CORRECTED Houston Athletics Coaches Road TourHOUSTON –University of
Houston fans are invited to six area restaurants throughout the summer to meet
with Cougar coaches, administrators and alumni as part of the annual Coaches’
Road Tour.
The Coaches’ Road Tour begins at 6 p.m., Thursday, July
22 at the Ragin’ Cajun in Sugar Land. Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades,
football head coach Kevin Sumlin and golf head coach Jonathan Dismuke are
scheduled to attend and discuss the upcoming seasons as well as the future of
Houston Athletics.
“This is such an exciting time in Houston Athletics, and
these visits in the community give us a chance to build the passion throughout
our loyal fan base,” Rhoades said. “The more our fans have a chance to enjoy
fellowship with our coaches and staff, the more they truly see the hard work
being invested to make UH a championship program. Our fans need to know the
incredible energy they give the coaches and student-athletes in their quest to
be the best.”
For those fans unable to join the Coaches’ Road Tour in
Sugar Land on Thursday, additional stops will be made with different coaches
throughout the Houston area during the summer. Each Tour stop begins at 6 p.m.
at the respective restaurant, and fans are invited and encouraged to
attend.
Other stops on the Tour are slated for July 26
(Fox & Houston, The Woodlands), July 28(Skeeter’s, Woodridge
location), Aug. 2 (Skeeter’s, Weslayan location), Aug. 10(Buffalo
Wild Wings, Pearland) and Aug. 17(Skeeter’s, Town and Country
location).
Coaches scheduled to attend the remaining Tour events
include baseball head coach Todd Whitting, track and field assistant coach Will
Blackburn, volleyball head coach Molly Alvey, football assistant head coach Tony
Levine, football offensive coordinator Jason Phillips, soccer head coach Susan
Bush, swimming head coach Mark Taylor, men’s basketball head coach James Dickey,
track and field head coach Leroy Burrell, women’s basketball head coach Todd
Buchanan and softball head coach Kyla Holas.
Additional featured speakers will be
announced at a later date. For the latest information about the Coaches’ Road
Tour, fans should stay tuned to UHCougars.com.
COACH’S ROAD TOUR
SCHEDULE
Each event begins
at 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 22 • Ragin’ Cajun • Sugar
Land
16100 Kensington #400 •
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Football head
coach Kevin Sumlin, golf head coach Jonathan Dismuke, Director of Athletics Mack
Rhoades
Monday, July 26 • Fox & Hound •
Woodlands
19189 Interstate 45 South • Shenandoah, TX
77385
Baseball head coach Todd
Whitting, track and field assistant coach Will Blackburn, football
TBA
Wednesday,
July 28 • Skeeter’s • Woodridge location
3111 Woodridge Dr. • Houston, TX
77087
Football head coach Kevin
Sumlin, baseball head coach Todd Whitting, volleyball head coach Molly Alvey,
Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades
Monday, Aug. 2 • Skeeter’s • Weslayan
location
5529 Weslayan St. •
Houston, TX 77005
Football assistant
head coach Tony Levine, football offensive coordinator Jason Phillips, soccer
head coach Susan Bush, swimming head coach Mark Taylor, golf head coach Jonathan
Dismuke, Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades
Tuesday, Aug. 10 • Buffalo Wild Wings •
Pearland
2734 Sunrise Blvd. •
Pearland, TX 77584
Men’s basketball
head coach James Dickey, baseball head coach Todd Whitting, track and field head
coach Leroy Burrell, Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades
Tuesday, Aug. 17 • Skeeter’s • Town and Country
location
700 Town & Country
Blvd. & Country Blvd #2500 • Houston, TX 77024
Men’s basketball head coach James Dickey, women’s
basketball head coach Todd Buchanan, softball head coach Kyla Holas, track and
field head coach Leroy Burrell, Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades
