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Willie Fritz — Houston, December 2023
Houston 2024–The Tulane coach whose Houston hire is the Big-12 expansion's most substantial bet — year-one returns are mid-rebuild.
Year-1: 4-8 · Big-12 transition · long-arc rebuild
Fritz arrived from Tulane after taking the Green Wave to back-to-back AAC titles — the credential the Houston search committee weighted highest. Year one (4-8) reflects the Big-12 schedule's first-time punishment more than the program's trajectory. The five-year window is the right horizon to grade the Fritz hire; one season of evidence makes this an early-look entry — re-graded as more years compound.
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