UH’s motto reads “You are the pride,” and its football team epitomized this mantra Saturday by delivering a 28-24 victory over then-No. 17 South Florida — a win to be proud of after suffering back-to-back losses over the last two weeks.
Instead of hanging their heads after disheartening losses to Tulsa on Oct. 14 and then Memphis on Oct. 19, Houston flew to Tampa Bay, Florida, to play spoiler to the Bulls’ nation-leading win streak.
The Cougars’ run defense limited senior quarterback Quinton Flowers to just seven yards – despite previously averaging 87 per game – and a switch of their own at QB to D’Eriq King proved to pay dividends for the Cougars’ offense.