Conner Weigman passed for 188 yards and accounted for a pair of touchdowns, and Will James returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter as the visiting Houston Cougars claimed a 35-9 road victory over their crosstown rival Rice Owls on Saturday.

Weigman paired a 9-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter with a 74-yard scoring strike to Stephon Johnson in the fourth that answered a lengthy touchdown drive from the Owls (1-1). The Cougars (2-0) labored offensively for most of the first half, but Weigman converted a critical third down before Houston delivered a quick strike just before the break.

Trailing 3-0 and with the Cougars facing third-and-long from their 21-yard line, Weigman completed a 21-yard pass to Tanner Koziol that set the tabl

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