2016 American Football Highlights - #15 Houston 33, #3 Oklahoma 23

HOUSTON (AP) -- Brandon Wilson went end line to end zone to score a touchdown with an Oklahoma missed field goal and No. 15 Houston beat the third-ranked Sooners 33-23 Saturday at NRG Stadium.
Regardless of whether Houston (1-0) ends up in the Big 12 if the conference expands, coach Tom Herman's Cougars made an opening statement that could have season-long ramifications on the College Football Playoff.
Elusive quarterback Greg Ward Jr. passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns for Houston. Wilson, though, provided the key play in the biggest regular-season nonconference game the Cougars have played in 25 years.
When Oklahoma kicker Austin Seibert's 54-yard field goal attempt came up just short, Wilson reached up to catch the ball while barely keeping his feet in bounds. Reminiscent of Auburn's Kick Six against Alabama in 2013, Wilson came flying out of the end zone, hit the sideline and hurdled a fallen teammate to score what went into the books as a 100-yard return.
"I thought I stepped out, but I didn't," Wilson said. "I just saw the green grass and I scored."
Wilson's dash made it 26-17 Cougars with 8:28 left in the third quarter.
"I was just looking for flags," Herman said. "It looked too good to be true."
Oklahoma called a timeout before trying the kick, which Herman said allowed Houston to set up for the return the Cougars practice about once a week.
"You know you have to cover it, but the personnel on the field isn't the best cover guys because the best cover guys wouldn't be able to protect the field goal. So you're in a little bit of a dilemma," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. "I don't really second-guess. I've seen Austin make that quite a few times."
Baker Mayfield threw for 323 yards and two scores for defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma (0-1).

[@stormwarning1693]

LSU fan here. Watched this in a very crowded bar and everyone was pulling for the Cougars. You are the nation's darling right now. Keep it going.

[@lawrencemonks9458]

Wish we could have. UT pulled a behind the scenes back stab on two fronts and we darlings lost it. Why not LSU come and play Houston? The second largest LSU fan base is hear and Washington Ave and Midtown is nearby for good fun. It would be fun for fans from both sides without anything other than a good time at stake.

[@huskerfaninNJ]

As a Husker fan nothing warms my heart more than the Sooners getting their asses kicked! Congrats Cougs.

[@97bulldawg]

I'm an Oklahoma State fan and I loved watching every second of this game. 😂😂

[@randycandy9164]

GBR! Represent!

[@zacharylansing]

They caught huge breaks with Baxter's knee being down and the other turn overs. Think we had 3 turnovers and still only lost by 10. Also dede westbrook was injured so cudos to them

[@kevinmcfarland4322]

Jacob Jordan 0 titles

[@lawrencemonks9458]

It was especially nice to see "little ole Houston" beat up on the Big 12 heavy weight. Soon after this the Big 12(10 or whatever .. TCU and Baylor don't belong) had their vote and kept big bad Houston out. Well., that's fine, the ACC has some great teams from real urban areas. Heck, the AAC should add UCLA and Miami in the mix. Why not. Big City Rocks!

[@rohitcsrini]

First it was Houston, then it was UCF, dang AAC really slept on.

[@jacknelson4610]

Now its Memphis and Cincinnati

[@HeNeedsTheStimulus]

Minecraft Gud Fortnite Bad nah, Houston and UCF had a shot at the playoffs

[@jaredtaylor8083]

There’s a reason why AAC nicknamed themselves the power 6

[@deesnutts7252]

Congrats to Houston. Y'all were the better team this Saturday and y'all deserved it. Best wishes on your season. From a Sooner.

[@catherynemartin6445]

never met a nice sooner btw huge OSU fan

[@djthephenom20]

They deserve to be moved to a better conference. They are the real deal, coming from a Bama fan

[@icegamer7486]

well there now joining the big 12!

[@deweyharris1373]

I hope bama, ole miss, & every other SEC team beat the shit outta Texas & OU

[@xdgaming70]

Big 12!

[@larrymonks1685]

We could have made it to play y’all, but Texas disrupted everything. Now y’all have to deal with them. I will be saying Roll Tide when y’all play Texas. I may live in the state of Texas, but I’ll support anyone against th Longhorns.

[@MrJobforacowboy00]

Aggie here love what yall are doing in H-town! Yall do your thing and upset the playoff! Hope we finally figure it out over here and can meet yall in the playoff!

[@JPCrespo]

Shut up man.

[@jackhuffman9313]

ha ha that’s great and yeah shut up aggie

[@JPCrespo]

@@jackhuffman9313 shut fuck up. Come back when OU stops being your daddy.

[@hunter02991]

I remember when we lost to Houston last year by three us being Louisville be were laughing but they weren't understanding how good Houston was like they can hang with the best of them this is my sleeper team for a bcs bowl

[@statefarm8385]

I will forever love this 2016 team

[@brianherrera1390]

That program has grown so much. It is going through a football gorwth just like baylor did a couple of years back. Much respect to the Head coach.

[@EmilyBenoist]

Let's try to avoid the rape scandals though.

[@lawrencemonks9458]

Well, the head coach lied and left. So, whatever. Thanks Longhorns.

[@Disarmingtoehead13]

That Oklahoma team was stacked

[@mozes42]

Ed Oliver.......nuff said

[@mrmichaelma]

Ed looking like a beast out there! I was literally watching him lift up a guy twice his size so he can get to Mayfield...incredible. Another play, he just shoved a guy down like he was a toy.

[@bennys013]

They would’ve made a statue of Tom Herman in Houston by now. He would’ve been a living legend, instead of being disgraced. Money isn’t everything.

[@lpmonks]

Watching this is bittersweet. Herman got wined and dined and told friend at the UT Touchdown Club in Houston (of all places) that if Houston would have been allowed in the Big 12 then he would have stayed. Texas played a major back door deal to try and get a campus in Houston, get our support and act like they backed us into the Big 12. They and OU and everyone else who recruits from the strong recruitment center of the City of Houston never intended to allow us in. Texas had their people distracting Herman and a whole lot more. I despise the Big 12, especially OU and UT so much now. This game was great. Don't like seeing Herman and his wife at the end of the game as he used us as Sumlin and Briles did. We need another Bill Yeoman, and our boys have to keep winning. Really want to see Tech fall far more than I want to see us beat Arizona. Oh, this OU game was a great game. All the OU fans left saying things like, "Welcome to the Big 12". Bittersweet now. But a new year is coming.

[@marcelagalvan8323]

Sorry, but you're not beating Tech. UH will always be a stepping stone job. UH offers nothing. The fan base is very limited, and pro sports run Houston.

[@lpmonks]

Marcela Galvan we will see. We do much better filling our stadium than most Big 12 schools. You are right though Pro football killed Rice and Houston. If we remain a stepping stone then make the G5 a Division 2 so to play for our own smaller National Championship. Tell you what. You say we won't beat Tech. Okay. Let's see.

[@marklalonde4713]

Houston has a lot of heart. I'm looking forward to it.

[@jackhuffman9313]

larry your first comment i 100% agree with

[@alfredmatthews1746]

@@marcelagalvan8323 this aged perfectly. clown

[@420Ajhawk]

Holy shit! Houston Cougars are my team to make it to the playoffs, they didnt just win against Oklahoma, they denied them any hope of a comeback. Houstons offense sputtered in the 4th quarter (still amazing talent at every position) but that defense is the fuckin shit! Big ass safeties crushing running backs before the first down line, a terrifying freshman in Ed Oliver who had a heisman hopeful scared shitless. And players trying to rip the ball out, instead of going for the big hit. I know this is crazy after witnessing one game but that game, and that Cougar D, was no fuckin joke. No comparisons to past defenses, but when's the last time you saw a college football defense play like that.

[@hankolsen795]

Good game. It proves that Houston is not easy to beat. They're a good team.

[@CORF.]

Here’s to a repeat this year! GO COOGS!

[@shchorss]

The score really should of been more 40-17. But y'know, Houston still won.

[@joshuahoque4846]

Yeah I know exactly what your talking about.

[@Yosef_X_]

Corasalli yeah we fumbled when we should've score but still a W

[@m0j0101]

Herman's wife. daaaaayyyuuuum

[@lawrencemonks9458]

Whatever! She has since shown her true colors as did Herman.

[@brentrichards1200]

That score didn't show how badly Houston beat up on Oklahoma.

[@Lightning_Wolf567]

Good old Tom Herman kicking ass since his Ohio State days.

[@osu5inarow]

Really hope Houston makes the playoffs so we see a Meyer vs Herman matchup.

[@randycandy9164]

That would be amazing.

[@osu5inarow]

I should say that's if Alabama and Houston make it along with Ohio State. No offense but profit wise it's better to save an Ohio State vs Alabama potential matchup for the title rather than have them play first round when you could have a potential back story with Houston vs Ohio State or Herman vs Meyer.

[@villadelrefugio]

That passing touchdown by Catalon was golden

[@rickysteeze]

Question is it alright for to players on the same team to share the same number? Greg Ward and Davis?

[@seanbillups40]

Yep, we have a lot of players that share numbers that are on offense/defense, Duke Catalon(RB) and Khalil Willaims(SAF) share #2

[@seanbillups40]

cangri77 nah, Garett Davis (the one who blew Mixon up) wears #1 just like Greg Ward. www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/m-footbl-roster-mtt.html

[@dps6198]

We were the new darlings of CF until Mack engineered Herman's exit to UT. Then Herman fell totally on his ass. He should have stayed in Houston.

[@sameulljacson9807]

Great Win Houston!!!!! Im from Louisville. U got us last year and have mad respect. Awesome win. We are gonna meet hopefully for the chance for the national championship. Beware.. Lamar Jackson, is Slightly better than last year.. Understatement.. KZbin it. From what Ive seen this weekend, Clemson and Fl. State, may not be our biggest opponents after all. Its U. We will meet soon and been around a long time. We both have something special. Cant wait, btw: we not Oklahoma, slightly more explosive. MUCH MUCH MORE.

[@bosimmons2626]

We welcome you to The Cage in November. Please be ranked #1 when you get here :p

[@jhf1907]

You made no sense when you said your offense is slightly more explosive than Oklahoma's and then said much much more?? Plus you haven't faced a real defense. Especially one that'll study a QB and be relentless. Goodluck

[@sameulljacson9807]

+jordan sandoval We talkin Houston, Lville here.... Neither of us are darkhorses. Thanks why Houston is aleady in college playoff contention. btw: Ap poll has Lville ahead of Oklahoma. That said, last 2 years,,,, Louisville would have beat a chump, maybe 35- 20 entire game a year ago. I hope for Houston and us we got undeated before we meet. We were until recently a member of the AAC, We still must beat Florida St. AND Clemon, before this becomes a discussion. I guarantee u we will get 1 of them, and confident both. Gonna b a challenge. No disrespect, Ive seen our programs been through 1 rodeo. Just hope The Ville and Hoston stays unfeated we meet. Someone needs to raid this BCS BS and shock the world! Saban, couldnt handle our QB, Manziel proved that. Lmfao, this is not Manziel....... Lamar Jackson is mature and the real deal.

[@juan_ctzz]

Sameul L Jacson he didnt do anything ya got blown out bro not hatin tho got respect. total rushing for louisville was less than 40 yards the whole game and lamar Jackson was sacked 11 times with a safety

[@sameulljacson9807]

Juan Cortez We had no Oline. Period. Lsu and Ky (for crying out loud) exposed it also. If we even have a average Oline, all those outcomes would have been different. We need some serious upgrade there, Lamar deserves better. Without a Oline Aaron Rodgers would look horrible to. The truth.

[@rutgers182]

Go Cougars!!!!!!

[@dantucker7587]

Much better highlights than OU´s rendition. What jerks OU are. Glad they lost. No wonder they shut down comments. Thanks for a more balanced demonstration. Go Coogs!

[@CORF.]

Saw the same video you're talking about. Went out of their way to show every single positive OU play and every negative Houston play lmao if someone was blind they'd think OU won 35-0

[@dantucker7587]

right on

[@xfloklahoma384]

+CORF you know he only posts OU highlights right? HolaKyle is known for that. He turns off comments on games OU loses because that's when all the jerks come out of there rock and talk shit.

[@justkys1545]

the top 10 is crumbling

[@ricks2095]

These Cougars got some real talent no fluke OU did lost this game to the better team.

[@juliotzocjr40]

Tom Herman was just a good coach for UH. He should’ve stayed

[@jackhuffman9313]

oh i think it’s great herman went to texas football and became a stink pile

[@larrymonks1685]

Baker Maywho? Loved this game. We just Came off of beating Florida State in the Peach Bowl the year before and several OU fans congratulated us saying “welcome to the Big 12.” Then Texas did its underground work and kept us out later That year which opened the door for them to get Herman, which ruined his career and their alumni couldn’t take what he couldn’t do at Texas what Herman did for n Houston. It was a loss for Houston, Herman, and of course Texas. Now, Texas has gone to the SEC, which opens the door for the Big 12 to really grow without them involved.

[@paulrenteria9417]

U of H baby!!!!!!!!

[@josephdaigle2809]

Yeah Houston Cougers

[@brandoneverts2287]

LETS GOOOOOO COOGS!!!!

[@lakeyisoldschoollol9946]

.t¥

[@Bro_DT]

When Perine got popped I knew we had a chance

[@JPCrespo]

When UH BEATS daddy ….now we know why Texas doesn’t play the Coogs

[@blahblahblackshee879]

Momentum shift!

[@danielcaskey]

A sooner loss always does my heart good :)

[@2kTeacher]

same old Oklahoma. when expectations are high they falter. when no one is talking about them they impress

[@respecteffect1202]

👍

[@spielzustark8224]

Arriva mis Rayados de Monterrey

[@MrWalkwaySc2]

We should've won, but we didn't. I hope Houston goes undefeated now and I'm quite sure they will.

[@kbholla]

Depends, everyone can have an off day.

[@MrWalkwaySc2]

Kbholla Losing just teaches us what we need to improve on. I mean the Texas game was a complete turn of events and made our offense/defense much more efficient.

[@mrmichaelma]

We should have won, and we did. Thanks!

[@MrWalkwaySc2]

MichaelMa That's what happens when everyone doubts Houston. First half you guys did nothing, but the second half you guys became a different team.

[@mellowmushroom8016]

lol says ou should have won? ou is damn lucky that Houston didn't put more points on that board. ou is one of the most overrated teams, finally their rude fans are seeing that they are not all that. I'm not even a Houston fan however after ou head coach making the comment that the SEC is a joke I love seeing his team fail.

[@sameulljacson9807]

btw: Yes, we beat a chump, you beat a much better team, BUT 8 Tds in less than a half. Does not happen by accident. We had to pull the kid out outa respect. Win out til u meet us, we hopefully do the same.💪💪💪💪

[@punishthatpussy4295]

I wanna play football in uh

[@gocanes763]

so how’d that work out for ya

[@NickGursePEN15]

They'll be headed to the Big 12.

[@gregadams558]

OU and Texas want them blocked.

[@bricebridges3814]

+Greg Adams Fuck them. They're scared to take the L from Houston.

[@jayistop8317]

Yep

[@angelmuniz5005]

+Greg Adams Texas actually wants them, cause uh will drop there lawsuit against UT's planned houston campus.

[@itwasntme328]

I wish foreigners knew about College Football rather than the NFL.. NFL sucks in my opinion.

[@joecollings1942]

I'm from England and have supported Auburn for years.

[@hjruedygaming8472]

Michigan wolverines all day

[@paulrenteria9417]

michigan can suck a cock.

[@한국내셔널리즘이영원]

Choklahoma!

[@RelaxedASMRGaming]

the oklahomos

[@asceticblur]

Htown takeover

[@non-descriptinfluence3112]

Straight outta Moscow, Idaho!

[@keith37]

Oklahoma has the worst defense in the country

[@projectawesome5675]

KEITH CORY still have

[@mellowmushroom8016]

I get Houston is really good this year, however ou is such an overrated team... they should not have been ranked 3rd before this game

[@RTB-tv5rv]

Mellowmushroom ! Agreed

[@kbholla]

Can Oklahoma go one season without fuckin up? Hahahaha what a joke, seriously. I'm entirely indifferent to the Sooners, but it is funny and annoying to watch them always be a pre-season top five pick, and immediately fuckin up. What is it three of the last six years?

[@SlapChopVince1]

Try being a fan :( The past decade has been maddening

[@Dld1985]

Maybe OU didn't screw up. Maybe they played a really good team and lost.

[@kbholla]

***** Dude I know, I'm not trashing you. I apologize if my comment came across as snarky and churlish. As a Virginia Tech fan, I share the pain. Hope your Sooners run the table and prove me wrong.

[@kbholla]

***** That's true, and I don't mean to discount Houston, but I was saying the past decade it seems The Sooners just get so close, but that one loss haunts them every time.

[@SlapChopVince1]

Yeah Houston is legit, but there's always games where it looks like ou isn't totally up for the game. I think if both teams are playing to their maximum capability it would have been a game that came down to the last possession. Instead ou folded after that fg return for a td. The talent is always there. Just always one or two games where the execution is off.

[@zacharylansing]

I bet Ed Oliver feels real dumb right about now

[@FranchiseRockets]

Y dumbfuck

[@dwainwalton]

When I die I wanna go to TEXAS

[@lawrencemonks9458]

Houston you mean!