Houston scores touchdown off pair of miraculous plays against Louisville

Bill Bender

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Houston took a 17-0 lead on No. 5 Louisville on Thursday with the help of a fake punt and a tipped catch for a touchdown.

The Cougars led 10-0 in the second quarter and faced a fourth-and-13 from the 44-yard line when Houston coach Tom Herman rolled the dice with a well-designed fake punt. Punter Dane Roy threw a 15-yard pass to Byron Simpson for the first down.

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Two plays later, Greg Ward Jr. threw a pass that bounced off Louisville’s Jaire Alexander into the arms of Cougars running back Duke Catalon for a 13-yard score. Houston led 17-0 with 12:18 left in the second quarter.

The Cardinals are in big trouble, especially with these breaks going the Cougars’ way. 

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.