The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HOUSTON — Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. won the Lombardi Award on Wednesday night as the nation’s best collegiate lineman. Banks beat out finalists LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter and South Carolina defensive end Kyle Kennard for the award …
There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. The superlative season, which ended with a Sweet 16 loss to Duke during which All-American guard Jamal Shead hurt his ankle, allowed Sampson to narrowly edge UConn’s Dan Hurley for his second Associated Press Coach of the Year …
It was early in the 2014 school year and the Houston Cougars needed somewhere to practice. “We’re like, wait, no, guys, we’re practicing,” remembers Kellen Sampson, then and now an assistant on his father’s staff. He remembers Sampson “nitpicking the guys that weren’t going to buy in or weren’t the right fit.” Four of the six juco transfers made it …
