HOUSTON (AP) — Coach Willie Fritz spent this offseason upgrading his offense after Houston had one of the worst units in the nation last year.

The Cougars ranked second-to-last in scoring offense by managing just 14 points per game, were 128th in total offense with 288.1 yards and 126th in passing offense with 152.7 yards as they finished 4-8.

The biggest changes Fritz made entering Year 2 in Houston were adding former Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman and hiring Slade Nagle to replace offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay, who was fired before last year’s season finale. Nagle spent last season as an assistant at LSU.

Before that, Nagle spent several seasons working with Fritz at Tulane, where the Green Wave won 23 games combined in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Fritz is thrilled to be re

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