C onner Weigman would likely whistle as he jumped out of a plane, skip past a pond of alligators and grin all the way through a haunted house. University of Houston’s 22-year-old quarterback doesn’t really believe in being nervous. No matter what’s happening, or who’s freaking out about it, around him.

“He doesn’t get rattled,” UH offensive coordinator Slade Nagle tells PaperCity . “Conner sticks with it. He just kind of stays in there. And he’s the leader of the offense. And he keeps everybody together.”

Weigman’s ability to shake things off and find a way will get its biggest test when the Houston program he chose after his Texas A&M departure takes on The Best Defense Money Can Buy. Texas Tech’s $25 million roster is led in many ways by its high-priced defensive line. The Red Raide

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