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West Virginia Mountaineers ended a five-game losing streak by forcing four turnovers and converting them into 17 points in a 45-35 win over Houston Cougars.
- This past week, West Virginia Mountaineers football team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 45-35 victory over Houston Cougars football team, led by quarterback Scotty Fox Jr., who threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns.
- Injuries and offensive struggles left West Virginia reeling after a 23-17 loss Oct. 25 to TCU Horned Frogs, with injured running backs Jahiem White and Tye Edwards and an offense scoring 17 or fewer in five games.
- Outrushing Houston 246-82, West Virginia forced four turnovers and converted them into 17 points, including an 80-yard interception return by Jordan Scruggs.
- The result carries immediate ranking and playoff consequences, with West Virginia at 3-6, 1-5 in the Big 12, and Houston likely ending its brief ranking run.
- Looking ahead, Houston travels to Central Florida on Friday while West Virginia Mountaineers host Colorado on Saturday after Conner Weigman threw for 309 yards with four touchdowns.
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Mentor’s Scotty Fox’s three touchdowns lead West Virginia past No. 22 Houston
• It’s taken Scotty Fox of Mentor just three starts into his college career to register one of West Virginia’s biggest wins in years. The true freshman quarterback threw for 157 yards, ran for 65 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as the Mountaineers (3-6) won at No. 22-ranked Houston, 45-35, on Nov. 1. It was WVU’s first win over a ranked opponent since 2021. Fox – who was 13 of 22 passing – scored the game’s first TDs on a 6-yard run the…
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Clayton NewsScotty Fox Jr. leads West Virginia to stunning upset of No. 22 Houston
True freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, and the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers scored 17 points off turnovers while completing a 45-35 upset of the 22nd-ranked Houston Cougars on Saturday.
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Scotty Fox Jr. accounts for 3 TDs, West Virginia beats No. 22 Houston 45-35
Scotty Fox Jr. threw for 157 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as West Virginia snapped its five-game losing streak with a 45-35 win over No. 22 Houston.
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