Big 12 football is more physical than most people realize, and that’s been the case for several seasons now.
Teams like BYU, Colorado, Kansas State, and Arizona State have played physical football all the way through the season, and that’s why they’re in the thick of the Big 12 race.
However, it appears the physicality extends beyond the players in this league. Well, at least that’s how it looks if you ask Houston head coach Willie Fritz.
Houston has won three of their last four games, but one of them appears to have come at a cost for the Cougars head coach.
During media availability on Monday, Fritz revealed that he suffered two broken fingers during Houston’s 17-14 win over Utah a couple of weeks ago.
As the story goes, a Utah ball carrier came barrelling into the sideline, and Fritz tried to stop him and ended up breaking a couple of fingers in the process.
“I’m on IR right now,” he joked during the press conference. A close look at the picture below reveals a splint on Fritz’s right hand, where the injury occurred.
Fritz and the Houston Cougars are getting prepped for a road trip to Arizona (3-6, 1-5) where they’re currently a 1.5-point underdog. A win would get the Cougars to 5-5 on the season, but also put them over .500 in Big 12 play as they’re currently 3-3 through six conference games.
