The 2025-26 season is already up and running, and for the Houston Cougars, this season came with a lot of expectations. Garnered as the team to beat in the Big

UH looks to finish unbeaten on the road for just the sixth time in the football program's 80-year history when the Cougars visit Baylor.

Washington State is bowl-eligible again after smashing Oregon State in the regular-season finale. The sixth victory secured a 2-for-2 record for the Cougars: Two seasons in Pac-12 purgatory, following the demise of the former conference and before the rise of the rebuilt version, and two bowl bids.

Houston Cougars football ends the regular season with a 9-3 record, thanks to a tough road win at Baylor on Saturday 31-24. UH goes undefeated on the road with

It took a while for BYU football to resemble a team worthy of consideration of a coveted at-large spot in the college football playoff, but eventually kicked things in gear to take a 41-21 win over UCF on Saturday.

The BYU Cougars take on the Washington State Cougars at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.

Fertitta was the chairman of UH's Board of Regents from 2014-25. He was awarded an Honorary Chairmanship upon his move to Italy. The Chairmanship will now be complemented by an honorary doctorate, the "most prestigious, biggest honor that the university can bestow upon someone," per UH chancellor and president Renu Khator.

Facing a difficult schedule, the first-year WSU football coach led the program to its ninth bowl game in 10 full seasons