 He moved on to the University of Houston where he earned Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Year honors in 2006.Kolb started for two games in place of the injured Donovan McNabb during the 2009 NFL season for the Eagles, and earned NFC Player of the Week honors following his week 3 performance against the Kansas City Chiefs.Following McNabb's trade to the Washington Redskins in April 2010, Kolb became the starting quarterback for the Eagles.