklahoma retooling at linebacker, freshman Caleb Kelly will likely see some time and Stoops said Mykel Jones will be part of the receiver rotation.
The momentum kept going Houston’s way immediately after Wilson’s return. But Watson got to the championship game last season and if Clemson goes undefeated, he would be in a strong position.
Andrews opened his freshman season previous year with four catches for 50 yards against Akron.
Going against a tough defense and one of the most hyped offensive units in the nation, the Cougars stood their ground and took down the No. 3 team in the nation. The elusive Ward Jr. found Duke Catalon on a 15-yard touchdown pass to put Houston ahead 13-10. He rushed one time on the season, picking up five yards in the opener against Akron.
After more than a nine-month wait, the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys are in action again – we don’t have to hear any more from the whiny Oklahoma City Thunder fans about losing Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors at least for another few weeks.