The Cincinnati Bearcats (2-7, 0-6 Big 12) traveled to Houston, Texas to take on the Houston Cougars (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) in search of their first Big 12 victory. The first match up between both programs since the 2021 AAC Championship Game where the Bearcats defeated the Cougars 35-20 to secure their big to the College Football Playoff.
The Bearcats snap a seven-game losing streak following a dominating 24-14 victory over Houston en route to their first ever Big 12 victory. The Bearcats defense controlled the high-powered Houston offense and held them to just 241 yards of total offense, while keeping quarterback Donovan Smith to 102 yards on the night, his second lowest performance of the season.
The Bearcats dominated on all aspects tonight as they out-gained the Cougars 368-241 in terms of total offense, which is something the Bearcats have done all season. The Bearcats defense just made it physically impossible for the Cougars to get anything going offensively as they stuck to their game plan of wearing down the Cougars defense with the run game as they controlled the time of possession 37:00-23:00, including nearly 12:30 of possession in the third quarter alone.
Final Stats
Emory Jones went 13-of-16 on the night for 131 yards and a touchdown. Coach Satterfield mentioned postgame that Emory Jones has played his best ball over the last two weeks.
Corey Kiner continued to be the bright spot on offense for the Bearcats as he rushed for a game high 129 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Kiner, recorded his 5th game this season of 100 yards or more, but has now went over 100 yards in the last two games for the Bearcats.
Braden Smith led the team in receiving with five catches for 69 yards.
Jordon Young led the Bearcats defense in arguably his best game of the season as he recorded five tackles, including a huge fourth down tackle to force a Cougar turnover.
