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C.J. Cavness came in with high hopes, sure. It's the only way a walk-on would set foot on a practice field in the first place.

The guy who had Case Keenum's back is out for the season. Houston Cougars starting left offensive tackle Jacolby Ashworth has an ankle injury that will require season-ending surgery.

Matt Nicholson is a rare breed, rehabilitating so fast from knee surgery last year that doctors and trainers marveled.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin It's the kind of penalty that will prompt a lot of throwing of objects around the Houston coaches' offices tomorrow when they watch game films tomorrow morning.

26, 2009 in Houston. Browse more photos>> The Result :: Beyond Frustrating: First off, a really patient game by Houston and the Cougars deserve credit for taking what the defense gave them.

The price of the Houston Cougars' victory against the Texas Tech Red Raiders keeps mounting.

The Houston Cougars brought a red sea of fans, hopes and dreams The hopes live, the dreams got bigger, and the sea of fans overflowed on to the middle of Robertson Stadium a few minutes after the stroke of midnight.

Houston Cougar football coach Kevin Sumlin has a little request for the sold-out Robertson Stadium crowd on Saturday night.

A conversation with Matt Nicholson, No. 30 and senior linebacker of the Houston Cougars.

Nick Saenz was at a serious disadvantage during his recruiting visit to the University of Houston.

It seems like such a sucker bet. The Houston Cougars won eight games last season, which was Kevin Sumlin's first as head coach.

Larry Jackson is in his fourth year as the UH strength and conditioning coach - a holdover from the Art Briles regime.

Larry Jackson is in his fourth year as the UH strength and conditioning coach - a holdover from the Art Briles regime.

UH coach Kevin Sumlin figures the players need it. Strength coach Larry Jackson got his hands on the players on Saturday morning.

Larry Jackson is in his fourth year as the UH strength and conditioning coach - a holdover from the Art Briles regime.

The Houston football program has a long history of top quarterbacks, most specifically Andre Ware and David Klingler back in the run-and-shoot days of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

UH athletics with Steve Campbell July 06, 2009 Cougars: It's all out of the head coach's hands ... for now Kevin Sumlin has to wait nearly another month to get his hands on the Houston Cougars again.