College
The Willie Fritz Way
Houston Cougars head coach Willie Fritz never followed the traditional path to college football success. He built it his own way, one demanding practice, one relationship and one program at a time.
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HOUSTON, TX – Willie Fritz’s former players love to tell the war stories.
Michael Bishop was Fritz’s first star. He chose Blinn Junior College ahead of the 1995 season over professional baseball and opportunities to play football at a four-year university because his dream was to play quarterback. Fritz gave him that opportunity and helped turn him into the player the nation fell in love with at Kansas State under Bill Snyder.
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