Yardbarker: Houston Cougars

Mid-Major Monday: South Bend win just part of Navy's new standard operating procedure

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:10 -0500

The week in the undercards. Stop me if you've heard this one already. Navy beat Notre Dame, did you hear? It's been analyzed quite thoroughly in this space already, but one postgame quote deserves some additional attention: "I wanted to run on the field and jump up and down, but I was kind of tired," said linebacker Ram Vela, who had an interception and fumble recovery. "We'd done it before and we went into this game not really placing as much emphasis or too much ...

Box Scorin': USC offense escapes the cellar long enough to down Devils

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:15:03 -0500

Weird, wild and prolific stats from Saturday's action. • USC was held to one offensive touchdown and 258 total yards, the Trojans' worst offensive output since October 2004, in a 14-9 win at Arizona State. Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley had his worst game, completing 7-of-22 passes for 112 yards, 75 of them on one spectacular catch-and-run by Damien Williams, who took a pass behind the line of scrimmage for USC's only gain of the game longer than 13 yards. • Nebraska...

Mid-Major Monday: Frogs, Broncos and Cougars, same as they ever were

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:28:59 -0500

The week in the undercards. There's a marked dearth of not-obvious storylines in mid-major action this week, so in descending order of importance, we present the collected wisdom of a weekend that largely served to solidify what we already knew: Houston can't play defense. To review: 93 points, 1,358 yards, 67 first downs and 12 touchdowns between Houston and Southern Miss, and while we like video game numbers as much as the next geek (559 of those yards belonged to the right arm of ...

Tulane Preview

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:49:52 -0500

More photos » by Bill Haber - AP 9 days ago: Tulane quarterback Joe Kemp (7) passes against Houston in the first half of their NCAA college football game in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. Applying pressure for Houston is Houston defensive tackle Isaiah Thompson (97). (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Browse more photos » Alright, this is Tulane week, and we once again get to tal...

Mid-Major Monday: Where only the Horned survive

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:12 -0500

The week in the undercards. Into the rabbit hole (the one with computers). What to do with our BCS-bound upstarts? Mid-major interlopers in the latest BCS standings include No. 6 TCU, No. 7 Boise State, No. 16 Utah and No. 18 Houston. Let's do some trajectory-mapping: • As far as busting one of the big-money bowls, we can pretty easily dismiss Houston out of hand -- the Cougars face a potential trap game against Tulsa in two weeks but no opponents that could conceivably vault them a...

Houston turns it on in second half to drop Tulane

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:15:53 -0500

Case Keenum was 30 of 43 for 334 yards and two touchdowns, and the Cougars defeated Tulane 44-16 on Saturday.

UTEP drops No. 12 Houston despite Keenum's effort

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:21:13 -0500

Donald Buckram ran for a career high 262 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas-El Paso to a 58-41 upset of No. 12 Houston. The Cougars lost despite a career night from Case Keenum, who threw for 536 yards and five touchdowns.

Houston Appreciates Your Enthusiasm, But Its Players Need Helmets

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:33:23 -0500

We could use this space today to pontificate about exactly how stupid it was that Texas Tech didn't take the points late in the game against Houston, leaving the Cougars down just five instead of eight. But let's focus on the positive today and the afterglow at Houston. Yes, Houston ended up going down and getting the game-winning score on a Case Keenum scramble. As you'd expect, the Houston student body was pretty geeked for the Cougs' big win. But coach Kevin Sumlin woul...

Letdowns and Lookaheads Spur a Wild Weekend of College Football

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:13:37 -0500

More photos » by Phil Coale - AP Florida State running back Chris Thompson has his facemask grabbed, but no penalty resulted. (AP Photo/Phil Coale) Browse more photos » Perusing the college football schedule this weekend, I was disappointed. It seemed there weren't many good games. In fact, only one game featured a matchup of ranked teams! The Noon game on ESPN was Wisconsin against F...

Sportsfrog CFB Previews: Conference USA

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:21:40 -0500

WEST 1. Houston — I’ll go out on a limb and say that any defensive weaknesses that the Cougars have this season will be overshadowed by their offense, and they’ll win the West division. Case Keenum, Bryce Beall and Tyron Carrier all return for Houston, and Keenum could very easily eclipse the 5,000 yard passing mark [...]

CFN Preview: Houston

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:50:26 -0500

With QB Case Keenum at the helm, the Cougars' offense skyrocketed last season. CFN says the fireworks in Houston are just starting.

University Of Houston Cougars 2009: Schedule and Predictions

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:22:18 -0500

The 2009 college football season looks to be a very interesting one. Especially for the University of Houston Cougars as they come loaded with talent on offense and an aggressive, young defense that will be looking to get to the quarterback easy and often. In head coach Kevin Sumlin's second season look for the Cougars to put together a solid campaign filled with high scoring games and maybe even an upset or two. With two powerful and potentially ranked Big XII teams in ...

First New Years Eve Bowl

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:55:32 -0500

Houston and Air Force, two teams not amazingly well known outside their respective circles, come together to do battle here on New Year's Eve. What we will know after is how an offense works, and two of the top offenses battle head to head with two of the youngest coaches at the helm. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Dec 31st, Noon, Fort Worth Get all the iPhone Sports Apps by InGameNow - InGameNow iPhone App- NFL InGameNow iPhone App- NCAA Fo...

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl : Houston vs. Air Force

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:55:39 -0500

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Houston WR Crashes Into Cart And Breaks His Leg Going For Catch Video

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:55:04 -0500

Video of Houston WR Patrick Edwards crashing into a cart while going for a ball in the end zone last night against Marshall.

Video: Houston WR Gets Bad Break - In Leg

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:48:09 -0500

Houston Cougars WR Patrick Edwards caught a bad break during Tuesday night's game against Marshall - a compound fracture to his leg after running into a cart along the end zone.

GAME - Air Force Falcons @ Houston Cougars 09-13-2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:58 -0500

As if the Texas Bowl Needed LESS Exposure

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:39:08 -0500

I know, I know. The whole bashing-of-the-bowls thing is getting a little old, but we couldn't resist. Tomorrow the mighty Horned Frogs of TCU battle the Houston Cougars in a time-honored college football tradition - the Texas Bowl. Alive and well since all the way back in 2006, the Texas Bowl should be of genuine interest to about 12 people in the United States (and that figure includes David Klingler and Andre Ware). Unfortunately, for any of those twelve living outside the Houston area, the game may be difficult to find. Yes, in a marketing move sure to drum up even excitement and future viewers to an already highly-anticipated television event, the organizers of the Texas Bowl went with the NFL Network as their broadcast partner...

We're Going Bowling: Autozone Liberty Bowl

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:04:28 -0500

Nothing quite like a mid-major school being matched up against an SEC team in a bowl game. Especially when that mid major team won their conference, and that SEC team barely finished above .500, and were only 3-5 in their conference. The Liberty Bowl is giving us just that this year, South Carolina vs. Houston.