On Wednesday, the ACC put out its schedule for the 2019 football season, at long last. With that release, we now have dates for virtually all of the major college football games coming this fall. While it is obviously very early, this means we have a good idea of what each week this season looks […]
Read MoreDana Holgorsen Reportedly Making A Major Assistant Coach Hire
Dana Holgorsen and the Houston Cougars are reportedly on the verge of making a major assistant coaching hire. The former West Virginia head coach is reportedly stealing away one of Mack Brown’s top assistant coaches at North Carolina. Brandon Jones, a former star college football offensive lineman, had joined Brown’s staff at UNC in December. […]
Read MoreHouston Officially Announces New Head Coaching Hire
Houston’s football program has officially announced its new head coaching hire. It’s a big one. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen has been hired as the next head coach of the Cougars’ football program. Reports of Holgorsen’s hire surfaced on New Year’s Eve and have been confirmed by the school this afternoon. Houston announced the […]
Read MoreHouston Has Reached Out To A Major Head Coach
Houston has officially moved on from Major Applewhite and it seems like they have a clear-cut front runner to replace him: West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen. Holgorsen has been linked to the Houston job over the last few days, even before the Cougars officially fired Applewhite. He would be leaving a Power 5 job, but ESPN’s […]
Read MoreMajor College Football Coach Has Reportedly Been Fired
It’s been a strange Sunday in the college football coaching ranks. Miami now finds itself without a head coach after Mark Richt retired today, and now the University of Houston appears to be getting rid of its head coach too. According to Steven Godfrey of SB Nation, sources have said that Cougars head coach Major […]
Read MoreColumnist Trashes College Football Program’s ‘Clown Show’ Administration
Since being blown out by Army in the Armed Forces Bowl, the administration at the University of Houston has been hinting that head coach Major Applewhite could soon be fired. In the wake of the news, Yahoo! Sports writer Pete Thamel called out the University of Houston for its poor handling of the situation. Thamel […]
Read MoreMajor College Football Coach’s Future Is Being “Evaluated” By School President
In two full seasons under head coach Major Applewhite, the Houston Cougars have struggled to find a similar level of success they had under Tom Herman. Houston’s embarrassing 70-14 loss to Army in the Armed Forces Bowl now appears to have called Applewhite’s future into question. In a statement to Houston Chronicle writer Joseph Duarte, […]
Read MoreReport: Major Head Coach’s Future Is “In Doubt”
A major college football head coach’s future is reportedly “in doubt” following his team’s disappointing bowl game loss. Major Applewhite, who’s been Houston’s head coach since 2016, is reportedly now on the hot seat following the Cougars’ loss to Army. SB Nation reported late on Saturday that Applewhite’s future was “in doubt” after the disappointing […]
Read MoreArt Briles’ Son Reportedly Made A Huge Career Decision
Art Briles has not landed a major coaching gig since the sexual assault scandal at Baylor led to his ouster. His son, Kendal Briles, continues to get jobs though. The younger Briles was on staff under his father during the years in which the Baylor program had numerous reports and accusations of sexual assault within […]
Read MoreCollege Head Coach Could Reportedly Be Fired After Embarrassing Bowl Loss Today
When Tom Herman left to take over Texas football, Major Applewhite got the head coaching job at Houston in hopes that he could keep up momentum built within the Cougars program. Houston hasn’t been bad under Applewhite, but they’ve taken a serious step back from the Herman teams that competed with top Power Five programs. […]
Read MoreThe Latest On Florida State’s Controversial Rumored OC Hire
Willie Taggart had a very tumultuous first season at Florida State. Even one year in, there is significant pressure on him to turn it around next year, and it could result in the controversial hiring of Houston offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, the son of disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles. He coached under his father […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games
College football bowl season is here! Most of your favorite teams won’t be in action for a few weeks, but on Saturday we kick things off with a few fun games. Tulane and Louisiana present a nice clash of style, Utah State’s elite Group of Five defense faces North Texas’ high-flying offense, and Mountain West […]
Read More2 NBA Stars Reportedly Attending Major CBB Game Tonight
At 8-0, the Houston Cougars basketball team has quickly become one of the hottest tickets in town – and that’s saying something in a city with the Texans (9-4) and the Rockets (12-14). The Cougars have been so impressive this season that tonight’s game against LSU will feature several Rockets superstars looking to enjoy the […]
Read More2018 AP All-American Teams Announced
The 2018 college football regular season has been put to bed. On Monday, the Associated Press released its All-American teams. Heisman winner Kyler Murray edged out Tua Tagovailoa once again, this time for the first-team honors. The Alabama quarterback took second-team, while third place Heisman finisher Dwayne Haskins came in with third-team honors. As you’d […]
Read MoreStar CFB Quarterback Leaves Field On A Cart
Houston is steamrolling Tulane tonight, but all is not well with the Cougars. D’Eriq King was just carted off the field. King exited the game after a freak, non-contact injury late in the second quarter. He wasn’t even involved in the play. King made it to the sideline but had to be carted into the […]
Read MoreUndefeated Team Drops First Game Of The Season
There are now just four undefeated teams in college football. The latest team to go down: the USF Bulls. South Florida was clinging on to its donut in the “L” column by the skin of its teeth. Earlier in the year, the team narrowly beat Illinois, one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The headline game of last week wound up being Ohio State football’s trip to Purdue. Like in their trip to Iowa last week, the Buckeyes were shellacked by a feisty Big Ten West foe. Last season’s 55-24 loss wound up severely hurting Ohio State’s College Football Playoff chances. The team already had a more excusable […]
Read MoreMel Kiper Releases His Top 10 For The 2019 NFL Draft
As the college football season marches on, ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. has updated his big board. If your team is set to finish with a top pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, you better hope that it has some major defensive needs, because the draft is stacked with players on that side […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
College Football Week 3 is coming up soon. As has happened a few years in a row, big games are being cancelled or postponed due to hurricane season. The Carolinas are expected to be hit hard by Hurricane Florence. NC State-West Virginia, a prominent game featuring star quarterback Will Grier, has already been cancelled. ECU […]
Read MoreAnalyst Says Heisman Trophy Favorite Has Already Been Eliminated
After taking college football by storm midway through last season, Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate looked like a strong pick to at least be in New York for the Heisman ceremony. Through two games, those hopes have been all but dashed. Arizona had a very disappointing Week 1 loss to BYU, in Kevin Sumlin’s first game […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
The NFL starts up tonight with the league’s annual Thursday night kick-off game. We don’t need to wait much longer for the start of College Football Week 2, though. Friday night only has one game, but it features a ranked team. No. 16 TCU has a big road tune-up game ahead of next weekend’s highly […]
Read MoreESPN Named The No. 1 Player In College Football
The 2018-2019 college football season kicks off in just three weeks, so it’s time to get caught up on the players and teams to keep an eye out for heading into the campaign. Tuesday, ESPN released a list of the top 50 players in college football. The No. 1 player does not play for a […]
Read MoreOne College Football Program Has Added 6 Power 5 Transfers This Off-Season
Houston football may no longer have Tom Herman building it into a legitimate college football power. However, the Cougars can still add talent at a Power Five level. This off-season, Major Applewhite’s staff has had a remarkable level of success bringing in immediately eligible players from Power programs. The latest is Notre Dame cornerback Nick […]
Read MoreUniversity Of Houston Baseball Commit Shot In Head During Santa Fe Shooting But Survived
Tragedy struck Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday when a gunman, alleged to be 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, opened fire and killed 10 people while injuring 10 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. Officials also found a number of explosive devices in the school. One of the injured appears […]
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