A C.J. Baxter touchdown run in the fourth quarter provided to be the breaking point for the Longhorns in a 31-24 win for Houston
“I’m happy to know when I wake up tomorrow morning we’ll be 6-1 and not 5-2,” Sarkisian said. “That’s the first part. The second part I think holds true to the way we practiced and prepared. I thought we had a great week of practice, great week of preparation, and I thought we played that way at the start of the football game to jump ahead, 21-0. But the lesson learned here is we have to have a killer instinct.
Donovan Smith threw two touchdown passes before halftime to bring the Cougars within a score. He found Matthew Golden a second time to a 3-yard score to tie the game at 21. And the run game proved to be the difference in the Bayou City. Houston outgained Texas outgained 392-360 in total yards, but the Longhorns bested the Cougars on the ground 141-14.
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