Pac-10 Q&A: USC assistant Jethro Franklin

...in 2005, and also coached the position for the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans. Despite replacing three starters on his line -- only tackle Christian Tupou returned from the record-setting...

Athleticism has WR Decker on the rise

Todd McShay takes a look at five prospects who are shooting up the draft board -- including a pair of Texas Longhorns -- and examines the matchup between Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen and USC S Taylor Mays.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

...Whipple of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-3 preseason game win over the Houston Texans on August 21, 2004 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images...

Big 12 lunch links: Clemons headed to Colorado

...Kaipust of the Omaha World-Herald reports. After being arrested twice in the last week, the Houston Texans released former Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Brandon Walker before his first training camp, the Oklahoman'...

Big 12 links: OU's Brandon Walker arrested twice in last week

...was the second time that Walker, who recently signed a rookie free agent contract with the Houston Texans, had been arrested within a week. He earlier was arrested for driving without proper registration or...

Big 12 lunch links: Leach stirring it up again

...Redskins. Iowa State tackle Doug Dedrick had already agreed to a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans before the NFL draft was completed, Ames Tribune reporter Bobby La Gesse writes. Nebraska officials told...

Free-agent signings thus far

...CB Marquis Hundley, St. Louis Rams Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter, Dallas Cowboys WR Michael Jones, Houston Texans California DE Rulon Davis, Denver Broncos LB Anthony Felder, San Diego Chargers FB Will Ta'...

Update on the Big 12's undrafted free agents

...WR Quan Cosby -- Cincinnati Bengals Missouri QB Chase Daniel -- Washington Redskins Iowa State T Doug Dedrick -- Houston Texans Texas G Cedric Dockery -- New Orleans Saints Baylor T Don Gay -- San Diego Chargers Texas A...

Big East and the NFL draft: Historic day for three schools

...league draft picks and some commentary: Cincinnati Player, Position, Round, Team • Connor Barwin, DE, 2, Houston Texans • Kevin Huber, P, 5, Cincinnati Bengals • DeAngelo Smith, DB, 5, Dallas Cowboys • Brandon...

ACC players in the 2009 NFL draft

...118 Stanley Arnoux ILB Wake Forest New Orleans Saints 4th 122 Anthony Hill TE NC State Houston Texans 4th 129 Andre Brown RB NC State New York Giants 5th 156 Garrett Reynolds T North...

Minnesota hires Hightower to coach wideouts

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Houston Texans assistant Richard Hightower has been named wide receivers coach at Minnesota, the team announced today. ...

Big East All-Nobodies Team, Offense

...Slaton rushed for more than 1,200 yards as a rookie for the NFL's Houston Texans. WR Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers: Underwood's other major offer came from Vanderbilt, and some of...

All-SEC recruiting nobodies: Defense

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low Now we turn our attention to defense on the All-SEC recruiting nobody team. Five of our 11 selections on defense ar...

Sherman came close to Cardinals' head coaching job in 2007

...Pittsburgh Steelers with no previous NFL head coaching experience. Sherman was the offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans after an earlier head coaching stint with Green Bay, where he led the Packers to four...

Stanford hires Roman to coach offensive line

...nbsp;for Baltimore Ravens from 2006-07. He also spent four seasons with the Houston Texans, where he oversaw tight ends (2002-03) and quarterbacks (2004-05). Roman began his coaching career...