It’s March, which means we’re getting close to many Division I programs beginning spring football. Before you know it, we’ll be coming up on the 2021 college football season, which will be a pivotal one for many coaches. This past season brought more coaching changes than many anticipated, given the financial challenges from COVID-19. We […]
Read MoreCBS Unveils Top 16 Seeds For NCAA Tournament Right Now
We’re just over one month until the official 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket gets revealed. CBS gave college hoops fans an early look at the top 16 seeds on Saturday, were the season to end today. It’s been almost two years since March Madness last took place. The NCAA cancelled the 2020 tournament in light of […]
Read MoreESPN’s Jay Bilas Ranks His Top 10 College Basketball Teams
As we approach tournament time in the college basketball world, team rankings start to carry more and more weight. While the standard to go by has long been the AP and Coaches polls, it’s always fun to see where notable basketball analysts rank the nation’s teams. On Wednesday night, ESPN’s Jay Bilas released his full […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: College Football Playoff, Bowl Season
After a tumultuous 2020 college football season, we’ve reached bowl season. The bowl schedule is a bit shorter than normal, but we have some pretty fun games throughout. The College Football Playoff is obviously the headliner. No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame at the “Rose Bowl” (which has been moved to AT&T Stadium […]
Read MoreCollege Football Program Has Game Canceled For 8th Time
Thee 2020 college football season will go down in history as one of the wildest seasons to ever have been played. Of course, playing football during a pandemic will do that. Each and every week it seems like a new program is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that forces at least one game to be […]
Read MoreVideo: Houston With The Best Punt Return Of The Season
If you squinted your eyes, you might think Houston had Devin Hester out on the field for this incredible punt-return touchdown. The Cougars led South Florida 28-0 coming out of halftime. Houston punt returner Marcus Jones soon extended this lead even further when the Cougars forced a fourth down early in the third quarter. The […]
Read MoreLongtime College Hoops Voter Says He’s Quit The AP Poll
With the college basketball season just around the corner, John Feinstein of the Washington Post has announced that he will no longer partake in the AP Top 25 poll. Unlike most voters, Feinstein did not have Houston ranked in his preseason poll. Apparently his decision to not rank the Cougars in his top 25 sparked outrage […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MoreThe Highest-Paid College Football Coaches In Every Conference
Earlier this month, USA Today revealed its salary list for all of the FBS college football head coaches. With 129 schools spread across ten conferences plus some independents, there’s a ton of money being poured into the sport. But who are the highest-paid coaches in every college football conference? A quick analysis from Brett McMurphy […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
This week brings us one of the biggest games of the 2020 college football season. No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 3 Georgia, in a potential preview of the SEC Championship, and maybe even the College Football Playoff. The rest of the week doesn’t have quite as many interesting games as last week, but there’s some […]
Read MoreWeek 3 Big 12 College Football Game Has Reportedly Been Postponed
It looks like Baylor football is going to have to wait yet another week in order to get their 2020 season underway. According to college football insider Bruce Feldman, Baylor’s season opener against Houston is being postponed. The game was fairly new to both of their schedules, having only been formally announced last Saturday. Baylor […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
The college football season is starting to grow. This week, the Big Ten announced that it will be back this fall, with games starting on Oct. 23. For now, we’re still working our way to something that feels almost normal. The SEC doesn’t kick off for another few weekends, and we’re over a month from […]
Read MoreMajor College Football Game In Jeopardy Due To 20+ Player COVID-19 Outbreak
Memphis football’s game against Houston next week is set to be one of the biggest in the AAC this season. That is, if it can be played safely, after a major COVID-19 outbreak within the Tigers’ roster. Per a new report by The Commercial Appeal, at least 20 players on the Tigers roster tested positive for […]
Read MoreSchool Suspends Voluntary Workouts After 6 Student Athletes Test Positive For COVID-19
On Friday afternoon, a school announced the suspension of voluntary workouts following an increase in symptomatic student athletes. Houston announced six of its student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. Immediately after testing the athletes, the school decided to shut down voluntary workouts for the time being. It’s an unsurprising, but notable, consequence of having student-athletes back […]
Read MoreHouston Grad Transfer OL Jarrid Williams Announces Commitment
Former University of Houston offensive lineman Jarrid Williams has committed to Miami, he announced Sunday evening. Williams started 19 games at Houston over the last few seasons. He was targeted by a number of Power 5 programs, including Florida State and USC. “I have been blessed with the opportunity to be recruited by and learn […]
Read MoreNFL Draft Grades: Evaluating Picks From All 32 Teams
The 2020 NFL Draft has come to a close. While most of the headlines understandably come from Thursday night’s first round, plenty of valuable playmakers will come from every single round of this draft. The usual suspects have had very productive NFL Draft weeks once again. The Baltimore Ravens continue to be the masters of […]
Read MoreNew Statistic On 5-Star Quarterbacks Transferring Is Shocking
Back in the 2018 recruiting cycle, USC quarterback JT Daniels was a composite five-star college football recruit at 247Sports. From 2010-2019, only 19 quarterback recruits achieved that status. On Thursday, Daniels entered the transfer portal. He intends to leave USC to find another program at which he can start. Daniels entered last season with significant […]
Read MoreCBS Sports Airing 8 Classic NCAA Tournament Games Today
This weekend should have featured non-stop discussions about the Final Four and who has the best shot of winning the NCAA Tournament. Sadly, with the cancelation of the tournament and most other sporting events, all we can do is wonder about what could have been. But CBS Sports has a plan to keep us all […]
Read MoreFormer College Football Safety Killed In Shooting Tuesday Night
A former Houston Cougars defensive back was reportedly killed in a shooting on Tuesday evening. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that former Cougars safety Earl Foster was killed in East Houston on Tuesday night. Foster played at Houston from 2012-15, appearing in 49 games. Foster was reportedly found dead outside of a gas station in […]
Read MoreNBC Sports Releases College Basketball Preseason Top 25
With the 2019-20 college basketball season concluding without an NCAA Tournament, we might as well set our sights on the 2020-21 season. This past year saw a bunch of NCAA Tournament regulars struggle mightily, while teams that were on the cusp of ending droughts finally break through. But are those teams expected to perform the […]
Read MoreBetting Lines Released For Top College Football Games Of 2020
Fans are already looking forward to the upcoming 2020 college football season. LSU won last season’s national championship after a dominant performance over the Clemson Tigers. Which team will win it all this year? There are plenty of pivotal games for the 2020-21 season. Despite the season still being a few months away, FanDuel has […]
Read MoreWeek 18 College Basketball AP Poll Top 25 Released
After another wild weekend of college basketball, the Week 18 AP Top 25 poll has been released. Kansas has emerged as the clear-cut No. 1 team in the country, especially after Baylor’s shocking 75-72 loss to TCU last Saturday. Meanwhile, the Bears slid from No. 2 to No. 4 in Monday’s AP Poll. Baylor’s small […]
Read MoreFormer Alabama 5-Star Recruit Dismissed By Houston
Just two years ago, Eyabi Anoma was the No. 4 overall recruit in the country per 247Sports’ composite rankings, and the No. 1 defensive end in the 2018 class. Anoma was the top-ranked recruit in Alabama’s No. 5-ranked class that year. The group featured one other five-star recruit, and a dozen four-star players. The Maryland […]
Read MoreHouston Player Ejected For Appearing To Bite Opponent During Cincinnati Game
You never like to see someone get bitten during a sporting event. Unfortunately for the Houston Cougars, that bizarre incident cost them DeJon Jarreau for the balance of tonight’s game against Cincinnati. The No. 21 Cougars were in Cincinnati for a road test against one of the AAC’s more physical teams. At the half, they […]
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