Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Houston 42, South Florida 27

A homecoming victory over a struggling South Florida squad has the Cougars just one win away from bowl eligibility. 

The Good: Quarterback Clayton Tune passed for 380 yards and four touchdowns. Tune becomes the 3rd quarterback in UH history to pass for 10,000 yards in his career. Freshman running back Stacy Sneed ran for sixty yards, including the first two touchdowns of his career.  

The Bad: The Cougars started the game a bit sluggishly. After scoring first, the Coogs let the Bulls rack up two unanswered touchdowns to briefly take the lead. Penalties continue to be an issue for the Cougars as well. They were flagged 10 times for 95 yards.

The Cougar defense gave up a rather disappointing 429 total yards of offense to the Bulls. Fortunately, the Bulls were not able to convert those yards into points; they were only one of four on 4th down conversions, and USF's final score was in garbage time.

What it Means: Houston is on a three-game winning streak, and needs only one more win to become bowl-eligible.

Next up for Houston is a trip up I-45 to play SMU.

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