True freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, and the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers scored 17 points off turnovers while completing a 45-35 upset of the 22nd-ranked Houston Cougars on Saturday.

Fox passed for 157 yards and a touchdown and added two scoring runs for West Virginia (3-6, 1-5 Big 12). Jordan Scruggs had an 80-yard interception return in the third quarter that allowed the Mountaineers to reclaim a two-score lead after Houston (7-2, 4-2) had almost erased a 14-0 deficit.

Houston quarterback Conner Weigman passed for 309 yards and four touchdowns, including three scoring passes to Amare Thomas, who had 10 receptions for 99 yards. But Weigman tossed a pair of interceptions and lost one of his three fumbles to fuel the Mountaineers' upset bid.

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