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The Houston Cougars put up one of the more inept first half performances of bowl season to date, falling victim to Army’s option offense over and over again. Army jumped out to a 42-7 lead by halftime of the Armed Forces Bowl, including two …
The Houston Cougars have made a major change to their coaching staff. The Cougars announced on Sunday that they have fired defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio. D’Onofrio was in his second season as the team’s defensive coordinator …
College football’s landscape changes virtually every offseason between recruiting and the coaching carousel, and this one was no different. As such, there are a number of programs who haven’t been as successful as they’d have liked …
The College Football Playoff has been around for four seasons, and so far, it has only included teams from the Power 5 conferences. What will it take for a Group of Five team to crash the College Football Playoff? It will probably require a perfect …
The Texas Longhorns were obviously impressed with what Tom Herman was able to do with the Houston football program, but that doesn’t mean they want to schedule a game against their new coach’s former team. On Monday, Houston athletic …
Lane Kiffin was never as close to the Houston job as it was reported he was. Tilman Fertitta, the chair of Houston’s board of regents, told KILT-AM in Houston on Friday that Kiffin was never that close to getting the job, and the school …
Houston has officially named its next head football coach, and many of us were shocked to learn that the job did not go to Lane Kiffin. You have to wonder if Kiffin is just as stunned. Dan Wolken of USA Today reported on Thursday that Houston was …
Houston has reached a decision on who will be the school’s next head football coach, and it is not Lane Kiffin. The Cougars announced on Friday that offensive coordinator Major Applewhite has been promoted to head coach. Major Applewhite named …
The Houston Cougars do not want to lose their next football coach in the same way they lost Tom Herman to Texas. According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the school wants to insert an “excessive” buyout clause in their next coach’s …
The Houston Cougars denied that former Baylor coach Art Briles was a candidate for their coaching vacancy. After reports circulated that Briles was on Houston’s shortlist, athletic director Hunter Yurachek issued a statement Saturday stating …
Houston head coach Tom Herman has a bit of added incentive to push the Cougars into the Big 12. According to athletic director Hunter Yurachek, Herman is in line for a $5 million bonus if the Cougars join a Power 5 conference. “We want him to …
Workers from CSC Security hired to guard the field during the AAC Championship Game Saturday between Houston and Temple went completely overboard with their excessive force used on students trying to rush the field. The Cougars beat the Owls 24-13 at …
Houston somehow pulled out a win over Memphis on Saturday to remain undefeated in Luke Fickel’s inaugural campaign, and the school decided to take advantage of a perfect promotional opportunity. The Cougars, once down 20-0 and later 34-14 in …
There are bad beats and then there’s what happened to Houston on Thursday night. The Cougars were down 17-6 in the fourth quarter, but backup quarterback Greg Ward Jr. led them on a pair of scoring drives to make it 17-12. He had them in …
One of the late games on Saturday night featured Houston going to El Paso to face UTEP. The game was tied 17-17 at halftime but UTEP came out firing in the second half and piled up 41 points, winning 58-41. If there was a bright side to …
