Houston football will host the Oregon State Beavers for the season opener on Sept. 5, inside TDECU Stadium.

The Cougars look to build upon an impressive 2025 season, while the Beavers are in complete rebuild mode, searching for their identity as a team.

While Houston should enter this matchup as the clear favorite, Oregon State is better in one area than the Cougars, which could end up being a problem.

One Area Where Oregon State is Better Than Houston

Oct 18, 2025; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Beavers running back Anthony Hankerson (0) celebrates his third touchdown run against the Lafayette Leopards during the fourth quarter at Reser Stadium.…