the Cougar Confidential newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cI played with certainty. I wasn\u2019t second-guessing my decisions,\u201d Weigman said of the steps he took last season. \u201cOnce I see something, I was letting the ball go and it was working out for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Perhaps most importantly, Weigman is healthy after playing in all 13 games, capped by an MVP performance in UH\u2019s bowl game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s all I need to do is stay healthy and I\u2019ll be all right and I\u2019ll be in a good position,\u201d Weigman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Weigman said he noticed the difference this spring. His release had more zip. He could see plays develop faster. He made all the right decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not having to learn something new,\u201d Weigman said. \u201cIt\u2019s expanding on last season and not having to think so much. Just going\u00a0out and playing football freely and fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with big expectations, the Cougars will get a glimpse of the future with the arrival of quarterback Keisean Henderson, the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 signing class. Henderson is expected to see playing time as a true freshman, but Fritz said there\u2019s no doubt who is QB1.<\/p>\n
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\u201cConner\u2019s our starting quarterback without question,\u201d Fritz said.<\/p>\n
UH bolstered several key areas through the transfer portal, adding three starters on the offensive line\u00a0\u2014 left guard Shadre Hurst, who has received preseason All-America recognition; center Anthony Boswell (Toledo) and right tackle Drew Terrill (Miami Ohio)\u00a0\u2014 and running back Makhi Hughes, who had nearly 2,800 yards in two seasons at Tulane. UH also provided more weapons in the passing game with wide receiver Trent Walker (Oregon State) and tight end Patrick Overmyer (UTSA). After ranking among the nation\u2019s worst offenses in 2024, UH more than doubled its scoring to 29.1 points per game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were spurts where I feel we were a little inconsistent (last season),\u201d Weigman said. \u201cWe have room to grow. I feel we can\u00a0be a really explosive offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Safety Jordan Allen is another who has seen it firsthand.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looked me in the face before last season and said, ‘It all starts with me,’\u201d Allen said. \u201cAll the goals we have in front of us. We want to win the conference. We want to go to the College Football Playoff. We want to win a national championship. It starts with him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston quarterback Conner Weigman (1) reacts after running for a 1-yard touchdown during the second half of a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-374407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}