Houston quarterback Conner Weigman looked over towards West Virginia defensive back Jordan Scruggs, and then motioned his receiver. Scruggs knew something was up. He’d seen this before in practice. Defensive coordinator Zac Alley schemed up for this exact play.

The ball was snapped, and Weigman eyed down the motioned receiver. As soon as the ball left Weigman’s hands, Scruggs knew the ball was coming his way, and he jumped the pass, intercepting the ball, taking off the other way for a touchdown.

Houston went from just down three points to 10 once again in seconds.

“I knew he was running an out, so I just jumped it as soon as I saw the quarterback take his hands off the ball,” Scruggs said. “I couldn’t believe he threw that. I just jumped it.”

WVU’s defense didn’t completely shut down

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