Conner Weigman’s 3 second-half touchdowns rally No. 20 Houston past UCF 27-17
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No. 20 Houston rallied from a seventeen-point deficit to defeat Central Florida twenty-seven to seventeen on Saturday, propelled by quarterback Conner Weigman. Weigman amassed two hundred thirty-nine passing yards and rushed for three second-half touchdowns to overturn the early advantage built by UCF quarterback Keyone Jenkins. Jenkins completed twenty-three of thirty-five passes for two hundred fifty-three yards and one touchdown while adding a five-yard rushing score. A pivotal third-quarter interception by Latreveon McCutchin sparked Houston's twenty-seven-point unanswered run, featuring three rushing touchdowns by Weigman and two field goals by Jonathan Dimas. The victory elevated Houston to four and one overall and one and one in Big 12 conference play, while Central Florida dropped to three and two and zero and two on the road. The Cougars maintained their positioning inside the national rankings despite struggling to finish early drives, whereas the Knights suffered a severe offensive stall.
