Re’Shaun Sanford II breaks tie with long TD run as No. 17 Houston beats Cincinnati 31-24

HOUSTON -- , Re’Shaun Sanford II ran for 126 yards and the tiebreaking score in the fourth quarter, and Conner Weigman threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns as No. 17 Houston beat Cincinnati 31-24 on Saturday. Sanford's 51-yard TD run with 5:10 remaining gave the Cougars (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) the lead. Houston coach Willie Fritz said Sanford “did a good job of hitting it clean and sprinting between the two guys” before outrunning the secondary to break a 24-all tie. “Things didn’t look quite so good when they tied it up,” Fritz said. “Great job of coming down the field, getting that touchdown and putting us in control of the game.” Cincinnati (5-4, 2-4) drove to the Houston 42, but a throw by JC French IV was ruled a backward pass after a replay review, and Houston recovered with 2:11 remaining.