QB Case Keenum (#7) rallies the Cougars en route to a UH 56-3 win over East Carolina at Robertson Stadium on Saturday night. Record-pacing performance by Keenum guides UH to a 6-0 record on the 2011 season and a clear shot next time at the all-time mark for most yards passing in a single collegiate career by any NCAA student athlete in history.
The effort itself was a laugher. The University of Houston Cougars completely dominated the East Carolina University Pirates from head to foot plank at Robertson Stadium Saturday night, scoring eight TDs and holding the opposition to one long and wistful field goal. Doing the best they can to run the table on an admittedly lesser light schedule, one game at a time, the Cougars are simply hoping this week that their efforts are enough to finally rate placement in the one-and-two loss loaded “Top 25” rated clubs.
If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. The Coogs will just keep giving each game and each season their best shot until things get better. “In time,” all good things are possible – as long as we keep trying and never give up. If I hold onto a driving credo, it’s that one – and also the soul-path of all I ever learned in my time as a working full-time student at UH back in the Permian Basin era of the school’s history.
“In Time” is the UH school motto. “In time” and what we each learn from all we try to do “over time” is the key to a life of choice over a redundant life of dumb, repetitive failure. Saturday night in football, the Number One passing team in the country (UH) got better at what they were already doing very well as they also improved remarkably on the defensive side of the ball, picking off four ECU passes and limiting the visiting Pirates to 284 yards of total offense and no touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Cougars steamrolled their speedy, shifty stronger way to 572 total yards and eight touchdowns, with 304 0f those yards coming from passes by Case Keenum, who has now moved into second place all-time on the total yardage leadership chart of all players in collegiate history.
Case Keenum now rides high in good company on the leader board for Total Offense Yards in NCAA History. (Here’s a look at how things now stack up through all the games of October 8, 2011):
1. Timmy Chang, University of Hawaii (2000-2004): 16,910 yards
2. Case Keenum, University of Houston (2007-2011, through 10/08/11): 16.763 yards
3. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan University (2006-2009): 15,853 yards
4. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech University (2005-2008): 15,599 yards
5. Colt McCoy, University of Texas (2006-2009): 14,824 yards
The Cougars have a bye week on Saturday, October 15th, but Keenum gets his next shot at the 148 yards he needs to take over first place on the list in a home game against Marshall the following week on Saturday, October 22nd.
Go, Case, Go! – And “Eat ‘Em Up, Cougars,” while you’re at it.
Tags: Case Keenum, NCAA Passing Leaders, University of Houston
The Pecan Park Eagle 
October 9, 2011 at 2:07 pm |
With all the above serving as a reflection of his skills, abilties and desire, his leadership as a team player is what earns him the respect and admiration of his teammates, and they in turn push the envelope as well.
Great, great performance by the UH defense vs ECU.
October 12, 2011 at 12:20 pm |
I think your stats are for total offense, not passing. Case has many more running yards which is why he could pass Chang on Total Offense sooner than on passing. I believe he needs over 1,000 passing yards to catch Chang.
October 24, 2011 at 4:34 am |
Jeff:
Thank for the correction. Yes, as of 10/23/11. Case Keenum is now the total offense leader in college football history and I have made the corrections of fact in the title and language of this column, thanks to you.