It was expected that new head coach Willie Fritz would have quite the rebuild on his hands following in the footsteps of former head coach and TCU offensive analyst Dana Holgorsen, but it’s been more of a struggle in Fritz’ first season than he likely anticipated.

Donovan Smith has thrown for 610 yards (152.5 ypg) to lead Houston, completing 65.3% of his passes and collecting two touchdown passes and four interceptions this season. He's also figured in the ground game with 43 rushing yards (10.8 ypg) on 36 carries with two rushing touchdowns.

The Cougars played Oklahoma close (16-12 in Week 2), but have yet to score a single point in Big 12 play, falling to Cincinnati (34-0) and Iowa State (20-0) in the last two weeks.Houston at TCU kicks off Friday,