Nothing went right for Houston as they failed to get anything going offensively and struggled to stop the run defensively in the Cougars 38-10 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon at Nippert Stadium.
The first half was all about the Cincinnati run game.
On their third offensive play of the game, senior running back Gerrid Doaks broke loose for a huge 72-yard run for the Bearcats. Doaks would capitalize on his long run two plays later with a 2-yard touchdown run to put Cincinnati up 7-0.
The Bearcats doubled their lead midway through the second quarter when junior quarterback Desmond Ridder walked into the end zone untouched from 10-yards out to make it 14-0.