The calendar says it’s mid-June and that means it’s time to do some housekeeping.
In the college football world, it’s as if we own a little cabin that has been sitting empty and neglected for a couple months. Every so often, the caretaker stops by to clear away the cobwebs and sweep up the dust.
Though the time drags day to day, we are just one month away from conference media days and about six weeks from the first fall practices. It’s time to start getting the house in order ...
UH TOPS ATHLON PRESEASON ALL-AAC TEAMS
Fourteen UH Cougars were named to the four All-AAC teams this week by Athlon Magazine.
No surprise here: Greg Ward, Jr. is the First-Team quarterback. Joining him on the First Team are defensive tackle B.J. Singleton, linebacker Steven Taylor and kick returner Brandon Wilson.
Second Team
RB Duke Catalon
WR Chance Allen
C Will Noble — Noble was also named to the Rimington watch list
CB Brandon Wilson
Third Team
WR Ra-Shaad Samples
OL Na’Ty Rodgers
DL Cameron Malveaux — Malveaux was named to the Lott Impact Trophy watch list
Fourth Team
DL Ed Oliver
LB Tyus Bowser
PR Ra’Shaad Samples
You might be scratching your head about a couple of those honors, but not to worry, Athlon has you covered. Catalon has not taken a snap for UH and 5-star recruit Oliver is not even on campus, so it might seem a little dubious that they "made" the All-AAC teams — even the Second and Fourth, respectively.
Athlon stated that the players were selected based on how they are predicted to perform in 2016, not necessarily how they performed in 2015 (if they did).
GREG WARD PUTS ON A CLINIC
Now we can finally say Greg Ward, Jr. has arrived.
Sure, last year he broke 14 records at UH. He won the Earl Campbell Award for the best college football player in Texas. He won the American Championship MVP and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Offensive MVP.
He was also a Maxwell Award finalist and a Manning Award finalist.
But now he has reached the QB mountaintop: this week, he received an invitation to be a staff member at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, possibly the one place sweatier than Houston in late June.
MORE KICKOFF TIMES RELEASED
Kickoff times for the home opener versus Lamar and UH’s three Thursday night games have been announced:
Kickoff times for 4 #HTownTakeover games announced Wednesday. More info: https://t.co/Ly8Tt19OKj pic.twitter.com/WaqDc0g2E2
— #HTownTakeover (@UHCougarFB) June 15, 2016