The Daily Cougar · Oct 20, 2023
UH vs. UT: Previewing the season’s most anticipated game
UH is set to face off against No. 8 Texas on Saturday in front of a sold-out TDECU Stadium crowd. | Anh Le/The CougarThe Houston Cougars will be playing the Texas Longhorns for the first time in 20 years. The game will be the first and only time the two Texas universities face each other as opponents in the Big 12.
The matchup is a dream for college football fans in Houston. Particularly for those familiar with the storied tradition of the Texas football program, and UH’s bitter history with the Longhorns.
A familiar foe for Holgorsen
UH head coach Dana Holgorsen called Texas “our biggest challenge yet,” being the No. 8-ranked team in the country though coming off a 34-30 loss to Oklahoma.