After a historic turnaround in Houston football 's third season in the Big 12 conference, which saw a 10-win campaign topped off by its 38-35 Texas Bowl win over LSU on Dec. 27, 2025, coach Willie Fritz was proud nonetheless of his outgoing talents who helped those accomplishments to the NFL via the draft, free agent signing or by mini camp invites. But where those draft losses were evident, Fritz wasted no time in utilizing the transfer portal and relying on key returners to get the Cougars ready for accomplishing an even bigger goal: winning the Big 12 itself, and potentially, putting them in the College Football Playoff spotlight for a national championship. Now that the pieces are here, they'll play a key part in cashing out on the team's three biggest priorities towards reaching those goals. But what are these simple priorities in question?…