Dana Holgorsen left practice Friday afternoon and made his way to TDECU Stadium. Around the same time, Chris Pezman made his way to the stadium from his office.
But this walk was not like any typical walk that Holgorsen and Pezman often take around the UH campus. Rather, it signified a return to a sense of normalcy after the 2020 football season and gameday atmosphere was marred by COVID-19.
Instead of seeing a few faces far and in between on a barren campus like in 2020, Holgorsen and Pezman saw a sea of students forming a line that wrapped all around TDECU Stadium waiting to get into Cage Rage, a pep rally to build hype for the 2021 Houston football season.