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HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. #1 of the Houston Cougars celebrates with his coach Tom Herman after they defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 33-23 during the Advocare Texas Kickoff on September 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
HOUSTON -- Houston only got a trophy Saturday for beating Oklahoma in the Advocare Texas Kickoff, not a golden ticket invite to the Big 12.
It just seemed that way in the aftermath of a 33-23 win over the Sooners, the nation’s third-ranked team by AP and the defending Big 12 champions.