Houston enters the 2022 season more concerned with what it failed to accomplish rather than on successes such as an 11-game winning streak or a bowl win over Auburn. Head coach Dana Holgorsen set the tone in the first meeting of spring practices by showing a picture of Cincinnati, the team that beat Houston in the American Conference championship game, holding the conference title. The move served as a reminder to his experienced and talented roster.
“Our common goal is to win a conference championship,” starting safety Gervarrius Owens said. “We’re even hungrier since we failed to reach that goal last year. No one is worried about personal accolades because we know team success is the way to raise your individual profile.”