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No. 21 Houston Cougars football had a good 2025 season and achieved the biggest turnaround in the FBS this year, with a five-win increase going from 4-8 to 9-3. The second year under head coach Willie Fritz has been a strong success filled with plenty of achievements.

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Preview: UNLV Lady Rebels @ Rice Owls: Saturday, December 6

They say basketball is a game of runs, and that has been the story of the UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team's season. They started off 2 - 0 before dropping three straight.

Oklahoma State Cowboys News / Oklahoma State Cowboys on SI / December 3

Cowboy Basketball Showing No Signs of Slowing Down Amid Hot Start

Oklahoma State’s hot start is showing no signs of slowing down. On Tuesday night, the Cowboys hosted Sam Houston in another nonconference battle inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.

College Football News / SuperWest Sports / November 25

Week 14 ACC, Pac-12: OSU-WSU Part 2 to Set Tone for 2026: Summing up the weekly football status of the Bears, Beavers, Cardinal and Cougars

A lack of consistency finally caught up with California’s Justin Wilcox, who was fired after a blowout loss in “The Big Game” last Saturday. The Bears remain bowl-eligible, however, and will be ushered through what’s left of the season by interim coach Nick Rolovich, formerly of Washington State and Hawai’i.

Tulane Green Wave News / Tulane Green Wave on SI / November 24

No. 19 Tulane Bowling Places Seventh in Colonial Lanes Classic

The 19th-ranked Green Wave bowling team secured two top-10 victories Sunday en route to a seventh-place result in the Colonial Lanes Classic. Tulane bested No.

Wrestling News / College Football News / November 23

College Football Rankings Week 14: Teams 26 Through 136

With one more week to go in the college football regular season, we think we have a handle on just how good all 136 teams are. And then when it all seems so crystal clear, that's when the outlier upsets start to happen. But at this point, one crazy win doesn't disrupt the other 11 games each team has played.

Wrestling News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 21

Week 13 State of Texas Football Rankings With a New No. 1

Ranking out of 136 FBS teams: CFN: 130 ESPN SP+: 121 The Athletic: 132 USA Today: 128 CBS Sports: 126 Overall Record: 2-8 Conference Record: 1-5 The team's strength of schedule this season: 103, according to ESPN’s FPI Road victories this year: 1 (Sam Houston State) Wins vs.

Wrestling News / Tulane Green Wave on SI / November 21

No. 19 Tulane Bowling Hosts Colonial Lanes Classic

The 19th-ranked Tulane University bowling team wraps up its fall slate this weekend by hosting the annual Colonial Lanes Classic. The three-day tournament takes place at Colonial Lanes in Harahan, Louisiana, and begins on Friday, November 21.

3 Big 12 Basketball Takeaways: Houston’s Top 25 Win, TCU Women’s Top 10 Win, Plus an Iowa State Milestone

Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball had several ranked teams on the court on Sunday afternoon. No. 1 Houston was in Birmingham, Ala., to face the Auburn Tigers on the men’s side.

College Basketball News / Houston Cougars on SI / November 16

3 Takeaways From Houston Cougars' Win Over Auburn Tigers

Despite a late scare and facing foul trouble with their frontcourt, the No. 1 Houston Cougars likely held on to their status as college's basketball's best after four games with a 73-72 win over No.

What Utah's Alex Jensen said after win over Sam Houston

Much like the first three games of the season, there were plenty of teaching moments the for the Utah basketball to take with it after hanging on for a narrow win over Sam Houston on Saturday.

Wrestling News / College Football News / November 16

College Football Rankings Week 13: Teams 26 Through 136

With just a few weeks left in the 2025 college football regular season, how do all of the teams outside of the top 25 stack up? Oh sure, there are a few

Preview: Utah vs. Sam Houston college basketball game

The first two weeks of the 2025-26 season provided Alex Jensen plenty of teaching moments for his Utah basketball team to take with it into the thick of the team's nonconference schedule.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / November 14

Oklahoma Softball's 2026 Schedule Announced

Oklahoma softball begins the 2026 season with 15 consecutive games away from home, playing in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas before returning to Love's Field.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 13

Where Does Texas Tech Rank Among the 13 FBS Teams in Texas?

These rankings are based on each team's combined ranking from five national publications — they are not based on strength of schedule, most wins, etc. College Football News' ranking is notable for ranking all 136 FBS teams, providing full context from the national title contenders down to the programs struggling for their first win.

SEC Rival Trending For Nation's No. 1 Offensive Lineman, Elite LSU Football Target

Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston five-star offensive lineman Albert Simien remains a priority target for the LSU Tigers in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle as a top recruit on the board.

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Oregon State Beavers News / Oregon State Beavers on SI / November 11

State of the Beavs: Oregon State Football Coaching Candidates To Watch

Depending on who you ask, some would say that Oregon State football's loss to Sam Houston on Saturday marked a new low for the program. It's an ever devolving situation that even we didn't think would get to this point, but here we are.

Oregon State Beavers News / Oregon State Beavers on SI / November 11

How Oregon State's Future Opponents Fared In Week 11

 The Oregon State Beavers suffered one of the most shocking losses in program history when they fell to winless Sam Houston State at Reser Stadium. With just two games left in the season, here is how their future opponents fared over the weekend.

Oregon State Beavers News / Oregon State Beavers on SI / November 11

Next Steps For Oregon State Football After Loss To Sam Houston

The Oregon State Beavers suffered one of the most shocking losses in program history when they fell to winless Sam Houston at Reser Stadium. With just two games left in the season, here is where the Beavers can improve going forward.

TCU Horned Frogs News / TCU Horned Frogs on SI / November 10

TCU Women's Basketball Flies Past Sam Houston

TCU women’s basketball beat Sam Houston State 88-46 on Sunday to improve to 2-0 and extended its home winning streak to 26 games, a record that dates back to last season. Guard Olivia Miles nearly posted a double-double with 22 points and nine assists.

Wrestling News / College Football News / November 9

College Football Rankings Week 12: CFN Teams 26 Through 136

The Sam Houston Bearkats. If you're not familiar with them this season, that's okay. They're in a total rebuild, and while they've been fighting the good

Oregon State Beavers News / Oregon State Beavers on SI / November 7

Keys to Victory For Oregon State Against Sam Houston State

Be Two-Dimensional on Offense The Beavers have their defense to thank for a big rivalry win over their PAC-12 foe last weekend. Oregon State didn't even muster 200 yards of total offense, and the production that they did have was dependent on the run.

Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / October 17

Houston Cougars Release Baseball Schedule Ahead of 2026 Season

With more and more fall baseball scrimmages happening around the country, it's that time of the year when college baseball programs begin releasing their schedules for the upcoming season in 2026.

Wrestling News / College Football News / October 15

UTEP vs Sam Houston Prediction: Who Will Get Their First FBS Win?

UTEP was supposed to be the fun team in the Conference USA with a dangerous offense and just enough talent back to make a splash after winning two of the last three games to end the 2024 season.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 5

Texas A&M Baseball Defeats Sam Houston State in Fall Exhibition Game

Still approximately four months before the 2026 college baseball season gets underway, the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team held one of their two fall exhibition games scheduled for the remainder of 2025, hosting the Sam Houston State Bearkats Friday night at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.