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UH and Texas both had a chance to make statements Saturday. Instead, the impressions they left were less than flattering. The Cougars were out of sorts from the start, falling into a big hole en route to a blowout home loss to No. 11 Texas Tech.
Over in The Swamp, a subpar Florida team jumped on the No. 9 Longhorns early and never trailed in sending the preseason No. 1 to its second loss in five games. Texas showed that it's not a very good team, writes Kirk Bohls.
Please scroll down for the rest of this morning’s headlines.
 | Greg Rajan, Senior Editor |
UH Football
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Plan goes awry
Coach Willie Fritz took the blame as the previously unbeaten Cougars failed to adhere to his "Plan to Win" manifesto in getting drilled by No. 11 Texas Tech.
- Weigman hurt: UH quarterback Conner Weigman didn't return after departing Saturday's game late in the first half with an injury. Read More
Texas Football
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Title talk? A long way from that
Preseason No. 1 Texas, which fell to 3-2, showed it's not a very good team after losing to a Florida squad that had come in with three consecutive losses, writes Kirk Bohls.
Texas A&M Football
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Defense never rests
KC Concepcion caught two touchdown passes and No. 6 Texas A&M dominated on defense for a second consecutive week in routing Mississippi State.
College Football
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Another AAC loss for Owls
Caden Veltkamp threw three touchdown passes — two to Michael Kirch — as Florida Atlantic built a multi-score lead before holding off Rice.
- Baylor 35, Kansas State 34: Connor Hawkins kicked a 53-yard field goal with 31 seconds left as Baylor rallied twice in the fourth quarter for a victory over Kansas State. Read More
- TCU 35, Colorado 21: Josh Hoover threw two of his four touchdowns to Eric McAlister and ran for another score as TCU overcame a two-TD deficit and beat Colorado. Read More
- SMU 31, Syracuse 18: Kevin Jennings passed for 285 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as SMU beat Syracuse in the Mustangs’ ACC opener. Read More
- UT RGV 27, HCU 17: Eddie Lee Marburger accounted for three touchdowns as UT Rio Grande Valley shut down Houston Christian in the Huskies' Southland Conference opener. Read More
- Texas Southern 51, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7: Roriyon Richardson had two receiving touchdowns and Donovan Jones had a special-teams touchdown to lead Texas Southern to a dominant win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Read More
- Arkansas State 31, Texas State 30: Jaylen Raynor completed five straight passes in the final minute before scoring on a 4-yard run and Arkansas State rallied past Texas State in the Bobcats’ Sun Belt Conference opener. Read More
- Scoreboard: Saturday's college football scores from around the nation. Read More
- Top 25 recap: How the teams in the Associated Press rankings fared this week. Read More
Texans / NFL
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Chance for Baltimore breakthrough
The Ravens are 5-0 against the Texans with Lamar Jackson at QB but he's out as are several key players on defense, making this a prime chance for Houston to finally win in Baltimore.
- Four key factors: From time of possession to rushing yards, these numbers are key for the Texans to beat the Ravens today. Read More
Dynamo / Soccer
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Postseason hopes dashed
The Dynamo's loss to San Diego FC in their home finale eliminated Houston from MLS playoff contention with one match left in the regular season.
High School Football
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Saturday's scores
Saturday's statewide Texas high school football results to end the sixth week of the 2025 season.
MLB Playoffs
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Extra effort
Zach McKinstry singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the 11th inning as the visiting Tigers outlasted the Mariners in Game 1 of the ALDS.
- Blue Jays 10, Yankees 1: Alejandro Kirk hit two home runs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep as host Toronto won a postseason game for the first time since 2016 by thumping New York in their series opener. Read More
- Dodgers 5, Phillies 3: Teoscar Hernández rallied Los Angeles with a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to beat host Philadelphia in Game 1 of the NLDS. Read More
- Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Milwaukee erupted for six first-inning runs en route to trouncing visiting Chicago to open their NLDS matchup. Read More
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