Pawd Slama Jama - A University of Houston Athletics Podcast

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) talk about the University of Houston football defense; QB Clayton Tune as well as the receiving group, running backs and offensive line! Houston defensive coordinator Doug Belk spoke for the first time this training camp to reporters, and he echoed the importance of strength in numbers and competi...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) break down what head coach Dana Holgorsen told reporters ahead of the team’s first official training camp practice. The two hosts discuss the receiving group in the first segment. Holgorsen says if the season started today, freshman receiver Matthew Golden would start at the Z slot. The Houston he...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) break down 2022 American Athletic Conference media day! The two focus on Houston Cougars quarterback Clayton Tune, who garnered high praise from head coach Dana Holgorsen. The UH head coach said Tune has focused on working on his body heading into 2022. Also, the two break down what UH players Nat...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, host Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) has a one-on-one conversation with Paul Pogge, Executive Vice President for Strategy and University Relations at The Brandr Group ( @tbgusa ), who on Tuesday announced a group licensing agreement with the University of Houston for the university’s student-athletes covering all the Cougars’ 17 sports. Pogge talks about the backstory...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, host Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) is joined by guest host Kris Gardner ( @TheHRReview ) of the Houston Roundball Review to discuss Big 12 Football Media Day 1 takeaways and University of Houston men’s basketball’s five-star recruit Jarace Walker. The Big 12 Conference, which Houston will join on July 1, 2023, hosted Day 1 of its football media on July 13. During the...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) talk about the expectations for the University of Houston football duo of QB Clayton Tune and WR Nathaniel ‘Tank’ Dell, the new Big 12 Commissioner; and news from the UH men’s basketball team. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine revealed its 2022 Preseason All-Texas College teams on June 28, w...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) break down the new fundraising program launched by the University of Houston Athletics Department called HOUSTON RISE . The UH athletics department is seeking to raise the funds for the new $75 million Football Development Center, which is expected to be completed by winter 2024. Additionally, the...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) are joined by both hosts of the Scott & Holman Pawdcast ( @SHPawdcast ) Sam and Dustin. What happened when the mega powers of UH podcasting collided? They talked about UH athletics of course. The panel discussed the buyout agreement with the American Athletic Conference and how it is beneficia...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) debate about whether the Houston Cougars Football team is on pace to follow the Cincinnati Bearcats’ footsteps and reach the College Football Playoff. The two also discuss what the best Big 12 rivalries will be for Houston once it joins the New Big 12. Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen spoke to Pr...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) are talking all things Marcus Sasser following his announcement to return to the Cougars for the 2022-23 season. The two broke down the comments Sasser gave to reporters about returning to Houston on June 1. Some of Sasser’s answers include his thought process throughout the ongoing NBA Draft proc...

On this episode of Pawd Slama Jama, hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) are joined by Kordelius Jefferson ( @korrdel ), the first recruit to commit to the University of Houston men’s basketball team for the class of 2023. The trio talked about Jefferson’s early years in Bouge Chitto, Mississippi. The three sports he played growing up: football, baseball and ultimately...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) talk about Marcus Sasser and the past few days in the NBA G League Elite Camp that have helped raise his stock as he continues his journey in the NBA Draft process. Sasser received an official invite to join the NBA Draft Combine on May 17. He has until June 1 to make a decision on returning to the Cougars for his fourth year with t...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) break down the latest Houston Cougars to join the NFL, including the three draft picks in Logan Hall, Marcus Jones and Damarion Williams and four undrafted free agents. Which one will have the biggest impact in the NFL and who are our hosts excited to see at the next level. Then, the two hosts talk about the ongoing Big 12 meetings...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Aqib Gazi ( @AqibMGazi ) are joined by guest Mikhail McLean ( @KhailMcLean ), who spent over 10 years in the University of Houston men’s basketball program from 2010 to 2021 as a player and transitioning to the coaching side of things. McLean talked about what it was like to watch the Cougars’ success from a distance as he is now an assistant coach for Lamar Univ...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) talk about the two newest commitments to the University of Houston football team in QB Lucas Coley, who transferred from Arkansas, and offensive lineman Tyler Johnson, who is a Conroe native and transferred out of Texas. Then the two discuss the ongoing craze that is the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal. Yanez and Dunlap discus...

Host Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) is joined by Houston Cougars women’s basketball head coach Ron Hughey ( @CoachHugheyUH ). The two talked about the ups and downs of the 2022-21 season, including what Hughey wishes would have gone differently early on during the season. Hughey also talked about the strong seasons from guards Laila Blair and Britney Onyeje. Hughey talks about the need for both of...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) and Da’Yon Dunlap ( @DayonDunlap ) are joined by guest Jeremy Branham ( @JeremyBranham ), the play-by-play voice of the University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball team. Was the 2021-22 Houston Cougars season and NCAA Tournament run Kelvin Sampson’s best coaching performance of his UH career? Branham answered! Plus, the trio also talked about memorable moments of...

Hosts Andy Yanez ( @AYanez_5 ) , and Aqib Gazi ( @AqibMGazi ) are live on-site from The Dakota East Side Ice House in San Antonio for the final PSJ presents “Let’s Rage Coogs” postgame show where they recapped Houston's loss to Villanova, Kelvin Sampson saying the team will be back and what next year’s team could look like. The two are joined by Justin Barbosa ( @JbarbosaPxP ) and Kris Gardner ( @...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5), Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) are back for the “Let’s Rage Coogs” postgame show where they broke down the University of Houston's strong win against the No. 1 seeded Arizona Wildcats of the South Region in the NCAA Tournament! The trio was also joined by Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) of the Houston Roundball Review and discussed the upcoming El...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5), Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) are joined by guests former Houston guard Galen Robinson Jr. (@g_robinson1), former Houston track and field athlete Paige Lawrence (@PaigeSaysTo) and Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) are back for the "Let's Rage Coogs" postgame show discussing Houston-Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars ou...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5), Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) are joined by James Mueller (@jdm2186) of The Cougar and Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) for the “Let’s Rage Coogs” postgame show, breaking down fifth-seeded Houston's first-round victory over UAB in the NCAA Tournament, look ahead at the second-round matchup against Illinois and more! Pawd Slama Jama intro made by @...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) preview the upcoming matchup between the University of Houston men’s basketball team and UAB in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The two talk a little bit about UAB’s style, key players to watch and what Houston needs to do to come out victorious. Then, the two discuss the women’s basketball team ahead of the WNIT Tournament open...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap), Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) and Justin Barbosa (@JbarbosaPxP) are joined by Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) for the unofficial UH postgame show! The panel discussed Houston’s victory over Memphis, jumping ahead and controlling much of the third meeting between the two teams. The group also look ahead at the team’s matchup against UAB in the fir...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) and Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) for the unofficial UH postgame show! The panel are joined by viewers, react to comments and break down the Houston men’s basketball team’s handed victory over the Tulane Green Wave in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament and more! Pawd Slama Ja...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by Aqib Gazi (@AqibMGazi) and Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) for the inaugural UH postgame show! The panel are joined by viewers, react to comments and break down the Houston men’s basketball team’s comeback win against Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament! Pawd Slama Jama intro made by...