Despite a dreary weather day at Robertson Stadium Saturday the Houston Cougars fired on all cylinders en route to an impressive 55-14 victory over the visiting Memphis Tigers. Case Keenum returned to form with an impressive 29 of 39 for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just over a half of play. Houston moves to 9-2 on the year and 5-2 in Conference USA play. Click here to join the discussion on our message boards]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT Southlake Carroll senior quarterback David Piland committed to Houston just before the start of his final season for the Dragons. Since then Piland has proceeded to lead his team through to the second round of the playoffs and has amassed some impressive statistics along the way. Here are a few of Piland's highlights from his senior yea]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:06:00 GMT One of the 2010 Houston Cougar verbal commitments who has arguably had the best senior year has been North Shore safety Alton Demby. With his lockdown play on defense and his stand out play on special teams, Demby recently earned a bump up in his Rivals ranking. Here are some of Demby's highlights from this yea]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT With the Houston Cougars' 2010 class all but wrapped up, attention has turned to the 2011 recruiting class. Having already targeted some of the top players in that class and sent out a number of offers, Houston has shown early it's desire to target some of the top linemen in the class. One such lineman who has landed an early offer from the Cougars is North Shore guard Sedrick Flowers. Here are some of his highlight]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:57:00 GMT The number 13 ranked Houston Cougars took their number one ranked offense on the road to play Central Florida Saturday. The Cougars and Heisman quarterback Case Keenum ran out of time in their bid to stage yet another miraculous fourth quarter comeback, falling for the second time this year 37-32. The loss drops Houston to 8-2 on the year and 4-2 in Conference USA play]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:51:00 GMT After trailing for most of the game to the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, newly appointed freshman kicker Matt Hogan calmly strolled out onto the field and kicked a 51 yard game winning field goal. The Houston Cougars kept their phenomenal season rolling another week with the 46-45 win over the Hurricanes moving to 8-1 on the season and 4-1 in Conference USA play]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:02:00 GMT The Houston Cougars got yet another stellar performance by Case Keenum who has seen his name continually brought up in Heisman talks this season. Keenum threw for 559 yards and five touchdowns as the 17th ranked Cougars outlasted visiting Southern Mississippi 50-43. Houston moves to 7-1 on the season and 3-1 in Conference USA pla]]> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:35:00 GMT The University of Houston got a brilliant performance by Case Keenum who threw for 559 yards and five touchdowns in a an impressive 50-43 victory over Southern Mississippi Saturday at Robertson Stadium. Houston who was already the nations leading offensive team, turned out 753 total offensive yards and held off a late rally to move to 7-1 on the season. Click here to join the discussion on the big win]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:39:00 GMT Since his commitment to the Houston Cougars in July, Jordan Jolly has continued to draw attention from schools and stir excitement in fans with his stellar play this season. Through last week Jolly had scored 16 touchdowns and has averaged well over 10 yards a touch for the 7-1 Fort Bend Elkins Knights]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:44:00 GMT Last Saturday two future Houston Cougars had their final opportunity to square off with one another as Jordan Jolly and the Elkins Knights faced Zach McMillian and the Dulles Vikings in a district 23-5A showdown. Both Jolly and McMillian have faced off numerous times in their respective high school careers, but with the commitment by both over the summer to the Coogs, the final match-up was much anticipated. Click here for a photo galler]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:48:00 GMT In what is seen as a change of pace for the number 17 ranked Houston Cougars, the won their game with SMU Saturday night with defense and a solid running game. Freshman running back Charles Simms eclipsed the 100 yard mark and an opportunistic Cougar defense capitalized on a turnover prone SMU team that lost it's starting quarterback to injury in the first quarter]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:42:00 GMT The Houston Cougars got a big performance from their defense Saturday night as the number 17 ranked Cougars earned an impressive victory over SMU 38-15. Senior linebacker C.J. Cavness had an impressive game against the Mustangs with two fumble recoveries and two sacks. Click here to join all the discussion about Saturday's big win]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:13:00 GMT Since his commitment to the University of Houston back in August, Longview athlete Aaron Johnson has continued to achieve on the field. He has led the Lobos well along the path to yet another state playoff berth and down the road back to the state championship game for the second year in a row. Here are some of Johnson's junior highlight]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:38:00 GMT Since his commitment to the Houston Cougars back in April, Longview defensive end Jeremiah Farley has struggled through an early season turf toe injury, but continued to climb back into the spotlight in helping lead the Lobos to a 6-1 record. Today we take a look at his junior highlights. Click here to see him in actio]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:08:00 GMT Since his commitment to the Houston Cougars back in June, Longview offensive lineman Bryce Redman and his Lobo teammates have put together a great start to their season. The Lobos sit at 6-1 on the year and are looking for a return trip to the title game this year. Here is some video of Redman who shows great footwork at this stage of his caree]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:47:00 GMT The Houston Cougars traveled to Starkville on Saturday and got some big plays from the defense when they were needed most to come away with a big win over Mississippi State. Case Keenum threw for 434 yards and four touchdowns as the Cougars overcame some early miscues in the redzone and capitalized on two interceptions by cornerback Brandon Brinkley to pull out the victory.]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:23:00 GMT Plano West Senior High's gymnasium was packed to the brim last Friday morning. While the building was filled with much anticipation for the night's homecoming football game, the star of the pep rally was senior Jackson Jeffcoat, who was officially selected to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl]]> Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT The number 12 ranked Houston Cougars lost their first game of the season Saturday night in El Paso to the Miners of UTEP. In a game that featured over 1200 yards of offense between the two teams. The 58-41 loss drops the Cougars to 3-1 on the season and 0-1 in Conference USA play]]> Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:34:00 GMT Each week here at CougarsDen we will take a look at all of the members of the 2010 recruiting class. We will check in with each athlete and see how their games turned out from the previous week and take a look ahead at who their next opponent will be. We now have all 25 commits and will continue to track them. This will be a feature found only here every Wednesday. Click here for week 4]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:07:00 GMT Houston Cougar quarterback Case Keenum's name was mentioned before the season by some as a dark horse, a long shot at best. In this Rivals.com video Eddie George and Jason King discuss how Keenum and others are very much in the mix for the coveted trophy]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:07:00 GMT