Houston baseball coach Todd Whitting "absolutely devastated" at the passing of former UH player John Altobelli and his daughter on helicopter crash that also took life of Kobe Bryant. "Not only was he a great supporter of the UH program but he was a great friend." 1/2
At 24 years old, Kelvin Sampson took assistant coach job at Montana Tech on $1,000 stipend. “That’s not $1,000 a month. That’s 10 months of $100 and two months of figuring it out. I wanted to coach.”
Source: Houston senior guard Rob Gray has been suspended one game by the NCAA for participating in a church rec league game this offseason. He will not play in
@UHCougarMBK
season opener tonight against McNeese State.
Houston guard Rob Gray, who went undrafted in Thursday’s NBA Draft, will play for
@HoustonRockets
summer league team. “I will be playing summer league/ “training camp with them trying to earn a roster spot for the upcoming season,” he said.
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@iRob_G
Tragic news to report this morning: I can confirm from multiple sources that former Houston football players D.J. Hayden and Zach McMillan were among those killed in a collision early Saturday morning in Houston.
Hayden was a former first-round pick of the
@Raiders
in 2013 who…
In a Facebook post, Houston defensive lineman Sedrick Williams said he’s had complications with his heart after testing positive for COVID-19 in early July. “I really don’t know the outcome or what’s in store for me in the future.”
When asked by a guest at his radio show about Texas and Texas A&M - and how those departures made the Big 12 less desirable - Houston coach Dana Holgorsen says those two schools are reason why Cougars were left out of Big 12 for nearly three decades.
“Screw them. They can go…
Sources: The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority and XFL will hold a press conference Thursday to announce inaugural XFL championship game will be played at TDECU Stadium on University of Houston campus
Sad news to pass along …
Former Houston forward Reggie Chaney, a member of the 2021 Final Four team, has passed away. He was 23.
Chaney began his career at Arkansas.
No details available at this time.
#RIP
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson says he voted Iowa State’s TJ Otzelberger for Big 12 coach of the year.
“If I’m being really honest, I think he should’ve won it. He deserved it.”
Official statements from
@UHCougars
AD
@CPezman
and
@UHCougarBB
coach
@toddwhitting
on passing of former player John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa in helicopter crash that also killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday.
Final records for all 12 Football Bowl Subdivision teams from state of Texas:
TCU 11-3
North Texas 9-5
Houston 7-5
SMU 7-6
Texas 7-6
Texas A&M 7-6
UTSA 6-5
Texas Tech 6-7
Texas State 2-10
Baylor 1-11
Rice 1-11
UTEP 0-12
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson fights back tears as he shares a story about wanting to put Reggie Chaney into a game.
“Coach, put Ja’Vier Francis in. He needs the experience, I don’t,” Chaney told Sampson.
“That’s leadership,” Sampson said. “That’s Reggie.”
Houston coach Dana Holgorsen interrupts his radio show to marvel at Jose Altuve’s third home run of the game. “This is history. This is unbelievable,” he said of Altuve’s fifth homer in the last six at-bats.
Houston guard Galen Robinson Jr.: "Crazy thing, we’re Houston and we just lost to Kentucky and we are hanging our heads. That tells you how far we’ve come."
Houston announces home-and-home football series with Oklahoma.
» Sept. 7, 2024 in Norman
» Sept. 16, 2028 at TDECU Stadium
Athletic director Chris Pezman says series “doesn’t happen without the transition” to the Big 12 and “you’re going to see a lot more of this coming” as…
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on Texas-OU (OU-UT) rivalry.
"University of Texas has 'OU sucks' in their fight song for God's sake. I think OU is the one that started the Horns down."
Some personal news: I'll be stepping away from the beat to undergo neck surgery Thursday. Doctor promises my stay on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list will be just a few days. Prayers appreciated.
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region
- Tulsa, Okla.
FINAL
(3) Houston 74
(11) Ohio State 59
* Cougars advance to Sweet 16 for first time since 1984.
* School record 33rd win of season.
* Up next: No. 2 seed Kentucky on Friday in Kansas City
Jim Nantz: "It's been heartbreak city for our school on too many occasions. We've had our heart ripped out. We cleared a hurdle that we never really have in our school's history in any sport. We won one of these games. We flipped the switch tonight."
JUST IN: Quarterback D’Eriq King plans to redshirt this season and return to University of Houston in 2020, a person close to program tells
@HoustonChron
Coach Kelvin Sampson on finishing his career at Houston: "To me, the University of Houston is a destination job." He adds "I get the feeling from a lot of people that this is a steppingstone job. No, this is a great job. If it wasn't I wouldn't stay here."
Baylor transfer L.J. Cryer has committed to Houston, he tells
@HoustonChron
.
“At the end of day it’s home. It doesn’t get any better than playing for your hometown.”