
Houston Matters
Big stories in three different kinds of Houston football this weekend
Posted on · We discuss recent news in three different kinds of football: college, the NFL, and European (aka soccer).
Posted on · We discuss recent news in three different kinds of football: college, the NFL, and European (aka soccer).
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Rice is one of six schools going from CUSA to the AAC on July 1. School officials are looking forward to a bigger stage to play on, but sportswriters say challenges remain.
Posted on · Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi.
Posted on · Alabama starts the season at No. 1 while defending champion Georgia is No. 3.
Posted on · On Monday's show: A massive sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico last year has been invalidated, and a new study examines whether taxpayers in the city may be paying for more than they receive in services from the county.
Posted on · The No. 14 Oregon Ducks and No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners square off tonight in the Valero Alamo Bowl with a harder to predict outcome due to missing starters and interim coaches.
Posted on · The Cougars have had five games either canceled or postponed because of the pandemic, pushing their season opener back again and again.
Posted on · One particular type of government program is hyper-sensitive to poor performance and quick to change at almost any dollar cost, which begs the question: Why doesn't everything work like college football?
Posted on · Fisher leaves FSU for Texas A&M
Posted on · It happened in a flash — 2016 is almost in the books. It’s been a busy year for Greater Houston, so we’re taking some time this week to recap this past year's biggest developments with our beat reporters, covering transportation, education, energy, politics and arts & culture and sports. On this edition of Houston Matters, […]
Posted on · University of Houston coach Tom Herman is leaving the Cougars to take the helm at the University of Texas. And the Texans lost at home to the San Diego Chargers Sunday 21-13. We discuss those and other developments in Houston sports with Jeff Balke of Houston Press and Houstonia Magazine.
Posted on · We've previously discussed on our program how pervasive drunk driving is in Harris County and ways in which law enforcement and courts are trying to crack down. But what do we do about repeat DWI offenders?Those who, after initial interactions with law enforcement and the court system and despite whatever punishments are handed down, drink […]
Posted on · The conference structure in NCAA Division I college athletics can be dizzying to try to understand. There are a couple tiers of major conferences. The top tier are the Power 5 conferences. They get more media attention, and more acclaim — and the revenue that comes with it all. Universities want to be part of […]
Posted on · The conference structure in NCAA Division I college athletics can be dizzying to try to understand. There are a couple tiers of major conferences. The top tier are the Power 5 conferences. They get more media attention, and more acclaim — and the revenue that comes with it all. Universities want to be part of […]