The presence of the Temple Owls is a welcome sight for Houston Cougars faithful. The matchup is reminiscent of the 2015 AAC Championship Game when Houston edged Temple, 24-13, to clinch its first and only AAC title en route to a New Year’s Six bowl bid. Fast forward six years later and the Cougars are back on track for another conference championship appearance. Houston (8-1, 6-0 AAC) has rattled off eight consecutive victories heading into Saturday’s matchup with a Temple (3-6, 1-4 AAC) team headed in the opposite direction. The Owls have dropped four consecutive contests including three defeats of more than 40 points in that timespan.