Besides those within the walls of the Houston locker room, the 2021 Cougars football team had been heavily doubted, as general consensus that another year full of losing was in store in the program’s third year under head coach Dana Holgorsen.
After allowing 31 unanswered second-half points in a season-opening loss to Texas Tech, these outside voices criticizing Houston reached an all time high with many calling for a complete change within the program from the head coach to finding a new starting quarterback.
But one player-led meeting after the first practice following the season-opening loss changed the course of the season.