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How Does Schedule Stack Up for Houston in Year 2 under Fritz?
Balanced schedule gives Houston Cougars, Willie Fritz confidence to contend for Big 12 title in what is always an unpredictable conference race
Willie Fritz was forced to hit the reset button on his reclamation project in Third Ward after Year 1.
The Cougars replaced offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay with Slade Nagle, who worked with Fritz at Tulane, after Houston finished 133rd out of 134 FBS teams in scoring last year. Nagle overhauled the offensive roster with transfers, including former five-star Conner Weigman. Defensively, the Cougars were forced to make a change when Texas Tech hired Shiel Wood as defensive coordinator.
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