By Mathew Nwakamma, Starns Leland November 25, 2023
The Houston Cougars less-than-storybook inaugural Big 12 season came to a close on Saturday afternoon in a 27-13 loss to UCF in Orlando.
Houston opened the game with the ball and started things with six straight runs to get inside UCF territory. On fourth down, sophomore wideout Joseph Manjack IV made a spectacular catch to continue UH’s drive, where fellow sophomore receiver Stephon Johnson caught a short pass and took it 16 yards for a touchdown.
Despite a mishap on the kickoff setting the Golden Knights up their own six-yard line, UCF responded with a 13-play drive capped off by an eight-yard quarterback keeper into the end zone.