University of Houston Athletics
Football Daily Practice Report
9/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
HOUSTON - Fresh off a dominating win in the season opener, the University of Houston football continued its preparations for this weekend's game at Oklahoma State with a solid workout Tuesday afternoon at the UH Athletics Complex.
The Cougars worked out for about two-and-a-half hours in full pads before calling it a day. Although the remnants of Hurricane Gustav continued to hit Louisiana and parts of east Texas, UH players and coaches enjoyed milder temperatures under partly cloudy skies before calling it a day.
The Cougars meet Oklahoma State at 6:05 p.m., Saturday, when at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. Fans can hear the game live on 790 AM The Sports Animal with Tom Franklin calling the play-by-play action, Ted Pardee providing color analysis and Jeremy Branham reporting from the sidelines. The pregame show is slated to begin one hour before kickoff.
Fans also can follow live stats over the Internet by clicking the Gametracker link at UHCougars.com.
Under the leadership of first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin and an award-winning staff, the Cougars (1-0) come the OSU game on the heels of a 55-3 win over Southern last weekend on John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. It was the most points scored by UH and the biggest win by a first-year head coach making his Cougar debut, and Sumlin was pleased with his team's overall performance.
"Last week was good for us. We were pleased as a staff at how our team responded," Sumlin said. "For the most part, our execution was pretty good, and our effort was good."
Although he most recently came to UH after a stint at Oklahoma, Sumlin said his experience in the state of Oklahoma will not be a factor in this weekend's game.
"I didn't work there (Oklahoma State)," Sumlin said. "It's a completely different place over there."
