Willie Fritz has won at every stop in a coaching career spanning more than three decades. Now at Houston, the 64-year-old faces his biggest challenge yet in his first job at a power conference school.
FILE - Houston quarterback Donovan Smith looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. FILE - Houston head coach Willie Fritz speaks during the Big 12 Conference NCAA college football media days in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. FILE - Houston quarterback Donovan Smith looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Nov.
“Well, we’ve got high expectations… we want to win every one of these ball games that we play this season,” he said. “We’re at the epicenter of football in the world, Houston, Texas,” he said. “I love the fact I didn’t have to get on a plane to go recruit. I just stayed in my car the whole time when I went out recruiting, and there’s plenty of great players throughout the state of Texas.”While many of Houston’s starters from last season transferred, the Cougars do return veteran quarterback Donovan Smith.
He missed spring practice after surgery to repair a torn labrum but is healthy now and ready to build on his work last season. Fritz raved about the leadership and skills of the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Smith.
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