Willie Fritz has been hired as Houston’s coach, replacing Dana Holgorsen, who was fired a week ago after five seasons with the Cougars.

The Houston Cougars fired football coach Dana Holgorsen a day after finishing his third losing season in five years.

Clayton Tune connected with Nathaniel Dell for a 12-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining, and Houston rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Louisiana-Lafayette 23-16 in the Independence Bowl.

Jerome Ford rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Cincinnati broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled past No. 16 Houston 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Clayton Tune threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 17 Houston extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 31-13 victory over Memphis.

Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history.

Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history.

The Houston Cougars are again without an opponent and still waiting to play their season opener as COVID-19 issues wiped out two more major college football games Wednesday. We've had four games canceled, so we're kind of used to that,” Holgorsen said Monday before the bad news from North Texas. Houston athletic director Chris Pezman said Wednesday that he understood the “COVID-related decision North Texas has made to not play” and appreciated the consistent dialogue with UNT officals. North Texas (1-1) was coming of a 65-35 home loss to SMU last Saturday. The Mean Green’s next scheduled game is their Conference USA opener at home Oct. 3 against Southern Miss.

HOUSTON Memphis needed a bye week to exhale after showcasing its lethal offense during a huge win on national television, and looks to continue its quest for a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game Saturday afternoon at Houston. LINE: Memphis -10.5Weve played in a lot of big games this season, Memphis coach Mike Norvell told reporters at his weekly press conference. Its pretty taxing when youre competitive, when youre handcuffed and limited, but youre competitive and you just come up short against ranked opponents. Houston junior S Grant Stuard leads the team with 73 tackles, but managed a season-low three in the last game against UCF. PREDICTION: Memphis 48, Houston 28

HOUSTON - SMU is off to its best start since winning the first 10 games of 1982 and the 17th-ranked Mustangs have destiny in their hands for a trip to the American Athletic Conference Championship Game as they visit state-rival Houston on Thursday night. Junior safety Grant Stuard averages nine tackles per game (second in the AAC) and junior lineman David Anenih leads the team with five sacks. Houston sophomore WR Jeremy Singleton caught the go-ahead score and had a season-high 103 receiving yards last week. SMU senior S Patrick Nelson is tied for 10th in the nation and second in the conference with 7.5 sacks. PREDICTION: SMU 45, Houston 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

DENTON, Texas - Houston heads north minus two of its better playmakers for Saturday's non-conference game at North Texas. Tune has yet to attempt a pass this season but appeared in five games last season, including a pair of starts, and had eight touchdown passes and two interceptions. ABOUT NORTH TEXAS (2-2)Fine owns nearly every career record for a quarterback at North Texas, including touchdown passes (73) and total offense (10,491 yards), but there is still one that he is chasing. Houston has come up with at least one takeaway in 21 straight games, the longest active streak in the FBS. PREDICTION: Houston 34, North Texas 31More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Kinte Hatton #6 of the Houston Cougars and teammates take the field before playing against the Arizona Wildcats at TDECU Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The Cougars have a strong chance to rebound when they host FCS opponent Prairie View, which easily handled Southwestern Athletic Conference foe Texas Southern in its season opener. Prairie View, which finished 5-6 in 2018, scored 24 unanswered points in its 44-23 victory last week. Holgorsen said Tuesday that he hoped running back Patrick Carr, who missed the Oklahoma game with an undisclosed injury, would return against Prairie View. PREDICTION: Houston 52, Prairie View 19More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.