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Houston's TD machine TE going to Jacksonville

Tanner Koziol Scouting Report

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Top Future NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in 2026 👀

Assessing the next group of players who look prime to make it to the next level ➡️

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NCAA FBS Proposes New Schedule

Oversight Committee recommended standardizing start date for all CFB teams at Week 0

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CFP Reveals Updated Logo 👌

College Football Playoff drops 'refreshed' look with 'championship gold' details 📸

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A love letter to Houston plus a reality check - The Cougar

In whichever a person chooses to live, you must put aside the view you have of it and face the reality of your attachment to a place.

Kelvin Sampson didn't get the call this year, but his sustained success at Houston suggests it may only be a matter of time.

Houston's Sampson falls short of Hall of Fame, but legacy keeps growing

Cenac Jr.'s father provides an update on the future of the Cougars' center and projected 2026 NBA first-round draft pick.

Houston Cougars freshman star provides timeline on NBA Draft decision

Houston's head coach ends retirement rumors he fueled late Thursday night.

Kelvin Sampson shuts down retirement rumors once again

From managing an iPad-loving toddler to channeling the likes of Aaron Donald and Ed Oliver, Allen has carved a unique legacy at UH.

Undersized no more: Cougars' Carlos Allen Jr. turns belief into NFL dream

The cause of death is unknown for the former football star who leaves behind a complicated legacy.

Barret Robbins, Houston native and former Raiders All-Pro, dies at 52

With stars heading to the NBA and no clear replacements arriving, Houston's path back to contention looks uncertain.

A golden era without a title? Houston's rise risks an incomplete ending

Committee 'moving toward' making all teams begin season during Week 0 (The Athletic)

NCAA Eyeing Early CFB Start

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Houston takes control: Cougars cruise past Idaho, advances to next round - The Cougar

The Houston Cougars sprinted past the Idaho Vandals 78-47 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

Committee announces new rules and penalties around targeting, uniforms and more 📲

2026 CFB Rule Changes 📜

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The pick is in: Houston is going to the South Region as the No.2 seed - The Cougar

On March 15, the Houston Cougars hosted a Selection Sunday watch party at the Fertitta Center and saw their name in the South region.

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Steve Kerr bullies former Houston star into wearing ridiculous jersey

Houston's loss to Arizona brought painful consequences to one former Cougar star.

Way-Too-Early College Football Upset Picks for 2026

💫 Spencer Fano shines 💪 Markell Bell crushes 40 📲 Tap for results

NFL Combine Day 4 Recap 🔥

Top players to keep an eye on this spring after changing teams 📲

CFB Transfer Players to Watch 👀

Top Rushing Plays of Season 💨

Relive last year's most insane runs

How the nation's best signal-callers stack up going into the spring ➡️

Top 25 QBs For 2026 🔢

Kiffin's return to Ole Miss, more potential revenge games ➡️

Rematches to Watch in '26 ⚔️

Committee could propose to remove 'carryover suspension part of the punishment' (The Athletic)

NCAA May Change Targeting Rule

Why the Big Ten's expansion proposal has merit ➡️

The Case for 24-Team CFP Plan 🏆

Notre Dame's CJ Carr, more young guys with a legitimate shot at the trophy ➡️

Underclassmen Eyeing 2026 Heisman 🏆

Houston's new quarterback can become their next big star ➡️

Must-Watch Freshmen For This Spring 👀

Best Catches of the Year 🤲

Whose was the most impressive? Comment below ⬇️

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Kelvin Sampson says Houston is 'poor': His AD explains why he's wrong.

Cougars athletic director paints a rosier picture of his department's financials compared to his head coach.

An early look at the next recruiting cycle ➡️

Top 2027 Recruiting Classes 📈

15 guys who'll get increased shine next season ➡️

Players You'll Love in 2026 😍

Reshuffling the national landscape after national signing day ➡️

Post-Recruiting Cycle Top 25 📊

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Houston Cougars surging on gridiron. In stands? Not so much.

Houston's second season in the Big 12 didn't result in a surge in ticket sales. What gives?

Latest on Raiola, Lagway and more 📲

CFB Transfer Portal Tracker 🔄

Bite-sized breakdowns across the national landscape ➡️

Top 25 Teams’ Biggest Need in 1 Word 🗣️

Lane Kiffin isn't a fan. Tap for details 📲

CFP Schedule Changes 🗓️

National Signing Day 2026 Tracker and Updates on Notable College Football Commits

Top recruiting, transfer topics before this week's National Signing Day ➡️

Biggest NSD Storylines ✍️

Prospects who boosted draft stock at showcase

Full Senior Bowl 2026 Results

Teams with the clearest playoff paths next season ➡️

Easiest CFP Contender Schedules 🗓️

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Houston Football's 2026 schedule released, what we can expect from this new season - The Cougar

The new Houston Football schedule for 2026 was released, but how does this schedule compare to last year's schedule?

Current format expected to stay in place for next season (Yahoo)

CFP Staying at 12 Teams ↔️

Tap to see who every team plays next season 📲

Big 12 Announces 2026 Schedule

See how Top 25 shakes out after Indiana's natty win 📲

Final AP CFB Poll 📝

B/R's rankings for 2026-27 season after Indiana's Natty win 📲

Way-Too-Early CFB Top 25 📊

Throughout the 2025 season, the Houston Cougar football program didn't just win games but sent a message, reshaping the program into a Big 12 contender.

A big step towards an even bigger future: Houston Football's historic 2025 season recapped - The Cougar

Top 5 shake up after Dante Moore decides to return to Oregon

Mel Kiper 2026 Draft Big Board

UCF, Houston using their best tool to recruit players from transfer portal 📸

CFB Teams' NIL Promo 💸

An armed robbery occurred at the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union inside the Student Center South on Jan. 7, Wednesday.

BREAKING: Armed robbery reported at TDECU inside Student Center South - The Cougar

The No. 21-ranked Houston Cougars battled it out against the LSU Tigers at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 27.

A Battle of the Cats: Houston defeats LSU 38-35 in Kinder's Texas Bowl - The Cougar

The Houston Houston came on top 94-85 in the Prudential Center on Saturday, Dec. 20.

No. 8 Houston wins 94-85 in a top 15 matchup against No.14 Arkansas - The Cougar

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LSU's Lane Kiffin steals spotlight in Kinder's Texas Bowl in Houston

Former Ole Miss head coach and current LSU head-coach-elect Lane Kiffin showed up in Houston Saturday night and made the headlines about him.

Athletic departments reportedly finding ways to circumvent $20.5M salary cap after House Settlement (The Athletic)

CFB Teams Working Around Cap

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Houston's most legendary QBs detest this element of modern football

"All someone has to do is open a wallet and kids will switch."

Committee to finalize potential expansion plan by Jan. 23

CFP Discussing 3 Formats

‘It’s the dumbest thing in the world’ (The Athletic)

CFB Agent Rips Portal Changes

Date, time and network of every matchup leading up to national championship 📲

Complete CFP, Bowl Schedule 📺

Part 2 of our expert ATS picks for bowl season ➡️

Non-CFP Bowl Betting Locks 🔒

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Five-star QB mentor Michael Bishop joins Houston Cougars staff

Bishop coached Henderson in high school. Now he'll get his chance to do so at the collegiate level.

🚨 FINAL CFP BRACKET

Full 12-team playoff is set. Watch the recap 🎥

Full list of Friday night's announcements 📲

CFB Awards Results 🏆

How the top 50 stack up ahead of bowl season ➡️

Final QB Rankings 📊

☝️ Indiana jumps to top 🌰 OSU drops to No. 3 📲 Full Top-25 list

Latest CFB AP Poll

Notre Dame misses the mark. Reacting to final playoff rankings 📲

Biggest CFP Snubs 🤨

It's here. Final standings heading into postseason 📲

CFP Bracket Revealed 🏆

😳 Notre Dame left out 👀 Bama, Miami sneak in 📲 Did committee get it right?

CFP Bracket Hits & Misses 🎯

Standouts on both sides as bowl season looms 📲

CFB Regular-Season Winners, Losers 🎭

🤷‍♂️ IU's 13-0 record is not a fluke 🐶 UGA always finds a way 📲 Full breakdown after WILD day

CFB Championship Weekend Winners & Losers

Big 12 Commissioner Presser🎙️

Brett Yormark answers questions before Big 12 Championship Game. Live now 📳

Should Bama fall out? Does UGA jump OSU? CFP committee with TOUGH decisions 📲

Chaos Before Selection Sunday 🤯

CFP Chair Live 🔢

Hunter Yurachek joins Mike Golic Jr. after the new CFP rankings were released

📈 Bama somehow rises 🫧 Miami, ND on the bubble 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

CFP Top 25 Rankings Reveal

Final breakdown ahead of conference championships 📲

CFP Top 25 Rankings 🔢

Dates, times and best CFP bracket matchups 📲

Bowl Games Schedule 📆

Fresh look at the standings before championship weekend 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 14 🏆

What Tuesday's rankings could look like after Week 14 chaos

Latest CFP Bracket Projections 🔮

If there ever was a year for such a format, this would be the one 📲

CFB Needs A 16-Team Playoff 🗣️

⚓️ Vandy ahead of Texas 📉 TAMU drops 4 spots 📲 Full rankings after Week 14

New CFB AP Poll Rankings 📊

Upset losses cause major shakeup in the top 10 📲

CFB Top 25 After Week 14 ↕️

Latest look at 12-team bracket after Oregon, Oklahoma essentially lock up spots

Updated CFP Picture 🔢

Dean Connors goes OFF vs. Baylor Bears

11/29/2025

Weigman Rushes for a 42-Yard Gain

Weigman Rushes for a 42-Yard Gain, 11/29/2025

Conner Weigman goes OFF vs. Baylor Bears

11/29/2025

Conner Weigman goes OFF vs. Baylor Bears

11/29/2025

Mack Gets a Sack

11/29/2025

Stampley Picks Off Sawyer Robertson

11/29/2025

Weigman with a 27-Yard Touchdown Pass to Amare Thomas

Weigman with a 27-Yard Touchdown Pass to Amare Thomas, 11/29/2025

Thomas Catches for a 27-Yard Touchdown

Thomas Catches for a 27-Yard Touchdown, 11/29/2025

😮‍💨 Bama, ND stay put ↘️ Utah's slight dip 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

3️⃣ Undefeated squads in front 🤔 Oregon jumps Ole Miss 📲 Full 12-team bracket

New CFP Top 25 Ranking 📊

Fresh look at standings after latest rankings drop 📲

CFP Bracket Ahead of Week 14 🍿

CFP Rankings Reveal 🏆

Reacting to new Top 25

Fresh look at the standings after week of blowout wins 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 13

Biggest risers and fallers after WILD weekend 📲

CFB Week 14 AP Poll 📊

Georgia Tech tumbles down the charts after devastating loss to Pitt 📲

Top 25 Rankings After Week 13

🚮 Georgia Tech dumps its destiny ☘️ Notre Dame passes the eye test 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 13 Winners & Losers 📊

Full TCU Horned Frogs - Houston Cougars Highlights

11/22/2025

Reacting to CFP Bracket 👀

🐘 Will Bama miss playoff? 😠 Top snubs from rankings 📳 Mike Golic Jr. is LIVE

📈 Winner: Big 12 👎 Loser: Alabama's fall 📲 Full Week 13 breakdown

CFP Rankings Biggest Takeaways ✍️

As TV deals escalate across the country's college football power conferences, getting a primetime game slot becomes improbable.

UH wants night games. TV money might give it to them, with a catch.

Fresh look at the standings and elimination scenarios heading into Week 13 📲

CFP Bracket after Rankings

The Coogs are often senior-driven under Kelvin Sampson. This season is a whole new world for Houston's coach.

ESPN NBA draft expert's new crush? Houston's star freshmen duo

🤨 Oregon, TTU tied at 6 📉 Texas slips after loss 📲 Tap for full rankings

New AP Poll Rankings 📊

Latest Heisman Race Odds to Watch and Predictions for 2025 Award

Our experts pick biggest risers and fallers after Week 12 📲

B/R's CFB Top-25 Rankings 📊

📖 TAMU's historic comeback 😬 Texas' CFP hopes fall 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 12 Winners/Losers ✍️

Kelvin Sampson's squad is well positioned for another March run to the Final Four.

Houston Cougars No. 1 again. Now earlier than ever.

Full Houston Cougars - UCF Knights Highlights

11/07/2025

Andre Ware is impressed by local 5-star QB's willingness to stay committed to his first college choice in modern era of college sports.

Cougars legend praises incoming 5-star QB, sounds off of transfer portal

Will we see Kelvin Sampson and Willie Fritz driving some of the flyest cars in Group 1's fleet?

Houston Cougars signs major NIL deal with auto dealership conglomerate

Andre Ware and Eddie Nuñez sound off on the Cougars coming up short in the stands.

The Houston Cougars are winning. So why is the stadium still half-full?

TDECU Stadium didn't exactly meet the moment for a major Big 12 battle on Saturday, as the Cougars lost to West Virginia.

Houston Cougars draw meager crowd for massive home football game

Full West Virginia Mountaineers - Houston Cougars Highlights

11/01/2025

How Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, more could crash the final 12 ➡️

The CFP Case for Bubble Teams 🫧

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Houston football upsets No. 24 Arizona State in first-ranked win of the season - The Cougar

Houston football's stunning 2025 season kept on rolling in Tempe, Ariz., with a 24-16 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday night.

LSU falls out of rankings as Texas stays afloat. Tap for full list 📲

CFB Week 10 Risers/Fallers ⚖️

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Top 25 Rankings After Week 9

Elite football in the SEC and a shakeup in the Group of Five playoff chase headlines Week 9

Two near upsets and a dominant performance in the Big 12 headlines the slate 📲

CFB Bracket Predictions 🔮

Despite the win against No. 24 Arizona State on Saturday, the moment for Houston football was a bittersweet one, as early that morning, the team's director of strength and performance Kurt Hester passed away after a battle against stage IV melanoma cancer. He was 61.

Houston football's Kurt Hester passes away - The Cougar

Full Houston Cougars - Arizona State Sun Devils Highlights

10/25/2025

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Top 25 Rankings After Week 8

7-0 BYU takes major leap. Tap in for full breakdown after wild weekend 📲

A lot has happened in the three years since Houston football last went bowling. Former head coach Dana Holgorsen was relieved of his duties in November 2023, following a tumultuous season in which the Cougars woefully underachieved, finishing 4-8 and missing out on a bowl appearance for the first time since 2019, his inaugural year with the program.

Houston football's road back to bowl eligibility - The Cougar

Houston is the fourth most populous city in America and yet fails to meet a competent public transportation system.

Houston public transportation needs to improve - The Cougar

The Houston Cougars defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 39-17 on Saturday, in Stillwater, Okla. and are now 5-1 on the season.

Houston football leaves the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the dust with blowout victory - The Cougar

Houston ended the Trinity Forest Invitational tournament in 5th, its lowest finish of the season thus far.

Houston men's golf eyes strong finish to fall season after fifth-place result in Dallas - The Cougar

HOUSTON'S 1-HANDED CATCH ⚡️

Dean Connors with an UNREAL TD grab 🎥

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Big 12 Dunks on Venables 🤐

Conference social media account pulls up HC's stats

Following its first defeat of its 2025 campaign in blowout fashion at TDECU Stadium, Houston football awaits a get-right opportunity to correct its woes from both sides of the ball with a road trip to Oklahoma State.

Preview: Houston football awaits bounce back opportunity in Big 12 road opener - The Cougar

Houston's transfer wide receiver Amare Thomas has been a star since he joined the Cougars in the offseason and is a perfect fit.

Next man up: How Amare Thomas became Houston's breakout star - The Cougar

Houston hadn't felt the blues all season, but an injury to starting quarterback junior Conner Weigman was too much to overcome Saturday night.

Houston football stumbles in front of sold-out crowd as Weigman exits with injury - The Cougar

Two undefeated football programs will enter TDECU Stadium, but only one will leave the victors.

Preview: Houston football paints the town in Big 12 match against No.11 Texas Tech - The Cougar