Not helping matters: after four rough Buffalo, New York-area winters, the Cougar “just turned to rust.” Plus, John P. was eleven years old in 1971—a good half-decade before he’d be driving.

John Mellencamp's recording career began as Johnny Cougar in the mid-'70s, but it wasn't until his fifth album -- 1982's No. 1 'American Fool' -- that he became a household name (and one that ...

PULLMAN -- John Mateer leads in a unique way ... convincing Mateer to switch up and join the Cougar program. "The goal was always to go Power Five and then play Power Five ball," Mateer said.