HOUSTON (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3ExpectationsThe Cougars should be one of the top teams in the Big 12 a year after making a six-game improvement to win 10 games in coach Willie Fritz’s second season.“We’ve got to build off it and not live off it,” quarterback Conner Weigman said. “Some people are like: ‘We won 10 games last year. That’s going to happen this year.’ No, we’re going into Week 1 0-0. We’ve go to go and play an even better brand of football than we did last year, but we’re in a good spot right now.”Houston returns 12 starters, led by Weigman. He threw for a career-high 2,705 yards and 25 touchdowns and added 700 yards rushing and 11 scores in his first season at Houston in 2025 after transferring from Texas A&M.Weigman will be protected by an experienced offensive line and the offense should get a boost with the addition of running back Makhi Hughes. He spent last season at Oregon, where he got limited playing time after running for 2,779 yards in two seasons at Tulane.
Weigman will remain the starter despite the addition of five-star recruit Keisean Henderson. The dual-threat QB was ranked by some publications as the top recruit in the country after throwing for 6,415 yards and 76 touchdowns and running for 661 yards and 14 scores in four high school seasons. Fritz could figure out creative ways to get the athletic freshman on the field.
