Words finally became truth at the University of Houston. UH president Renu Khator infamously said that “We’ll fire coaches at 8 and 4., and Houston did just that. After going 7-5 in 2017 and 8-5 in 2018, Houston parted ways with head coach Major Applewhite.
It hasn’t exactly been a secret that Major Applewhite hadn’t met expectations since he took over the Houston program. After a horrendous defensive season that cost them a chance to play for a conference championship, Houston decided to part ways with their head coach. A 70-14 beatdown at the hands of Army certainly expedited the process.