Houston beat West Virginia 41-39 due to a 49-yard Hail Mary on the overall play of the sport. Cougars quarterback Donovan Smith’s move used to be tipped and stuck by way of Stephon Johnson Jr. as time expired. The dramatic landing capped off a wild fourth quarter that noticed the Mountaineers take the lead on a 50-yard landing move with simply 12 seconds left to arrange Houston’s unbelievable finale.
Houston led by way of up to 11 halfway during the fourth duration ahead of West Virginia rallied again. The Mountaineers reduce the deficit to a few on a landing run by way of quarterback Garrett Greene and next 2-point conversion. West Virginia then compelled a punt to get the ball again one ultimate time. On fourth-and-10 with the sport on the road, Greene discovered an open Hudson Clement, who labored his technique to the top zone for the go-ahead score.Â
Alas, the Cougars had one ultimate miracle left within the tank as Smith’s prayer landed in Johnson’s fingers for the duo’s 2d landing of the evening. Smith completed the evening finishing 78% of his passes for 253 yards and 4 touchdowns. It used to be the first-ever Big 12 victory for the conference-newcomer Cougars. It additionally gave trainer Dana Holgorsen a win over his former crew. He served as Mountaineers head guy from 2011-18.Â
The frantic end at TDECU Stadium may also be noticed underneath.
For West Virginia, the loss snapped a four-game profitable streak. West Virginia received the entire yardage combat 546-393 and had the brink in time of ownership, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to triumph over an opportunistic Cougars crew. Greene handed for 391 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a shedding effort.Â
Houston hopes to take this momentum into subsequent week when it hosts No. 9 Texas. West Virginia will try to rebound at house in opposition to Oklahoma State.Â