For the first time in more than two decades, the No. 8 Texas Longhorns and the Houston Cougars will square off, sharing a conference for the first time since the Southwest Conference disbanded in 1996.
There’s an old rivalry rekindled, with new stakes, as Texas has said that the likelihood of playing in-state Big 12 teams following the SEC move is low. For the Cougars, it means they have one more shot to get a win over the Longhorns for the first time in three decades, sending them out with a loss. On the other sideline, Texas is coming off of a tough loss to the Oklahoma Sooners heading into the bye week, using the time to get healthy and to square itself away for the next sprint in the Big…
