Even while sitting at No. 10 in the nation and coming off a perfect start to the 2020-21 regular season — a clean sweep of three games highlighted by a double-digit win over then-14th-ranked Texas Tech — Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson continues to maintain a strong poker face.
He is not new to this game. His first head coaching gig came nearly 40 years ago when he took the reins at Montana Tech in 1981. Starting a season 3-0 is nothing for him. Then again, even if he had a royal flush, Sampson would not budge.