Kevin Kolb Drafted by the Eagles

Former UH quarterback Kevin Kolb was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles as the 36th overall choice in the second round of the NFL Draft. He was the third quarterback drafted, and he was UH’s first draft pick since 2005 and the Cougar’s highest draft pick since 1997.

“I think his early selection was a very deserving honor for Kevin,” says head football coach Art Briles. “He’s done all the right things during his career here. This is a great day for him and the University of Houston football program.”

The Stephenville, Texas, native finished his career as the most prolific passer in UH history, rewriting almost every passing and total offense record including pass completions (964), pass attempts (1,565), passing yards (12,964), total plays (2,037), total offense (13,715) and touchdowns responsible for (106). He was a consensus selection as the 2006 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous pick to the All C-USA First Team.

One of only four Division I-A quarterbacks to start 50 games, Kolb finished third in total offense and fourth in passing in NCAA history. He passed for a career-high 3,809 yards and 30 touchdowns in leading the Cougars to the conference championship and a berth in their third bowl game in the last four seasons.

Cougar Athletics Highlights

Softball Team Claims Conference Crown
The UH softball team clinched its first Conference USA regular season crown in program history and is the No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a 4-0 victory over East Carolina.

Golf Ends Season in 5th Place
The men's golf team finished fifth with a three-round total of 21-over-par 885 in the Conference USA Championship at the Texarkana Country Club. UH’s top player was junior Jordan Irwin, who shot a one-over-par 73 in the third round, and finished in a three-way tie for second place with a three-under par score of 213. This marks the fifth time this season that Irwin has won or finished as the runner-up in a tournament. His second-place showing also was the Cougar’s best individual finish at the C-USA Championships since Brad McIntosh was the 2001 individual medalist.

Baseball in National Rankings
The Cougars entered the Collegiate Baseball poll for the first time during the 2007 campaign, landing at No. 27 nationally. UH also received eight votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll — tying for the 39th highest point total.

Cougar Athletics Honors

91 Student-Athletes Named to Honor Roll
A total of 91 UH student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or better were named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Here’s the breakdown by sport:

Soccer (16) Football (12) Men’s Track and Field (12) Women’s Track and Field (8) Softball (8) Women’s Swimming (7) Volleyball (7) Tennis (6) Baseball (6) Men’s Golf (4) Women’s Diving (2) Women’s Basketball (2) Men’s Basketball (1)

UH Honors its Own
Teams who have finished their season named team MVPs at the annual awards banquet. They are: Jordan Irwin (Golf), Jessica Cook (Women’s Cross Country), Calum Neff (Men’s Cross Country), Justine Farmer (Volleyball), Sophia Mundy (Soccer), Andrea Pa'lmai and Szintia Szanto (Swimming), Anastasia Pozdniakova (Diving), Tye Jackson (Women’s Basketball), Leila Salek (Tennis), Jahmar Thorpe (Men’s Basketball), Ebonie Floyd (Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field), Ivan Diggs (Men’s Indoor Track and Field), Kevin Kolb (Football, Offensive), Will Gulley (Football, Defensive), Matt Nicholson (Football, Special Teams), Wade Koehl (Football, Strength and Conditioning) and Biren Ealy (Football, Strength and Conditioning).

Several sports whose season have not yet completed recognized MVP candidates: Alex Bentley, James Lee, Steve Magness and Tremaine Smith (Men’s Outdoor Track and Field), Josh Stirneman and Jimmy Cesario (Baseball), Angel Shamblin, Jessica Valis and Elaina Nordstrom (Softball).

Academic MVPs
Josh Stirneman (Baseball), Whitney James (Women’s Basketball), Perry McDaniel (Football), Jordan Irwin (Golf), Jennifer Dry and Sarah Fisher (Soccer), Katie Bush (Softball), Szinita Szanto (Swimming), Sonja Nikolic (Tennis), Erica Hannemann (Women’s Cross Country), Brittani Williams (Women’s Track and Field), Paul Goodwin (Men’s Cross Country), Lucas Mireles (Men’s Track and Field) and Millicent Martin (Volleyball)

Most Valuable Student Trainer
Casey Pyle

Coog For A Coog Cup
Women’s Basketball

Robert L. Grainger Outstanding Leadership Award
Joseph Gonzales (Football)

Distinguished Senior Award
Vincent Marshall (Football)

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