Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson got a rare opportunity to take a step back on Saturday afternoon when the Cougars’ bench took center stage against Our Lady of the Lake.
Occasionally, he would get the urge to step in and want to point something out, but Kellen Sampson, UH’s head coach-in-waiting, was quick to remind his father that it was his show to run against the Saints.
“Those guys respect him,” said the elder Sampson, who had no problem letting Kellen take the reins. “They look up to him. He is a part of the development process in every one of those kids.