Houston hosts No. 3 Louisville Thursday night with a chance to get back in the national spotlight
The University of Houston set college football on fire the first weekend of the season when the Cougars defeated third-ranked Oklahoma, 33-23, before a near sellout crowd at NGR Stadium and a nationally televised audience.
Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns and drew mentions as a Heisman Trophy candidate and the Cougars remained in rarified air for the first month of the season, rising as high as No. 5 in the USA Today poll, before American Athletic Conference play began Oct.