Fritz on coaching rumors: ‘I’ll just take on the task at hand’
Tulane coach Willie Fritz deflected any reports about his candidacy for the vacant coaching position at the University of Houston or any other job Monday.
“You kind of hope you’re in this position,” Fritz said on a video conference with media in advance of Saturday’s American Athletic Conference championship game with SMU. “It means you’re doing well.
“I’ll just take on the task at hand. The only thing I’m concerned about is the ballgame at 3:00 on Saturday.”
Asked if that means he would not speak about any vacant coaching positions until after Saturday’s game, he gave a one-word response: “Yes.”
.. @CoachWEFritz on @American_Conf presser Monday when asked about interest from @UHCougarFB pic.twitter.com/jxbfmVC9HL
— Ed Daniels (@WGNOsports) November 27, 2023
A year ago this week, Fritz was linked to the vacancy at Georgia Tech. Officials with the Atlanta school reportedly wanted to move sooner rather than later and not wait for the AAC title game, in which Tulane was facing UCF.
Houston, which just completed its first season in the Big 12 Conference after departing the AAC, is seeking a replacement for Dana Holgorsen, who was fired Sunday after a 4-8 season.
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Lenny was involved in college athletics starting in the early 1980s, when he began working Tulane University sporting events while still attending Archbishop Rummel High School. He continued that relationship as a student at Loyola University, where he graduated in 1987. For the next 11 years, Vangilder worked in the sports information offices at Southwestern Louisiana (now UL-Lafayette) and Tulane;…
