The Houston Cougars finished off a strong regular season with a 9-3 record in the second year under head coach Willie Fritz. Houston missed out on the College Football Playoff after failing to reach the Big 12 Championship but it was still a positive season for the Cougs.
The 2025 Houston Cougars went 30-25 overall last season, as the school didn’t do enough to secure an NCAA Tournament berth. Houston went 12-17 in Big 12 play, and bowed out in the the postseason tournament after losing to TCU in May.
HOUSTON, TX — Southern continued its impressive run against Big 12 competition Sunday afternoon, knocking off Houston 70–62 at the Fertitta Center for its second straight victory over a Big 12 opponent this season.
The Houston Cougars have been fully transformed by second-year head coach Willie Fritz, who engineered a complete turnaround of the Coogs program in just two years.
After a three-game stretch in Las Vegas, the Houston Cougars finally returned home, and while not on their home court in the Fertitta Center, the Coogs returned back on to the hardwood in Houston at the Toyota Center for the Houston Hoops Showdown on Saturday night.
On Friday night, the Houston Cougars moved to 8-1 on the season with an 82-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles in the Houston Hoops Showdown. Emanuel Sharp and Kingston Flemings were the stars of the show on offense for the Cougars.
After a 10-day break from their 2-1 trip to the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas, the No. 8 Houston Cougars began the new homestand on a bright note with an 82-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles Saturday in the Houston Hoops Showdown at Toyota Center downtown.
Saturday night was business as usual for the No. 8 Houston Cougars, defeating the Florida State Seminoles 82-67 in front of what was basically a home crowd at the Toyota Center during the Houston Hoops Showdown.
Houston Cougars basketball defeated the Florida State Seminoles 82-67 at the Houston Hoops Showdown, on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.
While the Houston Cougars have built one of their best recruiting classes in recent memory, even Willie Fritz's program has seen some of their high school recruits flip their commitment.
Major League Baseball released its first official draft rankings list for the 2026 draft on Thursday in listing the top 100 prospects of the class, after a season that left scouts ready to circle back on notable profiles just gaining traction.
A little progress each day adds up to big results. For the Houston Cougars football program, that saying applies easily, as it was a roller coaster season
Houston Cougars football completed the largest single-season turnaround among Power Four conference teams this season, going from a 4-8 record in 2024 to winning five more games for a 9-3 mark in 2025.
The Houston Cougars finished the regular season 9-3 overall, and they will play in a bowl game for the first time since the 2022 season. Houston carried over that momentum to national signing day, where they signed 17 recruits, and the Cougars are on the verge of signing their best class in program history.
The 2026 recruiting class for Houston Cougars football has been widely talked about in the city for months leading up to now. On Wednesday’s national early signing day, this class had some of its biggest names sign their letter of intent to play at Houston, such as the No.
In only his second year with the Houston Cougars, head coach Willie Fritz has the program finishing the season with a 9-3 record. One of the biggest changes that Houston has seen from the veteran coach is his ability to recruit at a high level.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for college football programs. National Signing Day. There have been thousands of athletes from across the country
The Houston Cougars' 2026 recruiting class has gained significant traction to potentially build the program's brightest future ahead, featuring some late flips and high-probability commitment stays into the early national signing period.
The first NCAA men's college basketball NET rankings of 2025-26 were released Monday following a multitude of resume-bolstering matchups during Feast Week, but what does that mean for the Houston Cougars?
The Houston Cougars have put together an impressive turnaround in just two years of the Willie Fritz era, going from just four wins a season ago to ending the 2025 regular season with a 9-3 record and earning bowl eligibility.
Houston Cougars football received encouraging news on Tuesday evening as they jumped back into the College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings. After Houston’s 31-24 win at Baylor in its final regular season game of the season, the Cougars jumped all the way to No.
On the eve of National Signing Day, Willie Fritz and the Houston Cougars received some massive news that they had snagged another commitment, this time from Coach Fritz's former school.
The energy and thrilling finish matched that of a good portion of the NFL games on Sunday, and it was ultimately Houston that came away with a 73-72 win.
No. 1 Houston's top three scorers finished with more combined points than the entire opposing team in Wednesday night's 78-45 beatdown of visiting Oakland.