Big 12 Football Week 7: Houston’s Hail Mary Highlights the Conference Slate

Houston got its first conference win. Iowa State, K-State, OSU, and TCU also notched victories.

Author:
Barry Lewis
Publish date:
Oct 15, 2023 1:17 PM EDT

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The Week 7 highlights started with a thriller on Thursday night in Houston. The Cougars and West Virginia’s game had 56 total points and five lead changes in the second half. The last 0:22 was just crazy, ranking up there with last week’s epic Red River Rivalry game.

West Virginia, down 35-32, had 4^th and ten from the 50 with 0:22 left to play. Garrett Greene threw to Hudson Clement, who zigzagged into the end zone. WVU took the lead, but an excessive celebration penalty was called, which gave Houston excellent field position. With just 0:03 remaining, Houston’s Donovan Smith threw a 49-yard Hail Mary into the endzone. The first Cougars receiver missed the ball but tipped it. Stephen Johnson caught the deflection and walked into the end zone, giving Houston the win.

Iowa State extended their conference winning streak with a 20-point win in Cincinnati. Oklahoma State got their second-straight home win over a team from the Sunflower State with an exciting one-possession win over Kansas. Kansas State got their first road win of the season, thanks to true freshman backup quarterback Avery Johnson, who had five rushing touchdowns to give K-State the win.

And TCU stopped its losing streak with a decisive 44-11 win over BYU. Backup redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Hoover had his first career start. He threw for 439 yards including four touchdowns.

Big 12 Week 7 Results

Houston (3-3, 1-2) vs. West Virginia (4-2, 2-1)

Houston wins 41-30

Next week: Houston hosts Texas. West Virginia hosts Oklahoma State.

Cincinnati (2-4, 0-3) vs. Iowa State (4-3, 3-1)

Iowa State wins 30-10

Next week: Cincinnati hosts Baylor. Iowa State has a bye week.

Oklahoma State (4-2, 2-1) vs. #23 Kansas (5-2, 2-2)

Oklahoma State wins 39-32

Next week: Oklahoma State travels to West Virginia. Kansas has a bye week.

TCU (4-3, 2-2) vs. BYU (4-2, 1-2)

TCU wins 44-11

For a complete recap of this game, read our article here.

Watch our Postgame Show here.

Next week: TCU travels to Kansas State. BYU hosts Texas Tech.

Texas Tech (3-4, 2-2) vs. Kansas State (4-2, 2-1)

Kansas State wins 38-21

Next week: Texas Tech travels to BYU. Kansas State hosts TCU.

Week 6 Bye Weeks:

Baylor (2-4, 1-2)
Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0)
Texas (5-1, 2-1)
UCF (3-3, 0-3)

Next week: Baylor travels to Cincinnati. Oklahoma hosts UCF. Texas travels to Houston.

Noteworthy Top 25 Games:

#7 Washington (6-0) vs. #8 Oregon (5-1)

Washington wins 36-33

#10 USC (6-1) at #21 Notre Dame (6-2)

Notre Dame wins 48-20

#11 Alabama (6-1) vs. Arkansas (2-5)

Alabama wins 24-21

#12 North Carolina (6-0) vs. #25 Miami (4-2)

North Carolina wins 41-31

#14 Louisville (6-1) at Pittsburgh (2-4)

Pittsburgh won 38-21

#15 Oregon State (6-1) vs. #18 UCLA (4-2)

Oregon State wins 36-24

#19 Tennessee (5-1) vs. Texas A&M (4-3)

Tennessee wins 20-13

#19 Washington State (4-2) vs. Arizona (4-3)

Arizona wins 44-6

#24 Kentucky (5-2) vs. Missouri (6-1)

Missouri wins 38-21

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