Dean Connors scored the deciding touchdown on a 1-yard run in the final minutes and Connor Weigman amassed 322 yards and accounted for three TDs as Houston outslugged Baylor 31-24 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 dustup in Waco, Texas.

Baylor roared back from 15 points down to tie the game at 24 with 8:53 to play. But the Cougars (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) responded, fashioning a 15-play, 74-yard march that chewed up nearly seven minutes and ended with Connors' 1-yard scoring plunge with 1:57 left.

The Bears (5-7, 3-6) drove to the Cougars 13 before Houston's defense stiffened, forcing four straight incompletions to secure the victory.

Weigman passed for 201 yards and a touchdown and ran for a career-best 121 yards and two scores for the Cougars. Houston had already wrapped up its first bowl si

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