Green Wave outlasts Houston in AAC opener

HOUSTON – The only thing darker than the uniforms in Houston’s #BlackOut Friday night matchup against AAC foe Tulane was the Cougars’ on-field performance. The black garb was appropriate considering the onlookers watched the Houston football team’s 2022 funeral. A season began with high hopes for Dana Holgorsen’s program officially crashed to the ground in a 27-24 loss to the Green Wave that dropped the Cougars to 2-3 on the season. Houston only lost two of its 14 games in 2021. 

Houston found itself in its third overtime session of the 2022 season, a school-record only five games into the season. The Cougars erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a 21-14 lead with 3:04 left in the game after Clayton Tune found star receiver Nathaniel Dell for the pairs second touchdown connection of the contest. The Third Ward Defense couldn’t close the deal, however, as Tulane marched down the field to tie the game on a shovel pass on 4th-and-goal with 42 seconds left.