Year one of Big 12 membership has been an up-and-down experience with plenty of growing pains for the Houston Cougars (4-6, 2-5 Big 12). The highs involved knocking off West Virginia on a Hail Mary and earning a tough-fought road win at Baylor on an overtime 2-point conversion. The lows involved early-season struggles against TCU and Texas Tech, a 41-0 shutout at Kansas State, and coming excruciatingly close to upsetting Texas.
Things finally appeared to trend in the Cougars’ favor. After defeating Baylor, Houston returned home for the first time since Oct. 21 for a matchup with old AAC foe Cincinnati.