Houston Cougars NCAA Football News

Oklahoma junior Jermaine Gresham and Oklahoma State senior Brandon Pettigrew have been named semifinalist for the 2008 John Mackey Award, given each year to the outstanding tight end in college football.

Friendly foes: Former Union High defensive back Zac Spavital parlayed his work as a University of Oklahoma graduate assistant the past three years into his first job as a full-time assistant coach.

Cougar Williams was not one to wait on ceremony. As soon as postgame handshakes were completed, Hanford High's senior wide receiver/defensive back rushed across the field to the east end zone toward Principal ...

Tulsa has positioned itself as probably the best team in Conference USA, and definitely the most exciting.

Series Record: Houston leads 17-16. Last Meeting: 2007, Tulsa 56-7. What's at Stake Tulsa is coming off a bye after its first loss.

Houston defensive end Phillip Hunt leveled Tulane quarterback Joe Kemp after officials had blown a play dead.

The Tulane football team returns to action this Saturday when the Green Wave battles Conference USA foe Houston in front of a nationally televised audience on CBS College Sports at Robertson Stadium.

The Cougars are pretty banged up right now, and Kevlar's been patching holes left and right.

Tulane at Houston , 7 p.m. Saturday Line: Houston by 15 1/2. Series Record: Houston leads 9-4. Last Meeting: 2007, Houston 34-10. With division leader Tulsa looming next week, Houston needs a win to keep alive ...

Injured Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards is back in the hospital.

Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin, in an interview Wednesday with Houston television station KRIV, said Edwards went back into a Houston hospital Monday 'for precautionary reasons because of a risk of infection at this time.'

Edwards was going after a pass when his right shin hit a cart in the back of the end zone Oct. 28 in a game against Marshall.

He suffered a compound fracture and had a rod inserted in his lower right leg during surgery.

Houston WR Edwards undergoes surgery BY APRIL VITELLO : Associated Press Writer Oct 29, 2008 Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards said Wednesday he holds no animosity toward Marshall, a day after he ran into a ...

A 9-year-old Houston-area boy was killed as he slept after four men broke into his home and then fired random shots as they fled.

Kanawha County Deputies are investigating a shooting involving a toddler. Deputies say Perry Harper and his girlfriend Tahana Good were on a couch with Good's three year old daughter when a pistol discharged.

Virginia fullback RaShawn Jackson is facing felony charges in connection with a campus burglary committed in 2007.

The latest happened in Marshall's 37-23 defeat of Houston last night. Nothing seemed to go right for the Cougars.

The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just two.

Carts will be moved for future games. The following is a statement from Marshall University Director of Athletics Bob Marcum regarding the injury sustained by University of Houston receiver Patrick Edwards ...

Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards said Wednesday he holds no animosity toward Marshall, a day after he ran into a service cart and broke his leg in a game against the Thundering Herd.

Marshall 37, Houston 23 Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 ; 11:52 PM Updated Wednesday, October 29, 2008 ; 12:13 AM Watch Story Video Marshall snaps losing streak.

The Denver Broncos added free-agent wide receiver Chad Jackson and tackle Matt Murphy to the active roster on Monday, in addition to making other moves to their practice squad.