UH football announces new coach hirings as they look to cement the staff for 2026.
No. 21 Houston Cougars football is currently preparing for the Texas Bowl this Saturday against LSU after an incredible turnaround regular season with a 9-3 record. Head coach With all of this attention, a couple of Houston football coaches are moving on and taking new jobs elsewhere.
Former Cougars wide receiver coach/assistant head coach Derrick Sherman is taking the same position at Iowa State. That promotedAdditionally, safeties coach Josh Christian-Young has taken the same job at Kentucky but will remain with Houston through the Texas Bowl. Houston has already lined up the replacement for him.Quarterbacks coach Shawn Bell was promoted to assistant head coach on Wednesday while retaining his original position as well. As the passing game coordinator for the Cougars since 2024, Bell worked with junior quarterbackBell started his coaching career at the high school level before being the head coach at Magnolia West High School from 2010-15. A former Baylor quarterback who owned 28 school records at the end of his collegiate career, returned to the Bears in 2017 as an analyst before eventually being named the quarterbacks coach from 2021-23.Nov 23, 2013; Denton, TX, USA; North Texas Mean Green defensive back Marcus Trice fires up the crowd during the game against the UTSA Roadrunners at Apogee Stadium. The Roadrunners defeated the Mean Green 21-13. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesAs the secondary coach, Trice will work closely with cornerbacks coach PJ Hall. A former team captain and Conference USA 1st Team All-Conference Defensive Back during his two seasons playing at North Texas back in 2011-2013, Trice brings personal experience at the position. He was the 20th-ranked cornerback in his high school class and played one season at Oklahoma before transferring to the Mean Green. Trice was even signed by the Chicago Bears after he participated in their rookie minicamp. The now 35-year-old spent one year at Missouri in 2017 as a graduate assistant before coaching at the high school level for four seasons from 2018-2021. This included two years as a co-defensive coordinator, secondary coach, and special teams coordinator at Lovejoy ISD. Trice was also a great special teams player during his collegiate career, garnering the Co-Special Teams Player of the Year for C-USA at North Texas. Trice will join the coaching staff of a defense under coordinator Austin Armstrong that has maintained its level of play the past two seasons as one of the better defenses in the country. Houston played SFA in the season opener this year, and although the Cougars won 27-0, Weigman only threw for 159 yards against Trice’s secondary. The Lumberjacks were one of the best defenses in the Southland Conference this season and ranked second in FCS total defense, along with being among the leaders with 20 turnovers. Trice will work with some talented names in Houston’s secondary, such as sophomore cornerback Will James and junior safety Kentrell Webb.Maanav Gupta is a staff writer for Houston Cougars on SI. He graduated from the University of Houston in the summer of 2025 with his bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in Spanish. Gupta spent three years at the student newspaper, The Daily Cougar, and also covered the 2025 Final Four and National Championship as Houston beat writer for College Basketball Review. He also has his own YouTube channel, Maanav’s Sports Talk, where he has interviewed professional athletes and broadcasters like Jim Nantz, Jose Altuve, J.J. Watt, Rich Eisen, and Alperen Sengun. Gupta was also a contributor to the Houston athletic program as a student. You can find Gupta on X, Instagram and TikTok @MGSportsTalk.
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