Houston Matters
From the NFL to philosophy and career guidance: Earl Bennett on life after football
Posted on · After six seasons in the pros, Bennett now helps the next generation of players prepare for careers after football.
Tag: football
Town Square
Super Bowl – Everything But the Sport
Posted on · America’s big game has something for everyone: the commercials, the entertainment, and the party.
Houston Matters
Changes debut at Memorial Park (Feb. 10, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Memorial Park celebrates the grand opening of its new land bridge this weekend. And former NFL player Delvin Williams reflects on life during and after football.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2400: Early American Football
Posted on · Episode: 2400 A view of American football in its earliest days. Today, we play football.
Sports
Texas A&M ranked No. 6, Houston No. 24 in 2022 preseason AP Top 25
Posted on · Alabama starts the season at No. 1 while defending champion Georgia is No. 3.
Houston Matters
Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.
Houston Matters
Dealing with the BA.2 subvariant of COVID, and investigating parents for providing gender-affirming care (March 31, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How local public health officials are dealing with the even more contagious BA.2 strain of the omicron variant of COVID-19, and what gets set into motion and what authority CPS has when it investigates parents for providing gender-affirming care.
Sports
Thousands of Texas high school coaches leave the profession each year. A statewide program is looking to change that
Posted on · The Texas High School Coaches Association ROCK Coaches Mentoring Program pairs young coaches across Texas with seasoned professionals to help keep them on the job.
Sports
SEC Votes To Invite Texas, Oklahoma
Posted on · The decision comes just a week after news surfaced that the two schools planned to leave the Big 12, sending shockwaves through college sports and many Texas lawmakers who feel the expansion will have drastic consequences on the remaining Texas schools in the Big 12.
Houston Matters
Why Houstonians And Texans Are Struggling More During The Pandemic (July 29, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: An analysis of Census Bureau data shows 54 percent of Houstonians saw a drop in employment since the beginning of the pandemic. That's higher than the rest of the state -- and the rest of the country.
Criminal Justice
10 Women Have Filed Criminal Complaints Against Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson
Posted on · Two of the women have not filed a civil lawsuit, bringing the total number of accusations to 24.
Houston
Deshaun Watson’s Lawyer Asks Court To Release Anonymous Accusers’ Names
Posted on · Two of the women have already publicly identified themselves.
Houston
Manager For Deshaun Watson Claims Texans Star Faced Blackmail Attempt From Accuser
Posted on · The woman allegedly demanded $30,000 for her “indefinite silence" regarding what she stated was a consensual encounter with Watson.
Sports
UH Football Hopes To Play Long-Awaited Season Opener
Posted on · The Cougars have had five games either canceled or postponed because of the pandemic, pushing their season opener back again and again.
Sports
AP source: Texans fire coach Bill O’Brien after 0-4 start
Posted on · The firing comes after Sunday’s loss to the Vikings dropped the Texans to 0-4 for the first time since 2008.