https://twitter.com/Coogs365/status/2085205151820763483?s=20 The heat hit first. Then Kentrell Webb smiled. Houston opened fall camp under the kind of August sun that exposes shortcuts, and the veteran defensive back met it like an old friend. "It was fun, man," Webb said. "Good to be out there in that heat." Not the word most people use for a Texas practice field in August. Webb used it twice and meant it as a preview. Houston opens the season against Oregon State at 11 a.m., when the sun will be as much a factor as anything Oregon State draws up. The Cougars aren't hiding from that. They're…
CAP-TEX Holdings Fall Camp Coverage: Kentrell Webb Brings Urgency and Swagger to Houston’s Championship Chase
In the punishing August heat, Houston’s veteran defensive back found more than another beginning. He found urgency, swagger and a defense ready to swarm.

Exclusive · Premium Members
Read the rest.
This article is for Coogs 365 members. Become a member to unlock this piece and every exclusive from the desk.
Become a MemberAlready a member? Sign in
Conversation
Reader Replies.
0 replies
Sign in to join the conversation.
Sign in →No replies yet — be the first to weigh in.
Be civil · Keep it on-topic · Community guidelines
Closer to the program
Become a Coogs 365 member.
$9.99/month — exclusive reporting, the full archive, and an ad-lite reading surface across every sport.
Subscribe NowKeep reading
More from this beat
football
No. 24 and Rising: Houston Crashes the Preseason Party as Fritz's Year Three Dawns
Fall camp opens Wednesday morning with the Cougars ranked for the first time in four years — and this time, nobody in Houston is calling it a fluke.

football
No Crystal Ball Required: Houston's Road to the Ship Runs Through Its Own Trenches
A rebuilt offensive line, a defense that couldn't finish, and a schedule that saves its haymakers for last — the Cougars' season won't be decided by talent. It'll be decided in the six inches up front.

football
Built From the Inside Out: Why Shadre Hurst Could Transform Houston’s Offense
Houston needed more than another body on the offensive line. The Cougars needed a tone-setter—and Shadre Hurst arrives with the résumé, toughness and technical dominance to change the identity of the entire unit.
