Houston stages furious comeback to beat Oregon State 27-24 in overtime

CORVALLIS, Ore -- , Ethan Sanchez kicked a 24-yard field goal in overtime and Houston rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for a 27-24 victory over Oregon State on Friday night. Conner Weigman threw for 270 yards and two long fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Cougars, who improved to 4-0 for their best start since 2016 when they opened with five straight wins. Maalik Murphy threw for 201 yards and a touchdown for Oregon State, which fell to 0-5 to start the season. The Cougars trailed 24-10 in the fourth quarter, but Weigman threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Stephon Johnson to close the gap for with 5:59 left. Houston tied it with Weigman's 50-yard pass to Tanner Koziol with 3:40 to go. “It was a hard win. We didn't play real good in the first half, particularly offensively,” Houston coach Willie Fritz said. “But we started putting it together in the fourth quarter when we needed it.