Houston 70, Texas Southern 14

The "Battle of Scott Street" went about as expected, considering that Texas Southern is an FCS program (and a pretty bad one, at that). The Cougars scored touchdowns on their first six possessions, and ended the game with 671 yards of total offense.

The Good: The Cougars made good use of this glorified scrimmage to get their backups some experience. Freshman quarterback Clayton Tune played the entire second half and completed 12 of 23 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman running back Kelan Walker carried 9 times for 105 yards and a score. 

Also, the Spirit of Houston teamed up with the Ocean of Soul at halftime:

The Bad: TDECU Stadium suffered a partial power outage during the third quarter that delayed the game for about 20 minutes. I'm not sure what the problem was - it was unlikely to be weather-related, because the storms that made for a soggy tailgating experience had moved out by the time the game started - but I certainly hope that a relatively new facility such as TDECU isn't already having its own electrical issues.

The Ugly: I realize it was late in the game and against second- and third-string players, but TSU matched the longest touchdown given up in UH history with a 95-yard bomb from Jay Christophe to Bobby Hartzog, Jr. The UH secondary continues to have problems, even against FCS opponents. 

What It Means: Not much, really; as I said, this was a glorified scrimmage, played as part of an agreement with TSU for letting UH's basketball team play in their arena while the Fertitta Center is under construction.

Houston gets next Saturday off before opening conference play with a Thursday night game against Tulsa. Ryan Monceaux takes stock of the Cougars as they complete their out-of-conference slate.