Houston football coach Kevin Sumlin received a late Christmas gift earlier this week. Fresh off the heels of one of Houston’s best football seasons, Sumlin was awarded a contract extension that will keep him at Houston through the 2015 season. The contract still must be approved by the Texas Board of Regents, but barring any unexpected setbacks, the deal should be made official on Monday. Sumlin’s name had quite a bit of buzz a few weeks ago for a...
The unemployment rate in Louisville just increased by one today as Louisville fired head coach Steve Kragthorpe. This should come as no surprise seeing how Louisville finished the season with a 4-8 record after taking a beating against Rutgers 34-14 this past weekend. Kragthorpe lead the team to its worst season in over a decade and had a paltry 15-21 record in his three seasons after taking control upon the departure of Bobby Petrino in 2007. Kragthorpe may not...
Say what you want about Conference -USA, but the Houston Cougars are kicking some tail and taking names. The Cougars beat Texas Tech 29-28 in a late-night thriller yesterday in Houston. Case Keenum led Houston to a 4th quarter surge that was enough to secure the victory. Head Coach Kevin Sumlin is in his second year as coach but he’s compiled a very impressive resume so far, not including yesterday’s win vs. Texas Tech, and a Sept. 26th road...
Houston Cougars QB Case Keenum (Jr. 6’2, 210 lbs) can put another accolade under his belt. Last season, he was the 2008 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and this season he was selected as the preseason 2009 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Keenum is coming off of an exceptional sophomore campaign with 8 wins and a victory over Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 34-28. Last season, he lead the nation in offense with 5,241 yards;...
CaseKeenum_001 Top 5 QBs: 1. Tim Tebow (Florida) 2. Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) 3. Colt McCoy (Texas) 4. Casey Keenum (Houston) 5. Zac Robinson (Oklahoma State) This year’s arms race will be competitive from start to finish. The top three quarterbacks on this list each led their respective teams to BCS bowls last season and all...
