The Oregon State Beavers visit the No. 24 Houston Cougars Saturday afternoon for a noon ET kickoff from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas.

HOUSTON — No. 23 Houston defeated Oregon State 33-20 Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium. Willie Fritz’s recapped the win for the Cougars. Below is a transcript of Fritz’s postgame press conference.

Even though University of Houston and Oregon State were in a close game in the fourth quarter, ESPN still moved it to ESPNews to make way for the start of the Texas-Texas State game.

HOUSTON — Oregon State will be without starters on offense and defense in its season opener. Receiver Eddie Freauff and safety Harlem Howard are among the players who are out for the Beavers against No. 23 Houston Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium.

The Cougars are 21-point favorites in the latest Oregon State vs. Houston odds. The over/under for total points is 51.5. Before making any Oregon State vs. Houston picks, be sure to check out the Houston vs. Oregon State predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model .

Here's how to watch today's matchup between the Nittany Lions and Thundering Herd. FS1 announcers: Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (color) Penn State and Marshall have never faced each other in program history.

HOUSTON — The JaMarcus Shephard era begins with a loss, but the kind of competitive display that it has been sorely missing from Oregon State. The Beavers responded to an early score, then allowed 20 straight in what was setting up to be a rout for No.