Houston quarterback Clayton Tune finished 36 of 57 with 366 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)
Few teams have been more disappointing than Houston this season, but the Cougars found a way to surprise everyone on Friday.
Houston started the week with a 2-3 record despite being ranked early in the season, eventually staring at a fourth loss to Memphis. The Tigers went into the fourth quarter 26-7, with Houston again looking in disarray.
Amazingly, Memphis scored on every drive for the rest of the game, but that didn’t stop Houston. It responded with a 75-yard touchdown drive but fell short on a two-point attempt to reduce the deficit to 26-13. Memphis responded with a field goal, and then things started getting bananas.
Jayce Rogers gave Houston an instant touchdown with a 100-yard return. Another failed two-point attempt made it 29-19.
Another Memphis field goal followed, at which point Houston was 13 points behind and had around four minutes to work with. Much of that time was eaten up on the subsequent 12-play, 75-yard drive where the Cougars converted a 7-yard and 11-yard quarter attempt.
Then a touchdown came from Clayton Tune to KeSean Carter. The result was 32-26 Memphis.
Then came a successful tip drill onside kick.
Then finally the game-winning touchdown, again from Tune to Carter.
In all, Houston had four touchdowns in the fourth quarter, two of them in the last two minutes. This will make for a fun Friday night in Memphis.