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No. 11 Auburn wins back-and-forth battle with No. 4 Houston
Chad Baker-Mazara took over down the stretch as the No. 11 Auburn Tigers beat the No. 4 Houston Cougars 74-69 in the second game of the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 event Saturday night in Houston.,Baker-Mazara hit the go-ahead basket, atoned for a turnover by making a steal, and then nailed a pa...
Elite defenses clash as No. 11 Auburn visits No. 4 Houston
No. 11 Auburn heads to No. 4 Houston for a Saturday night rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament clash.,The Cougars beat the Tigers 81-64 in the second round in March and both teams have rosters loaded with players who experienced that game.,A defensive showdown could await, as Kenpom.com analytic...
J’Wan Roberts, LJ Cryer, No. 4 Houston face Jackson State
There will be unfinished business to address for No. 4 Houston as it begins its march toward another NCAA Tournament when the Cougars open their season at home Monday night against Jackson State., ,It is Houston's third top-10 preseason ranking during head coach Kelvin Sampson's 10 seasons with the ...
Utah looks to get back on track against Houston
Preseason Big 12 favorite Utah will have a new offensive coordinator calling plays as it looks to get back on track at Houston on Saturday in the teams' first meeting since 1978.,The Utes (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) carry a three-game losing streak that's seen them plummet in the league. The latest setback wa...
Houston hoping to snap scoring drought at TCU
TCU looks to build on its best performance of the year when it hosts reeling Houston on Friday evening in a Big 12 Conference clash in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) head home after a rousing 38-27 win at Kansas on Saturday that snapped a two-game losing skid. Josh Hoover pass...
No. 18 Iowa State stifles Houston in shutout win
Rocco Becht completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, and No. 18 Iowa State earned a shutout on the road with a 20-0 win over Houston on Saturday night., ,Abu Sama III finished with 11 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown for Iowa State (4-0). The Cyclones' defense limited the Cougar...
Cincinnati shuts out Houston in Big 12 opener
Brendan Sorsby completed 12 of 15 passes for 188 yards, including a pair of touchdowns tosses to Xzavier Henderson, to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1, 1-0) to a 34-0 shutout of the visiting Houston Cougars (1-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.,Cincinnati recorded its first shutout win s...
No. 15 Oklahoma looking for more offense vs. Houston
Oklahoma and Houston didn't play last season when both were in the Big 12.,But the Sooners' move to the SEC helped bring the two programs together as members of different conferences.,The Cougars take on 15th-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday night in Norman, Okla.,The game was announced last August after...
UNLV looking to spoil Willie Fritz's Houston debut
The Willie Fritz era kicks off Saturday night when Houston hosts Mountain West contender UNLV.,Fritz, 64, takes over for Dana Holgorsen, who was fired after going 4-8 in Houston's first season in the Big 12. Fritz was a two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) at Tulane a...
Here's A Look At Some Of The Most Loaded Campuses In Sports History
With commencement ceremonies taking place in some form all over the country this weekend, we decided to look at some notable college campuses that had quite the array of athletes and personalities inside their athletic departments at the same time. From the hardwood to various playing fields, these ...
Houston Football Player Calls Out Dana Holgorsen, Says Coach Is Tanking The Season
Houston Cougars offensive lineman Justin Murphy, who left the team Tuesday, shared his experience Thursday about his rough year with the program, as well as the specific mismanagement of head coach Dana Holgorsen. Murphy, a sixth-year graduate transfer who also attended Texas Tech and UCLA, said his...
Tulane Uses Fake Kneel Down To Set Up Miraculous Game-Winning Touchdown Against Houston
Houston-Tulane was one of those college football matchups that, on paper, looked like its sole purpose was to serve more as gambling fodder than as a legitimate competition for each program. But, as often happens with these low-expectation games, it turned out to be quite entertaining with an ending...
How Much Of Jalen Hurts Is Just Oklahoma?
Here’s a chicken-or-egg question to puzzle over for the next several weeks, until Oklahoma faces a ranked opponent: Was Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts completely underutilized at Alabama, or is head coach Lincoln Riley an unequivocal offensive genius? In Hurts’s debut game for Oklahoma on Saturday,...
Tacko Fall Taunts Smaller Human With Incredible Reach
Unranked UCF’s victory over No. 8 Houston was huge for a number of reasons. The Knights snapped the Cougars’ 33-game home winning streak—the longest active streak in the nation prior to today—and beat the highest-ranked road opponent in program history. ...
Tacko Fall Taunts Smaller Human With Incredible Reach
Unranked UCF’s victory over No. 8 Houston was huge for a number of reasons. The Knights snapped the Cougars’ 33-game home winning streak—the longest active streak in the nation prior to today—and beat the highest-ranked road opponent in program history. ...
Houston Cougars' Undefeated Streak Snapped By Buzzer-Beating Charge Call
The Houston Cougars have put themselves in elite company this college basketball season. Before tonight, they were one of three undefeated teams left in Division-I alongside No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia. Sure, the Cougars had played 13 of their first 15 games at home, but an undefeated streak t...
Army's Beatdown Of Houston Reached The "Punt From The Black Knights' 30" Stage
The Houston Cougars were thoroughly spanked by the Army Black Knights in the Armed Forces Bowl. While some coaches would want their players to play hard through the final whistle of the game—despite being down well over 40 points—Houston coach Major Applewhite raised the white flag early in the seco...
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Ed Oliver Gets In Heated Argument With Major Applewhite Over Coat [Update]
If there was any doubt that University of Houston’s Ed Oliver was going to leave the program for the NFL, it was squashed on Thursday night. Coach Major Applewhite told Oliver that he wasn’t allowed to wear a specific heavy black coat on the sideline during the team’s game against Tulane because the...
Steeplechase Leader Loses National Championship After Falling On Last Lap
Houston’s Brian Barraza accumulated a massive lead on his opponents on the final lap of tonight’s NCAA national steeplechase final, only for disaster to strike in such a way that he ended up finishing outside the top eight....
Michigan's Miracle Victory Cost The Utter Devastation Of Houston's Devin Davis
Before Jordan Poole sank his amazing buzzer-beating three to bring Michigan from behind to beat Houston, Cougars senior Devin Davis was at the line with four seconds on the clock and his team up two points. A make would’ve meant Michigan could do no better than force overtime; two makes would’ve ice...