“They weren’t without talent last year; They were sloppy

This magazine, in particular, has long had a segment during this part of the season where it anonymously asks coaches about other schools in their league.

This is where we’ll take a look at what a Big 12 coach has to say about the Houston Cougars.

After a disappointing 4-8 season that drove Dana Holgorsen out the door, the Cougars hired the best Group of Five coach in America, Tulane’s Willie Fritz.

The Green Wave went a combined 23-4 in his last two seasons under Fritz, and now he’ll try to drag the Cougars out of the Big 12 cellar and become a perennial contender again. conference.

According to one Big 12 coach, the Coogs’ issues weren’t about talent, but rather how they played on a week-to-week basis. In short, they were negligent, and hiring Fritz should certainly contribute to that.

“Hiring Willie Fritz makes perfect sense for this program. Fritz is the ultimate steady hand, just a consistent, hard-nosed football coach, and he’s finally getting a job where they really want to support the program at the highest level,” one Big 12 coach said.

“They weren’t without talent last season, far from it; they were just careless.

If Donovan Smith and the Cougars offense can find some consistency, they will fare much better under Fritz, but even if it takes a year or two, there is no doubt that Fritz is the guy who can restore Houston’s relevance on a national scale.