UH's Keenum to Play for Cougars One More Year

HOUSTON - If University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who is a junior, has a chance to play in the NFL it will have to wait until after the 2010 season.

In fact he is not even interested in testing the NFL waters by asking the league to gauge his draft status.

Keenum told FOX 26 Sports Tuesday he will play his senior season at Houston.

"I'm going to stay," Keenum said. "There's really no doubt in my mind and I don't see that changing.

"I've had my mind set on that and never really gave it any thought."

Keenum leads the Football Bowl Subdivision in total offense and in passing yardage. He ranks fourth among all FBS quarterbacks in passing efficiency.

Keenum could have left Houston when former Cougars head coach Art Briles went to Baylor after the 2007 season, but he didn't even consider that an option.

"I love the guys I'm playing around," Keenum said. "I stuck around here because of the guys that were here after Coach Briles left.

"Enjoy playing with them and wouldn't rather be anywhere in the world. Just looking forward to the time I have left here. I'm going to cherish every second of it. It's going to go fast."

Keenum, who has led Houston to a 7-1 record, said his decision to play college football for one more year was hardly a decision at all.

"It wasn't hard," Keenum said. "You get four years of college and I'm not going to waste any of that. It's like football.

"You have 12 games in a year and 60 minutes (per game) . It's not very much time compared to the amount of time you put in and strive and want to win championships and stuff like that.

"To skip out on a year of that, I don't think that would be very wise."