Patrick Overmyer tied an NCAA record with four touchdown catches on Saturday, absolutely powering No. 22 UH to a dominant 35-16 road win over Kansas State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. This wasn’t just a victory, it was a statement game, showing everyone what this Cougars team can do when they’re firing on all cylinders.
Overmyer Put On An Absolute Show
Man, talk about a tight end takeover! Overmyer just went full beast mode, snagging four touchdown passes and matching an NCAA single-game record for a tight end. The dude broke his school’s record too, which was three TDs back in 2008 by Mark Hafner. He’s the first UH player to haul in four scores in a game since Patrick Edwards did it in 2011. Quarterback Conner Weigman was on fire, going 19-of-30 for 242 yards with all four of his touchdowns implicitly going to Overmyer. Seriously, K-State came into this game with the nation’s top pass defense, giving up just 106.3 yards per game, and Overmyer just shredded them. He had 8 catches for 83 yards, and they simply had no answer for the 6-5, 240-pound tight end. Weigman even faked a run at the goal line to hit Overmyer on a pop pass over linebacker Mekhi Mason for one of those scores, showing some real chemistry. Luke McGary, another tight end, chipped in with two catches for 28 yards, proving the tight end spot was a huge part of UH’s game plan.
Cougars’ Defense and Offense Strangle K-State
This wasn’t just an Overmyer show though, the whole UH squad came to play. Makhi Hughes added a 13-yard touchdown run, contributing to a massive 233 rushing yards for the Cougars, with Re’Shaun Sanford II getting 90 and Hughes adding 78. UH controlled the clock like crazy, putting together five lengthy scoring drives that covered 75, 75, 82, 76, and 67 yards. Four of those drives were at least 10 plays long. On defense, the Cougars were flat out suffocating. They carried over that second-half energy from their previous game against UCF, keeping dangerous dual-threat K-State quarterback Avery Johnson out of the end zone until late in the third quarter. Johnson, who UH coaches called “tough to corral,” ended up 16-of-30 for 182 yards, two late touchdowns, and an interception. The Cougars held him to just 39 rushing yards and, get this, sacked him twice. Those were the first sacks Kansas State had allowed all season! Safety Jordan Allen even nabbed an interception, and the defense forced five punts. By the time Garrett Oakley caught a 13-yard touchdown with 6:11 left in the third, UH was already up 28-3. This was their biggest statement win of the season, pushing their record to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12, while K-State dropped to 3-3, 0-2 Big 12.
Next up, UH is locked into a top-20 showdown against No. 18 Oklahoma State next Saturday at TDECU Stadium. If they can bring this same energy, especially that defense and Overmyer’s unstoppable hands, that’s going to be a must-watch game.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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