Houston athletic director Mack Rhoades says he'll keep an open dialogue with Kevin Sumlin as the Cougars' football coach is mentioned as a top candidate for high-profile vacancies around the nation. The Cougars (No. 6 BCS, No. 7 AP) are trying to complete the program's first undefeated season and land its first Bowl Championship Series bowl game berth in Saturday's Conference USA championship against No. 24 Southern Miss (10-2, 6-2 C-USA).
