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The Imperative to Lead: The Future of Athletics at the University of Utah - University of Utah Athletics The University of Utah has a proud and distinguished tradition of innovation, leadership and excellence—in education, research, patient care and athletics. W...

'Importantly, the university is not selling parts of our Athletics Department, ceding operational control to a third party or relinquishing control of any facilities.'
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Sources: University of Utah nearing landmark private equity deal expected to generate $500 million The new venture would generate a massive amount of money for the school in a groundbreaking move that may pave the way for more schools and conferences to do the same.

'As for Utah’s partnership, in exchange for the upfront cash, Otro will earn a large percentage of annual revenues generated from Utah Brands & Entertainment as it splits funds with the university. An exit strategy — in five to seven years — exists...'

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YouTube video by Houston Roundball Review Media Group KG, KP, Willy, AJ discuss the final CFP rankings; teams declining bowl bids; and more

Watch episode 168 of Folks Talkin' Sports on YouTube (w/ timestamps) featuring me, Willy Gibson (Will Knows Sports), Kennetra Pulliams and guest AJ Jones (JM&E) discussing college football; CFP Committee; teams declined to go bowling; and more.

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FINAL: Southern 70, Houston 62.

Southern's season-high in points; fg% (44.6%, 25 for 56) and 3pt% (46.2 3pt%, 6/13).

Kyndall Hunter scored 14 pts (4/15 fgs to lead UH).

Jorynn Ross scored 13 pts off the bench -- in 11 mins.

UH Head Coach Matthew Mitchell: "We were a step slow all day."

#ncaawbb

End of 3: Southern 58, Houston 48.

3rd qtr FGs
SU: 8/16 - 1/4 3s
UH: 4/11 - 1/5 3s

Houston's Jorynn Ross scored 12 pts in the 3rd -- in 7 minutes.

Southern's Olivia Delancy leads SU with 11 pts.

SU 16-8 pts off turnovers; 10-0 2nd chance pts; 28-16 in the paint.

#ncaawbb

HALFTIME: Southern 38, Houston 29.

Southern scored the last 5 points of the half.

1st half FGs
SU: 14/32 - 3/6 3s
UH: 11/23 - 2/4 3s

SU: 13-4 pts off turnovers; 18-10 in the paint; 6-2 fast break pts.

Amirah Abdur-Rahim's 7 pts leads UH.
Demonnie Lagway's 9 pts leads SU.

#ncaawbb

End of 1st qtr: Southern 18, Houston 12.

1st qtr FGs
Houston: 5/10 - 0 threes attempted.
Southern: 7/16 - 2/3 3s

SU 9-6 on the boards; 11-4 points off turnovers; 10-8 in the paint.

Turnovers
UH - 6; SU - 4.

#ncaawbb

Houston WBB vs Southern
December 7, 2025

Coogs starting 5
TK Pitts, Briana Peguero, Kyndall Hunter, Jade Jones, Amirah Abdur-Rahim

Southern's starting 5
Jaylia Reed, D'Shantae Edwards, Mykayla Cunningham, Zaria Hurston, Demya Porter

#ncaawbb

YouTube video by Houston Roundball Review Media Group Brett Yormark: "The narrative and the profile of the Big 12 has never been better."

Brett Yormark, Big 12 Conference Commissioner: "And, I'm proud of the work our schools, our ADs, our presidents, and my staff are doing."

"But, it goes beyond football..."

YouTube: youtu.be/036VK4srnuI

Wagner's left leg buckled as he was fouled on a play at the basket. Immediately grabbed for his left knee, then had to be helped off. Wagner was not putting at weight on his left leg as he went back to the locker room.

YouTube video by Houston Roundball Review Media Group Kelvin Sampson after win over FSU: "We're nowhere close to being as good as I think we can be"

After Saturday's win over Florida State, I asked Coach Kelvin Sampson if he's seen improvement in the Coogs' defense from last week to this week:

Watch on YouTube his response: youtu.be/Dl4LKGItWOA

#8 Houston Cougars basketball vs. Florida State postgame reaction and analysis | Let's Rage Coogs YouTube video by Houston Roundball Review Media Group

We're going to get a few postgame comments; but, join us for the "Let's Rage Coogs" postgame show as we discuss the Coogs' 82-67 win over Florida State:

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FINAL: Houston 82, Florida State 67.

Coogs won with offense:

Sharp: 27 pts (10/17 fgs - 6/12 3s)
Flemings: 21 pts (8/13 fgs - 3/4 3s)
Cenac: 15 (7/11 fgs) and 10 rebs.

FGs in the game
UH: 32/65 - 11/29 3s (missed last 4 in final 71 secs).
FSU: 22/57 fgs - 10/32 3s

FSU: 18-7 2nd chance pts.

Coogs vs Florida State

Houston 80, Florida State 65.

Noles got another offensive rebound (their 15th) and swished a 3.

FSU: 34-31 rebs (15-12 in 2nd half).

FSU: 18-7 in 2nd chance pts.

30-second timeout, FSU.

2:07 on the clock.

Houston 75, Florida State 60.

Uzan made 3 of his last 4 shot attempts. He has 7 pts; 7 asts; 2 rebs.

Sharp: 24 pts.
Flemings: 19 pts; 3 rebs; 4 asts.
Cenac: 15 pts; 10 rebs; 3 asts.

FSU: 33-30 rebs; 15-7 2nd chance pts.

FGs
UH: 29/58 - 10/24 3s;
FSU: 21/51 - 9/28 3s.

3:57 left in the game.

Houston 65, Florida State 54.

Sharp (21); Flemings (19); Cenac (15) have combined to make 22 of 35 shots.

Rest of the Coogs: 3 for 18 fgs.

Uzan: 0/7 fgs - 0/5 3s but 7 asts.
Tugler: 2/5 fgs.

Noles: 13-7 2nd chance pts.
Coogs: 17-5 fast break pts.

7:03 on the clock.

Houston 55, Florida State 44.

Coogs missed 4 straight shots; scoreless last 2:32.

2nd half FGs
UH - 5/13 - 3/6 3s
FSU - 4/11 - 1/6 3s

Sharp: 19 pts (7/11 fgs - 5/8 3s)
Flemings: 16 pts (6/10 fgs - 2/2 3s)
Cenac: 15 pts (7/11 fgs, 1/2 fts); 10 rebs.

11:42 on the clock.

Houston 55, Florida State 40.

Emanuel Sharp: 19 pts (7/10 fgs - 5/7 3s) and 3 asts.

Houston has 14 asts on 21 buckets (43 attempts).

Offense has looked for the most part. Defensive rebounding still not up to Coogs' standards. FSU: 9-7 o-boards and 11-7 2nd chance pts.

13:56 on the clock.

Houston 50, Florida State 37.

Sharp hit a DEEP three; then, Flemings hit a pull up 3 in transition.

Flemings and Sharp have evenly split 32 points.

Timeout, FSU. 15:52 left in the 2nd half.

2nd half turnovers:
UH - 4; FSU - 5.

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HALFTIME: Houston 41, Florida State 33.

Flemings: 13 pts (5/7 fgs - 1/1 3s); 2 rebs; 2 asts; 2 TOs; 5 stls.

Sharp: 13 pts (5/8 fgs - 3/5 3s).

Cenac: 10 pts (5/9 fgs); 8 rebs.

UH: 20-12 in the paint; 9-7 pts off turnovers.

FSU: 8-7 2nd chance pts.

#houstonhoopsshowdown

Houston 35, Florida State 26.

Houston made last 3 fg attempts.

Emanuel Sharp: 13 pts (5/8 fgs - 3/5 3s).

Chris Cenac: 10 pts (5/9 fgs) and 8 rebs. Still a little lost on defense.

3pt FGs
UH: 4/10; FSU: 5/13.

3:57 til halftime.

#ncaambb #houstonhoopsshowdown

Houston 26, Florida State 21.

Noles made 3 of last 4 three point attempts and now 4 for 11 from 3.

30-second timeout, Houston.

7:34 til halftime.

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Houston 20, Florida State 12.

FSU has cranked up its activity on defense - scrambling all over the court and disrupting Houston's offense.

Noles also crashing the glass and lead 6-3 in o-boards; 10-9 overall.

1st half FGs
Houston: 8/15 - 3/7 3s
FSU: 4/14 - 1/7 3s

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Houston 15, Florida State 3.

Coogs on 11-0 run last 2:19; made last 4 fg attempts.

Noles scoreless last 2:39.

Sharp: 2/2 from 3.

Flemings: 2/2 from 2.

Coogs: 6/7 fgs (2/2 3s); 1/2 fts).

Coogs 6-2 in the paint.

15:58 at 1st media timeout.

#ncaambb #houstonhoopsshowdown

Houston 11, Florida State 3.

Kingston Flemings with steal and slam dunk.

Coogs 5/6 fgs - 1/1 3; 2 asts.

FSU 1/2 fgs - 1/2 fts.

30-second timeout, Florida State

17:42 on the clock.

#ncaambb #houstonhoopsshowdown

Houston Hoops Showdown

Coogs vs Florida State

Coogs starting 5

Kingston Flemings, Milos Uzan, Emanuel Sharp, JoJo Tugler, Chris Cenac Jr.

Noles starting 5

Martin Somerville, Thomas Bassong, Robert McCray V, Lajae Jones, Alier Maluk.

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FINAL: Prairie View A&M Football 23, Jackson State 21.

PV 2025 SWAC Football Champions!

P. V. U!

First SWAC Championship since 2009!

(In case you didn't know, Tremaine Jackson - PV's 1st-year head football coach, is from Houston and is a UH alum. Class of 2006.)

FINAL: Iowa State 81, Purdue 58.

At one point, ISU made 7 of 8 threes in the 2nd half.

Momcilovic led the way with game-high 20 points (8/17 fgs - 3/7 3s).

Killyan Toure: 13 pts and 5 rebs.

Blake Buchanan: 12 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blks, 2 asts.

Tamin Lipsey: 9 pts, 8 asts, 5 rebs.

Milan Momcilovic is heating up: 14 pts in the game (3 for 4 in the 2nd half).

That turnaround jumper looks mighty familiar...

Iowa State 61, Purdue 43.

12:08 left in the 2nd half. Timeout, Purdue.

Brett Yormark, "BYU is underappreciated."