Houston, Texas is known for producing really good high school football players. WR Matthew Golden is one of those players. A 4-star recruit (according to 247sports.com), Golden garnered a total of 26 scholarship offers, but he chose the Houston Cougars over such schools as TCU, Arkansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, LSU, Pitt, Southern Miss, SMU, Texas, UTSA, and Wisconsin. Freshman WR Matthew Golden-A Much Needed Vertical Threat on the Perimeter Golden averaged 118 receiving yards and a touchdown per game in his senior year at Klein Cain High School. 247sports.com Recruiting Analyst Gabe Brooks had this to say about Golden: In the…
Author: Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since August 2022. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, Tony covers college football in general and provides team coverage specifically of the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and LSU Tigers. A CFB super fan, Tony has been writing about college football online since 2019.
After a tough 2021 season for Southern Miss, finishing 3-9 with a short-handed roster (approximately 62 scholarship players), the Golden Eagles’ secondary has momentum coming into the 2022 season. They recorded 8 INTs, returning three of those for touchdowns over their last five games. (All stats provided by cfbstats.com) Returning Starters/Contributors in the Golden Eagles Secondary Arguably the most experienced unit on the team in 2022, the Golden Eagles secondary has 4 out of 5 starters back as they began fall camp this week. Malik Shorts Shorts led the Golden Eagles with 89 tackles. He also made 2 INTs, broke…
In H-town, the Houston Cougars success on the football field over the last year is hard to ignore. With a high-scoring offense and a stingy defense last season, the Cougars look to be even better in 2022 and are favored to win the AAC. In 2021, the Cougars went 12–2 (including 11 straight wins) and were the runners-up in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), losing to Cincinnati in the AAC title game. They ranked 15th in the FBS in scoring offense as they averaged 35 points per game. The Cougars Offense This is an offensive unit that gained over 400 yards of…
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are one of four teams moving to the newly-expanded Sun Belt Conference beginning this fall. It will have, in addition to the Golden Eagles, Marshall, Old Dominion, and FCS powerhouse James Madison. As a result, Southern Miss will face some familiar opponents in the Sun Belt West Division: Troy (Oct. 8th), Arkansas State (Oct. 15), Louisiana (Oct. 27), and South Alabama (Nov. 19). Troy Trojans The Golden Eagles have an 8-3 record vs Troy, 2-2 since 2008. 2019: Southern Miss 47 – Troy 42 Both teams combined for 1154 total yards and 48 first downs.…
