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Houston Cougars (Football)

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Cougars Dominate First Half Against UCLA, Set Table For Perfect Season

    The UCLA cheerleaders probably weren't too happy after Saturday's game​The Houston Cougars did their best impersonation of the Houston Texans on Saturday. They dominated the first half, playing a fantastic two quarters that masterfully mixed their passing and running games. Case Keenum showe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Checking in with UH AD Mack Rhoades

    ​This has got to be a strange season that's coming up for Houston Cougar Athletic Director Mack Rhoades. His first year was spent settling into the city and the school as the football team went on an amazing ride. Last year saw the school introducing numerous new head coaches, including both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Can UH Save the Big 12 Despite UT's Best Attempts to Kill It?

    Can the Cougars save the Big 12?​When I spoke to UH Athletic Director Mack Rhoades at the football media day a couple of weeks ago, the talk of Texas A&M possibly jumping to the SEC was just something being whispered around, and something not being taken seriously. So I didn't ask about reali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    UH Scrimmage Recap: The Return of Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards

    Steve JansenThere are high hopes in Cougarland, thanks to Case Keenum​(Note: The University of Houston athletic staff, citing potential game-planning advantages by opponents, did not allow photography during the scrimmage.) The Houston Cougars' scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at Robertson Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    UH To The Big 12? Five Reasons It Would Be A Huge Boost

    Home sweet home for the Coogs?​Everyone's reporting that Texas A&M has all but decided to leave the Big 12 for the SEC, and the San Antonio Express-News adds an Aggie official says the Big 12 told the school the University of Houston would be a viable replacement. UH had been talking/hoping/t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Case Keenum and the Favre Rules: Notes from UH Media Day

    The Cougars would like Case Keenum to be a bit more like Brett Favre this season.​It's safe to say that the 2010 football season didn't pan out the way the Houston Cougars imagined it would. That team, to be paced by senior QB Case Keenum, was poised to take UH football to the next level with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Top 5 Best C-USA Football Games of 2011 (With Predictions)

    Case Keenum's comeback attempt starts September 3. ​Last week, Hair Balls broke down some of the best (as well as the worst) games of the 2011 football season involving Big 12 teams. Now, Conference USA, which just wrapped up its media days in Memphis, gets a similar treatment. Houston, tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Case Keenum: Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year

    C-USA coaches think he does​Case Keenum's big comeback attempt, which we chronicled as spring practice began in April, is apparently destined for success if the coaches of COnference USA are right. They chose the UH quarterback as pre-season Offensive Player of the Year as part of the media d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    C.J. McElroy Ditches UH, Signs Professional-Baseball Contract

    www.maxpreps.comC.J. McElroy​C.J. McElroy, a Clear Creek High graduate who had committed to the University of Houston, has instead decided to give it a go at professional baseball. "We have learned from the McElroy family that C.J. will be signing a contract to play professional baseball full ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    The Final Play

    After traumatic knee injury, Case Keenum has one more season to prove his talents.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Cover Story: Case Keenum's Comeback Attempt

    ​The underdog role is a familiar one for Case Keenum. The University of Houston star quarterback won the 2004 Texas Class 3A Division I state championship, but only received barely-audible buzz from recruiters. Then, when he arrived at UH in 2006, he was buried deep on the depth chart behind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    The NCAA Title Game: Forget One Shining Moment, Try a Brick House Instead

    John RoyalAnd so begins one of the worst championship games in NCAA Tournament history.​Houston is the home city of two Conference USA basketball teams. That means that there's been some really bad basketball played in this city the last several years. So perhaps it was the lingering stench ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Drink Up, Texas

    Sunday liquor sales to close budget gap.

  • News

    January 20, 2011

    Playing Favorites

    HISD partners with the Chronicle on magnet report

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    The So-So Year In Cougar Sports: 25 Things From 2010

    The year in UH sports​Since I'm taking a look at the sports year that is about to come to an end, I thought I would focus on the Houston Cougars, one of the teams that I cover for the Press. So... 1. The men's basketball team shocked the students, alums, administration, fans, C-USA, and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Texas Bowl Gets Baylor! And, Ummm, Illinois

    Texas Bowl 2010: The return of Art Briles​The 2010 Texas Bowl will give Houston a look at the surprisingly successful Baylor Bears, headed by former UH coach Art Briles. The good news: Baylor is breaking a 16-year bowl drought. The semi-bad news, in terms of the chances for a compelling footb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Cougar Football Is All Over Now

    The Cougar season is all over now​The Houston Cougars spoke about the importance of having a good game on Saturday. Not only would a victory over Texas Tech guarantee a bowl game for the Coogs, but it would allow the seniors to go out on a high note.So of course, in a season that has turned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Houston Cougar Football: Definitely Maybe Ending Tomorrow Night

    This may, or may not, be the Cougars last game of the season​When Texas Tech and Houston met in September of last year, it was a truly magical moment for the Cougars. The Red Raiders were seen as one of the top teams in the country and head coach Mike Leach was one of those names mentioned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Houston Cougars: It's Almost All Over Now

    The Cougars looked hopeless​One could sense things were going to go wrong for the Houston Cougars from the very first. On their second offense play, David Piland hit a streaking Justin Johnson down the middle of the field.Normally, when a Cougar receiver gets the ball in the middle of the fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Cougars Prepare To Battle The Golden Eagles

    Last week the Golden Hurricane, this week the Golden Eagles, what next, the Golden Slumbers?​It's been a tough season for the 5-5 Houston Cougars. They lost their starting quarterback, Case Keenum, to an ACL injury in the season's third game, a loss to UCLA. They lost his back-up, Cotton Turner, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Rice Owls: Beware The Plundering Pirates

    Rice is playing the Pirates of East Carolina, not the Pirates of the Caribbean​The Rice Owls are hosting the East Carolina Pirates this weekend, and if the Owls had any bounty left, then the Pirates would be plundering it. But this season being this season, the Owls have already had their tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Houston Cougars: Still Knocking On The Bowl-Game Door

    Forget Heaven, the Cougars would be happy with a bowl game​The much-maligned Houston Cougar defense held the high-octane offense of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to only 28 points on Saturday night. But that wasn't enough because the high-octane Houston Cougar offense misfired throughout the ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Cougars Focus On The Cougars

    Cougars seek to go 1-0 this weekend​The Houston Cougars don't focus on the big picture. They're not looking at having three games left in the season, or two games left in conference. They're not focusing on bowl eligibility. All that matters is Saturday night and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Houston Anything But Cougar Town, Lose To UCF 40-33

    Houston was anything but Cougar Town on Friday​The Houston Cougars can walk away and talk about how they exposed the University of Central Florida's defense as a fraud. They can talk about another explosive game from receiver Patrick Edwards who seems to draw David Piland's passes to him lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Cougars Duel The Knights Tonight

    www.axismag.com The Cougars need to watch their focus when playing UCF​The University of Central Florida Knights are, perhaps, the best team in Conference USA. They definitely have the best defense, and their offense is one of those bone-crushing, time-consuming rush-oriented games that dra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    UH Plays It Very Coy With Questions About A Big East Conference Move

    Please let it be so, UH (essentially) says​We noted yesterday that rumors are swirling about the Big East Conference inviting TCU and UH into its arms.The conference presidents have been meeting, and while they're not making any big public announcements, they are being pretty free indicating that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Houston Cougars Demolish the Memphis Tigers

    ​The Houston Cougars did what they were supposed to do on Saturday night. They stormed into the Liberty Bowl and dominated the Memphis Tigers, easily winning the game 56-17 to go to 5-3 on the season. How easy was the win? So easy that the Cougars didn't need to rely on Bryce Beall, who left ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Is UH About To Dump Conference USA For The Big East?

    Will UH be heading east?​Presidents of Big East schools meet tomorrow and will discuss extending invitations to the University of Houston and TCU to join, the New York Post reports today."By adding TCU and Houston, the Big East would gain TV viewership in two significant markets (Dallas/Fort Worth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Coogs: And The Running Game Shall Save Them

    Photo by Stephen Pinchback, UH Athletics CommunicationsBryce Beall needs to deliver​Everybody knows how the Houston Cougar offense works. Pass on first down. Pass on second down. Pass on third down. Keep passing until you score or you have to punt. Yes, that's how the Cougars spread offense works, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Cougars Battle SMU And The Weather, Get The Win

    Cougars battled SMU and the weather​The Houston Cougars stopped the SMU Mustangs on their first drive. The Cougars then took the ball and scored a touchdown to go up 7-0 with about half of the first quarter left to play.Then came the thunder and lightning to join the rain and, just like that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Cougars Seeking To Fill A Void Against SMU

    ​Heading into tomorrow's game with the 4-3 SMU Mustangs, it needs to be pointed out that the 3-3 Houston Cougars have some issues that need to be addressed. Real issues like the leadership void on the field since Case Keenum's season-ending injury. And a defense that has problem making tackles ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    Resurrecting Phi Slama Jama

    Can UH resurrect its basketball glory days?

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    The Owls Prepare To Slay The Knights

    The Owls are led by their Ray Guy Award nominee punter Kyle Martens​The Rice Owls (2-5) aren't going to out-physical most football teams. They usually don't have the talent of other teams. So for the Rice Owls to win football games, they need outstanding game plans, solid execution, and they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Pink Power Propels Rice Over Houston

    Perhaps it had something to do with Rice's pink logo​Saturday was a tale of two halves. The Rice Owls dominated the first, playing easily their best half of football this year. The Houston Cougars came out and took over most of the second half. But for the Cougars, winning the second half wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Aeros Crashed And Burned This Weekend

    Peoria sunk Houston on Saturday night​The Aeros came into this weekend's games at Toyota Center riding high. They'd won their first two games of the season, beating Oklahoma City twice in Oklahoma City. Sure, there were 78 games still to go, but the offense seemed to be clicking, the defense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Cougars Want To Get Physical, Physical

    The Cougars aim to get physical against Rice​Here's the thing about that Houston Cougars loss to Mississippi State last week. The defense was often in the right place, at the right time, to be able to make the play.They just didn't make the plays. They whiffed on tackles. They got blocked at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Owls Focusing, Dammit, On The Cougars

    The Owls are working on their focus this week​This post about Saturday's football game between the Rice Owls and the Houston Cougars is brought to you by the word "focus," as in the Rice Owls need to focus on making their plays. And as in the word "focus" is the current term of choice for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Cougars Go The Wile E. Coyote Route

    Nope, Wile's not the new UH quarterback​Watching the Houston Cougars lose 47-24 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday night was a bit like watching a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Things got off to a great start as the Cougars got the kick and drove 64 yards in eight plays behind the pinpo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Rice Owls Lose Again

    Owls bowl chances are as extinct as the galleryfurniture.com bowl​The Rice Owls were full of talk before the season started about how they were going to a bowl game this season. Talk of how people were underestimating them. Of about how they would surprise people.And the Owls are surprising ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    The Coogs Prep For The SEC's Mississippi State Bulldogs

    ​The Houston Cougars (3-1) won't be changing their offensive identity to suit whoever starts at quarterback this weekend. They are the team they were at game one. Or so said head coach Kevin Sumlin earlier this week. Never mind that a freshman will be starting the game. Never mind that the C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    The Houston Cougars In Search Of A Back-Up Plan

    Nope, not the J-Lo kind of Back-Up Plan​The Houston Cougars are on their bye week. For most teams, this would be a chance to get some rest. To heal some injuries. To relax. To start focusing on the rest of the season. Houston Cougars head coach Kevin Sumlin isn't thinking this way, and his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Case Keenum Faces The Future

    Photo by Red Rooster Facing down a defense is the easy thing now​The Houston Cougars knew they were going to have to eventually make the transition. They just weren't counting on that transition coming during the middle of this season's third game. But it was during the second quarter of the Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    UH-Tulane: Beall Overwhelms Waves

    Photo by John Royal What if they played a football game and nobody cared?​Early last week, Houston Cougars junior running back Bryce Beall said that it was up to him and the other playmakers to step up in the absence of injured QB Case Keenum and to ease the burden on freshman quarterback ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    UH Takes On Tulane With Some Very Untested QBs

    The Green Wave is not expected to bring much storm surge​The Houston Cougars might have lost 31-13 to the UCLA Bruins last week. And they might have lost quarterbacks Case Keenum and Cotton Turner for the season. But as they prepare for Saturday afternoon's home contest versus the Tulane Green Wav ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Ring Toss

    Fratboy fracas has Aggies on edge.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Rice Faces Improving Baylor, Hoping To Cut Down On Key Mistakes

    Art Briles comes back to Houston with a good QB​The Rice Owls and Baylor Bears used to play each other every season. Then the Southwest Conference imploded. The Bears used some political clout to get into the Big 12, a conference where they've been outclassed every season. The Owls have bounced ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    UH Tries To Avoid Its History

    Deja vu all over again​A long time ago, in a football universe far, far away, the Houston Cougars were a dominant offensive force. Their run-and-shoot offense was putting up huge numbers on college teams nationwide. The team was regularly ranked in the Top 20, and though they had been on a probati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Cougars Get Good Old-Fahioned Ass-Whipping From UCLA, Keenum Out For Year

    Where UH's BCS dreams go to die​The final score from the Rose Bowl on Saturday night was only 31-13, UCLA over Houston. But the loss was much, much worse than the final score, or the stat sheet, indicate. Sure the Cougars lost the game, but they lost more than just the game, they might have lost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Houston Texans Turn The Corner -- 5 Winners, 5 Losers

    Neil Rackers -- He's no Kris Brown​I shouldn't enjoy carnage as much as I do, but I have to admit that a few hours after Neil Rackers' 35-yard field goal sailed through the uprights, sending the Houston Texans to an improbable 30-27 overtime win over the Washington Redskins yesterday afternoon, My ... More >>

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