The University of Houston has been a revelation under Tom Herman all season.
The former Ohio State offensive coordinator has put the underrated, American Athletic Conference champions back on the national stage again.
The Cougars defeated perennial ACC power Florida State, 38-24, to win the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl before in front of a crowd of 71,000 inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
This is the second time in three seasons that the American Athletic Conference champion has won either a Bowl Championship Series or a College Football Playoff New Year's Bowl.