Houston will clash with Tulsa on Thursday night in its American Athletic Conference opener one year after the Golden Hurricanes ravaged the Cougars 45–17.
Although the two teams are much different this season, the matchup has drawn parallels to last season’s meeting.
Just like in 2017, Houston is going into the game with its only loss of the season so far against Texas Tech, while Tulsa is again playing after a tough loss to a team from the AAC. In this case, the loss was to Temple.
Despite the similarities, the Cougars are a much different team from last season.