http://www.yardbarker.com/colleges/houston_cougars/114 Recent articles about Houston Cougars en-us Sleeper no longer is Cedar Hill (Tx) cornerback Darrell Miller, courtesy of the Houston Cougars… Fri, 10 May 2013 15:24:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/first_in_for_miller/13592018 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/first_in_for_miller/13592018 First in for Miller http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/first_in_for_miller/13592018 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Houston Cougars have unveiled new football uniforms for 2013, featuring an all-white set with a white helmet, as well as a new red helmet. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:43:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_new_football_uniforms_for_2013_hit_the_internet/13482073 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_new_football_uniforms_for_2013_hit_the_internet/13482073 Houston Cougars new football uniforms for 2013 hit the internet http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/houston_cougars_new_football_uniforms_for_2013_hit_the_internet/13482073 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png On November 6th 2012, during a practice, University of Houston cornerback DJ Hayden was on his way to intercept a pass, when he was hit by teammate Trevon Stewart in midair. Both men had leaped, and Stewart’s knee hit Hayden’s chest. Hayden went down in obvious pain, but nobody could’ve foreseen the type of injury the young corner had just suffered. He started feeling drowsy, and his eyesight began to fail him. At 22 years old, the talented future star was dying. He had torn the inferior vena cava in his heart. The injury is 95 percent fatal, and threatened to end both DJ Hayden’s career, and his life. After surgery, and a six-day stint in the hospital, focus for the corner shifted to his recovery. Over the next five months, Hayden worked as hard as he could to get himself into shape so that he could continue his football career. On March 18th, Hayden was able to show off his untainted talents to 27 NFL teams. He ran the 40-yard dash in an electrifying 4.33 seconds. He impressed a number Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/nfl_draft_dj_hayden_good_as_new/13471183 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/nfl_draft_dj_hayden_good_as_new/13471183 NFL Draft: DJ Hayden Good As New http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/nfl_draft_dj_hayden_good_as_new/13471183 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/44d63801449f89db6ef05681530a77dbdcdba757/mini/5857472.jpg News broke today by Eric Nahlin of Inside Texas that the Longhorns would be adding a defensive end to the team in the form of former University of Houston player Zeke Riser.  Riser graduated from the University of Houston last fall and was with the Cougar team for four years, but only played three due to a torn ACL sustained during his sophmore season.  The 6’4, 255 lb. defensive end has one year of eligibility remaining and it appears the lone year will be spent wearing a burnt orange uniform, contributing to a defense that had its share of struggles last season.  Riser is expected to land on the 40 Acres as a preferred walk-on after starting in all but 3 games for the Cougars last season.  He is a graduate of LaVernia High School (part of the Greater San Antonio Metropolitan Area) which means the move to Austin will place him closer to home.  This was reportedly a factor in Riser’s interest in playing his senior season for Mack Brown and the Longhorns. No official comment/announce... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:44:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/university_of_houston_de_zeke_riser_to_play_remaining_year_at_texas/13061491 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/university_of_houston_de_zeke_riser_to_play_remaining_year_at_texas/13061491 University of Houston DE Zeke Riser to play remaining year at Texas http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/university_of_houston_de_zeke_riser_to_play_remaining_year_at_texas/13061491 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In an attempt to keep up with the rest of the teams that keep unveiling new uniforms, the Houston Cougars unveiled the four helmets that they will wear next year (with the possibility of adding more).  These helmets look pretty good and there is certainly plenty of chrome involved.  You have to wonder if there will be any changes to their jerseys to match these new helmets. [@UniWatch] Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:05:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_unveil_four_helmets_for_next_year/12949705 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_unveil_four_helmets_for_next_year/12949705 Houston Cougars unveil four helmets for next year http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/houston_cougars_unveil_four_helmets_for_next_year/12949705 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png We already showed you the new helmets that Baylor will be sporting during the 2013 season, now here’s another Texas school attempting the same feat. Houston opted for a much less blinding option while still grabbing some attention. [HT LL] Related Posts Baylor Bears will now sport Cash for Gold helmets Penn St. Nittany Lions vs Houston Cougars – Ticketcity Bowl Preview Case for Keenum and Houston Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:25:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_also_getting_new_helmets/12718204 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_also_getting_new_helmets/12718204 Houston Cougars also getting new helmets http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/houston_cougars_also_getting_new_helmets/12718204 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Houston Cougars season has taken a sad turn. Cornerback D.J. Hayden is listed in critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday evening to repair a torn blood vessel in his body. Hayden, a senior who is leading Conference USA in interceptions this season with four, suffered a torn inferior vena cava during a collision at practice. The inferior vena cava is a vein that carries blood back to the heart via the right atrium. According to team doctor Dr. Walter Lowe, in a statement on the University of Houston athletics webpage, said that the injury that Hayden sustained, "[H]as never been seen or reported in association with a football injury and is more associated with high speed motor vehicle injuries." Lowe went on to say that the injury is usually 95 percent fatal. Hayden, while in critical condition, is listed as being alert. He is resting at Memorial Hermann Hospital's intensive care unit. In a statement, Houston hea... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:44:25 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/houston_cornerback_in_critical_condition_after_accident_at_practice/12166036 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/houston_cornerback_in_critical_condition_after_accident_at_practice/12166036 Houston Cornerback in Critical Condition After Accident At Practice http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/houston_cornerback_in_critical_condition_after_accident_at_practice/12166036 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png     Life after Kevin Sumlin didn’t get off to a good start on Saturday for the Houston Cougars football team. Sumlin (now the head coach at Texas A&M) coached the Cougars from 2008-2011 and led the team to a 35-17 record. He took with him offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, the orchestrator of Houston’s high-powered [...] Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:39:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/univ_of_houston_offensive_coordinator_resigns_after_first_game_of_season/11617588 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/univ_of_houston_offensive_coordinator_resigns_after_first_game_of_season/11617588 Univ of Houston offensive coordinator resigns after first game of season http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/univ_of_houston_offensive_coordinator_resigns_after_first_game_of_season/11617588 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With nearly twelve weeks to go until summer practices begin (and sixteen until the first games of the 2012 college football season are played), this point in the off-season can be very boring to college football fanatics. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:51:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_recruiting_and_depth_chart/10791554 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_recruiting_and_depth_chart/10791554 Houston Cougars Recruiting and Depth Chart http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/houston_cougars_recruiting_and_depth_chart/10791554 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Case Keenum always has the right perspective. So rather than displaying annoyance with not being drafted, Keenum is taking delight in the fact that he's getting his shot in the NFL and getting it with the team he fantasized about joining. The Texans will sign Keenum, the former University of Houston star and college football's all-time leading passer, as an undrafted free agent. "It still hasn't hit me," said Keenum Monday at UH. "I haven't even signed my contract yet. I'm just excited that I get a chance to go play in the NFL. It's pretty cool that it's coming true. I said before the draft that all I need is one chance and I got my one chance here with a great organization, great coaches." As a high school quarterback at Abilene's Wylie High School Keenum was not recruited heavily. But when he got an opportunity at UH, he made the most of it. But Keenum also had to overcome a major setback during his college career when he tore an ACL three games into th Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:05:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/undrafted_keenum_lands_at_home_in_houston/10688942 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/undrafted_keenum_lands_at_home_in_houston/10688942 Undrafted Keenum lands at home in Houston http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/undrafted_keenum_lands_at_home_in_houston/10688942 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/c/8c33b8ae7ff6c164de49e0ff44b39a99f7bfc8cf/mini/68.jpg Hey, remember the Houston Cougars? They were the team led by sixth-year quarterback Case Keenum that shelled Penn State in the TicketCity Bowl on January 2, in case you decided to wipe that game from your memory banks (and really, nobody here will blame you for that). Well, they have a new logo set that was unveiled today. While the new primary logos are just a freshened up version of their previous logo, the secondary Cougar logo looks somewhat familiar. Have a look... See a resemblance? Is there one here? OK, it might be a bit of a stretch. Maybe the Houston logo is what would be the end result if the Penn State and Kansas State logo had a kid, or a cub as it were. Or is the new Houston logo more of a knock off of the Missouri Tigers logo? Whatever the case, whether the Houston logo was influenced by an existing logo or not, it was a clear upgrade over their previous Cougar logo, even if it does resemble the Thundercats logo. Follow Nittany Lion's Den on Twitter, Faceb... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:16:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/houstons_new_logo_looks_oddly_familiar/10525355 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/houstons_new_logo_looks_oddly_familiar/10525355 Houston Cougars unveil new logo http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/houstons_new_logo_looks_oddly_familiar/10525355 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/a/1a252a6d2b680e153fcc4b48e1262761dabf7e57/mini/hou.jpg Via EDSBSThe Houston Cougars got a new logo today and it was… interesting. The Cougar looks pretty angry. This design is probably to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents. It also kind of looks like a Thundercat from the TV series Thundercats. Hopefully this was intentional because it is totally awesome. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:17:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_new_houston_cougars_logo_looks_like_a_thundercat/10524710 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_new_houston_cougars_logo_looks_like_a_thundercat/10524710 The new Houston Cougars logo looks like a Thundercat http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/the_new_houston_cougars_logo_looks_like_a_thundercat/10524710 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png HOUSTON Chase McDowell was hasty with his contemplation. He had consulted with two of the best physicians in their field, Dr. David Lintner and Dr. J.P. Bramhall, and didn't hesitate on a course of action. McDowell had options. The discomfort that caused him to abort the final start of his sophomore season was diagnosed as ulnar collateral ligament damage. Like fellow Rice right-hander Mike Ojala two years earlier, McDowell could have pitched through the pain and the completion of 2011 season, and then undergone reconstructive surgery. Instead, McDowell opted to have Bramhall perform the procedure six days after McDowell strolled off the Reckling Park mound against Louisiana Tech. On Tuesday night at Reckling Park, two days beyond the 11-month anniversary of his previous outing, the decision McDowell reached last March was validated as absolutely, unequivocally correct. "I've known Bramhall pretty much my whole life so he knew, this (being) my junior year (relative to the first-year player dr Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:31:47 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mcdowell_returns_from_tommy_john_surgery/10062046 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mcdowell_returns_from_tommy_john_surgery/10062046 McDowell returns from Tommy John surgery http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/mcdowell_returns_from_tommy_john_surgery/10062046 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Houston is celebrating its upcoming move from Conference USA to the Big East amid speculation that coach Kevin Sumlin could be leaving for another job. Hundreds of people attended an on-campus event Friday to applaud the move. Sumlin says he's excited about the conference move, but wouldn't address the possibility he could leave the program. Athletic director Mack Rhoades says they are working to keep Sumlin, but that if he leaves ''we'll move on and hire the next great coach.'' Nelda Blair, chair of the school's board of regents, announced that Houston plans to build a new football stadium. She says there are additional funds to be raised, but that they hope to break ground within 10 months. The Cougars currently play in Robertson Stadium, a 32,000 seat stadium which opened in 1942. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:25:02 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_to_get_new_stadium/8631190 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/houston_cougars_to_get_new_stadium/8631190 Houston Cougars to get new stadium http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/houston_cougars_to_get_new_stadium/8631190 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png HOUSTON Back in August, when the knee was still sore and the jubilation of getting the sixth season was still fresh, it was all in front of Case Keenum. The records. The BCS. The Heisman. It would take something extraordinary to get all that, but it was possible. Yet Keenum, granted a sixth season by the NCAA after blowing out his knee last year, did not allow himself to dream about those things. Maybe it happens, maybe it doesn't. What he really wanted, he said at the time, was a Conference USA championship. Turned out, that was one of the few things that eluded him. "It's very devastating," Keenum said. "I've been in this position twice now, and it's not any fun. I told that to the young guys. This was right in our grasp, and we let it slip away." No. 23 Southern Miss (11-2) beat No. 6 Houston (12-1) 49-28 Saturday at UH's Robertson Stadium, denying the Cougars their first conference title since 2006 and separating Keenum and the Cougars from the only thing they felt they could control. "Keep winning," coach Kevin Sumlin kept telling them, "and you won't be ignored." They did, and they weren't. Unranked when the season began, the Cougars launched a methodical climb in the polls. Saturday, the stakes were this: Win, and you become the first Conference USA team to play in a BCS bowl. Lose, and somebody else gets a trophy. It was that trophy, and the moment that comes with it, Keenum had wanted so badly. He wanted to raise a trophy in front of the fans. He is always talking about those fans. Every game, it seems, he ends up thanking the fans. Instead it all ended in front of an draining stadium. The pep band was still blaring and Keenum was still flinging, but for the most part all those fans off to their Saturday nights. The ones that stuck around until the end got to stretch out a little and watch Keenum throw one last touchdown pass at Robertson, his 152nd. They stood and cheered when the game ended. "I thought the fans were incredible," Keenum said, once again. That was the kind of thing he liked. It was being part of this big thing, he and his teammates and his classmates all in it together. That always got Keenum's juices flowing. He never liked talking about the records, even after he broke them all. He is the NCAA's career leader in passing yards, touchdowns and total offense, all records he set weeks ago. Mentally, he threw them in his closet. Someday, he kept saying, he would be able to appreciate them in a way he could not at the moment, when there was so much still to play for. Suddenly, it was gone. "We had a great season," linebacker Marcus McGraw said. "We didn't finish the way we wanted to, but when you look at all we've done, we had a great season. We set the bar high for the younger guys." There will still be a bowl game, and it is still the winningest season in school history, but this season will have to feel like a disappointment for a while, until the pain of what could have been fades and the romance of nostalgia settles in. It was a good season, an excellent one. But you can only have a great season if you play great when it matters the most, and Houston didn't. The nation's No. 1 offense belched and sputtered in a scoreless first quarter. A vastly improved defense suddenly couldn't stop the run and couldn't get off the field on third down. Houston receivers slipped after catches, and dropped wide open passes. Keenum threw his fourth interception of the year on a snap from the Southern Miss 1-yard line. He threw his fifth in the fourth quarter. Southern Miss blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. This had been a team that did whatever it wanted on offense all year, and then punted seven times in the season's most important game. Southern Miss outgained Houston 207-55 on the ground and stopped the Cougars on 14 of 20 third downs. The blocked punt put Southern Miss up 14 early in the third quarter, and according to Sumlin was the game's biggest play. Houston was on its heels. Within 11 minutes the Golden Eagles were up 21, and that was that. A red-eyed Keenum faced the press after the game. He was a little emotional, and a little defiant, even piping in to answer a question directed at Sumlin. "I know we're winners," he said. "I'm not going to accept this. I know we're all winners." Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:09:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/c_usa_championship_out_of_reach_for_keenum/8491414 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/c_usa_championship_out_of_reach_for_keenum/8491414 C-USA championship out of reach for Keenum http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/c_usa_championship_out_of_reach_for_keenum/8491414 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/7/17b51e64729d8201a7d2c5f8e4c8e0715d7514f1/mini/56.jpg Nice costume kid.  Very authentic, right down to the old-timey leather helmet.  Wonder if the little scamp came up with the idea on his own, or if his parents promised him a new puppy if he let them turn him into a living, breathing Heisman Trophy and show him off at the Houston-SMU game, which the Cougars won easily 37-7. I don’t recall the actual trophy having such a scowl on it’s face, but I doubt that the real Heisman is made of a live, human kid slowly suffocating to death from paint and humiliation, thanks to his overbearing parents. Seriously, it’s like Toddlers and Tiaras for football fans. [via @cjzero] Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:04:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/if_houstons_case_keenum_doesnt_win_the_heisman_maybe_he_can_adopt_this_kid/8211466 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/if_houstons_case_keenum_doesnt_win_the_heisman_maybe_he_can_adopt_this_kid/8211466 If Houston’s Case Keenum Doesn’t Win the Heisman, Maybe He Can Adopt This Kid http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/if_houstons_case_keenum_doesnt_win_the_heisman_maybe_he_can_adopt_this_kid/8211466 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/7/17b51e64729d8201a7d2c5f8e4c8e0715d7514f1/mini/56.jpg No. 10 Houston (10-0, overall, 6-0 in C-USA) hosts longtime rival SMU (6-4, 4-2) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT in a nationally televised game on FSN. Our announcers preview the matchup. Bill Land (play-by-play) Can anyone slow down the Houston offensive machine? That's the question as the Coogs continue their quest for an undefeated season and a BCS bid. Houston quarterback Case Keenum's assault on the NCAA record book is a good enough reason to watch this game. Houston scored 73 points in the last three quarters vs. Tulane last week. SMU has sputtered recently, dropping three of its last four. Ponies coach June Jones is one of the developers of the spread offense that Houston is running so smoothly. SMU better get its offense in gear this week or they will look like the last 10 teams that Houston has trampled. Gary Reasons (analyst) The word "respect" will be heavily on display this week. On the SMU sideline is June Jones, the "dean" of the modern day spread offense who has coached many stellar quarterbacks. Entering this season, he had coached the NCAA's all-time passing leader Timmy Chang at Hawaii. Now, as a brilliant Houston Cougar career nears its end, quarterback Case Keenum is re-writing the all-time NCAA passing records and has led his team to its first ever 10-0 start. Both Jones and Keenum know the benefits of a strong passing game and can admire each other's work. And with such, I expect an aerial show on Saturday that will have NASA on alert. Emily Jones (sideline) If the past is any indicator of the future, get ready for an offensive explosion Saturday in Houston. Cougar quarterback Case Keenum continues to re-write the record books and you know SMU head coach June Jones is always up for a challenge. Defenders beware. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:15:10 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/smu_mustangs_vs_houston_cougars_analysis/8165896 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/smu_mustangs_vs_houston_cougars_analysis/8165896 SMU Mustangs vs. Houston Cougars analysis http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/smu_mustangs_vs_houston_cougars_analysis/8165896 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png