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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Zeon Chriss ran 71 yards for a touchdown on a quarterback draw in his first start with Houston coming off back-to-back shutout losses, and the Cougars knocked off TCU 30-19 on Friday night.
Chriss started in place of Donovan Smith and ended Houston’s eight-quarter streak without points on an 8-yard scoring pass to Devan Williams just shy of 10 minutes into the game.
The Cougars (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) ended a nine-game losing streak against the Horned Frogs, who were 16 1/2-point favorites, according to BetMGM.
Houston’s drought started in the Southwest Conference more than 30 years ago, continued in a four-year stint together in Conference USA and finally ended in the second Big 12 meeting between the schools.
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks,” first-year Cougars coach Willie Fritz said. “And I’m just proud of their resilience and how they kept fighting and scratching and clawing.”