University of Houston officials announced Friday that former offensive coordinator Major Applewhite will take the reins of the Cougars and become the 13th head coach in the football program’s history.
The search for the next head coach of the program concluded after just two weeks of conducting interviews with multiple candidates.
“When we set out on our search for the new leader of our football program, we wanted a coach with great integrity who believed in our mission and truly believed in our student-athlete experience,” said Houston Vice President of Athletics Hunter Yurachek in a news release.