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Cougars start 2016 strong with record-setting recruiting class

Football’s most arguably successful season is in the rear view, but the program kicked off their 2016-17 campaign in the same way they finished out last season: with a bang.

Thirty-five days after the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory, the No. 8 Cougars added 23 new members to the roster in a jam-packed National Signing Day.

With the help of a troupe of Houston’s finest that included D.J. Hayden, Case Keenum, Dallas Keuchel, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Andre Ware and J.J. Watt, the program welcomed its newcomers on Houston Football digital platforms. What really stood out, however, was the quality of the class the Cougars brought in.