Houston Cougars

By: Garrett Ross  Willie Fritz and the Coogs keep cooking in the transfer portal. Houston landed Florida transfer and kicker Evan Noel on Monday, a significant acquisition. Noel was the No. 1 overall kicker in the 2025 recruiting class, and given how many times kicker Ethan Sanchez saved the Coogs with his leg last season,…

By Garrett Ross | 365 Sports  Willie Fritz and the Coogs have added five players to the roster via the transfer portal, while 16 players have exited the program since its opening on January 2nd. Houston has been focusing on reinforcing their offensive line while adding some depth to the backfield. The headliner of the…

By Garrett Ross | 365 Sports Houston (9-3, 6-3) continues its preparation this week as it gets set to face LSU (7-5, 3-5) in the Kinders Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Saturday, December 27th. As expected, LSU will be without multiple starters against the No. 21 Coogs, headlined by Garrett Nussmeier, Whit Weeks, Mansoor Delane…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports Houston (9-3, 6-3) found itself ranked No. 21 in the final College Football Playoff rankings on Sunday. The Coogs finished the regular season with eleven different players earning All-Big 12 honors, including duo tight end Tanner Koziel and receiver Amare Thomas being first team selections. The Big 12 will…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports  Houston (9-3, 6-3) closed out the regular season with a 31-24 win over Baylor on Saturday at McLane Stadium. The Coogs dominated the Bears for the first three quarters of the game, but had to scratch and claw to a victory after Baylor scored 15 points in the fourth…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports For the third time this season, Houston laid an egg at home in Big 12 play. The Coogs found themselves down 14-0 to TCU on Saturday and couldn’t overcome the deficit, despite forcing four turnovers.  Houston’s offense remains its Achilles heel. Conner Weigman did everything in his power to…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports The Coogs are coming off their second bye week of the season as they prepare to host TCU at 3:00 pm on Saturday at TDECU Stadium for Senior Day. Head coach Willie Fritz is extremely proud of this group of seniors and their ability to buy in and lay…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports  For the second week in a row, Houston found themselves in an early deficit, but this time they escaped victorious. Tied at 27 with less than three minutes remaining, Ethan Sanchez drilled a 22-yard field goal to give the Coogs a 30-27 lead. Kentrell Webb secured the win with…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports  After a week inside the Top 25, Houston finds itself unranked once again after getting upset by West Virginia 45-35 this past weekend. It was a recipe for disaster, as the Coogs found themselves in a 14-0 hole early and could never overcome it. Houston turned the ball over…

BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports The Coogs won’t be denied. Head coach Willie Fritz has taken a program that finished 4-8 last season and has them 7-1 and ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25 after upsetting a ranked Arizona State team 24-16 in Tempe on Saturday, earning the program’s first ranked road win…