Willie Fritz appointed as new Houston manager; replaces Holgorsen

Willie Fritz has been appointed as the new Houston Cougars head-coach after the college team had fired Dana Holgorsen a week ago.

Fritz had been at the helm of Tulane, where he received the American Athletic Conference coach of the year in two straight seasons.

Coaching veteran set to lead the Coogs.

Welcome, the 16th head coach in Houston history – Willie Fritz

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— Houston Football (@UHCougarFB) December 3, 2023

The 63-year-old led the team to back-to-back AAC championship games, as they ended their regular season with an impressive record of 11-2.

“No one in the country has been better at leading and developing student-athletes than Willie Fritz,” Houston Vice President for Athletics Chris Pezman said. “Over his more than three-decades of head coaching experience, he has guided several football programs to historic success.”

The 63-year-old Fritz has spent the last 31 seasons as a head coach, starting at Blinn College (1993-96) and then coaching at Central Missouri (2007-09), Sam Houston (2010-13) and Georgia Southern (2014-15) before he was hired at Tulane.