In the opening plays of the fourth quarter, Cincinnati took a shocking four-point lead over No. 6 Houston.

It was short-lived.

Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. shook off a nagging shoulder injury to lead the Cougars on a pair of scoring drives, and back-to-back late pick-sixes led to a fourth-quarter takeover in what turned into a 40-16 runaway.

In a game where Houston dominated the box score, out-gaining the Bearcats 499-307, mistakes nearly did in the Cougars. Ward tossed two interceptions, and an Isaiah Johnson fumble at the end of the first half when Houston was about to score turned into a Cincinnati field goal to keep things cl...

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