November 11, 2023 Former Houston football star, ex-NFL player DJ Hayden killed in car crash Ex-NFL player D.J. Hayden, along with his former Houston Cougars teammate Zach McMillian, died in a car wreck in Houston early Saturday morning, according to the Houston Chronicle.
October 21, 2023 Texas QB Quinn Ewers suffers apparent shoulder injury in win over Houston, ends game with sling on sidelines Quinn Ewers was sidelined multiple games last season due to an injury. On Saturday, the Longhorns quarterback suffered another injury during a win over the Houston Cougars.
October 13, 2023 Houston pulls off stunning victory over West Virginia with last-second Hail Mary touchdown pass The Houston Cougars pulled off some magic on Thursday night with a Hail Mary heave from Donovan Smith in the final seconds of the game against West Virginia.
August 31, 2023 Dana Holgorsen points to Texas, Texas A&M for Houston not joining Big 12 sooner: ‘Screw them’ Houston Cougars head coach Dana Holgorsen blamed Texas and Texas A&M for why Houston did not join the Big 12 conference sooner as the Longhorns prepare to join the SEC.
August 22, 2023 Reggie Chaney, former college basketball player at Houston and Arkansas, dead at 23 Reggie Chaney, a former basketball player at Houston and Arkansas who was set to play overseas in Greece, has died. He was 23. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.
July 1, 2023 Big 12 officially adds 4 new members to conference: ‘Big day’ The Big 12 officially welcomed four new teams to the conference on Saturday, adding UCF, Houston, Cincinnati and BYU. The conference will play with 14 teams next year.
May 17, 2023 Deion Sanders lands former Houston star running back as Alton McCaskill announces transfer to Colorado Former Houston star running back Alton McCaskill IV announced he will transfer to Colorado on Tuesday, adding to the roster shakeup under Deion Sanders.
April 26, 2023 Houston Cougars lose star running back to transfer portal: 'A sad day' Houston Cougars running back Alton McCaskill IV informed head coach Dana Holgorsen on Monday he intends to enter the transfer portal, which came as a shock to Holgorsen.
March 24, 2023 Miami upsets Houston to advance to Elite 8, no more No. 1 seeds remain in March Madness For the first time in March Madness history, the Elite 8 will be without a No. 1 seed, as the Miami Hurricanes knocked out the last one standing on Friday.
March 18, 2023 Houston's dominant second half over Auburn propels Cougars to Sweet 16 No. 1 Houston was down 10 points at halftime, but it refused to become the third top seed to be knocked out of March Madness before the third round.