Head coach Kevin Sumlin

July 1, 2008

HOUSTON - University of Houston football head coach Kevin Sumlin will offer insights into the upcoming season when he speaks at The Touchdown Club of Houston UH Day presented by Frenchy's Chicken at noon, July 24 at the JW Marriott (5151 Westheimer).

Tickets for the luncheon are $45 each. Tables, which have seating for 10 people, are available for $450 (regular), $500 (bronze table sponsorship), $1,000 (silver table sponsorship), $1,500 (gold table sponsorship) and $2,000 (platinum table sponsorship.

Premium-table sponsors also will have their name or their company's name printed in the event program.

For tickets or more information, contact Neal Farmer at 713-849-9860 or by email at houtdclub@comcast.net. Checks or credit cards are accepted, and fans do not need to be Touchdown Club members to attend.

Sumlin begins his first season at the helm of the Cougar program in 2008 after a stellar career as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.

He and his team open their season at 6 p.m., Aug. 30, 2008, when they play host to Southern at John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium.

The Touchdown Club of Houston is sponsoring UH Day with proceeds going to the Club's three community-service projects.

The Club has donated nearly $120,000 in weights and weight equipment into 24 Greater Houston high schools with nearly $140,000 in scholarships to almost 200 Greater Houston children during the last nine years.

In addition, the Club has brought in high school academic advisors to at-risk high school campuses through the Play-It-Smart program. Through that program, the graduation rate at 200 high schools across the country has jumped from 33 percent to nearly 95 percent.

Of the 95 percent of students who graduated from high school, nearly 80 percent have continued their academic careers at college.