Former Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman, the former five-star recruit who started portions of the last three seasons for the Aggies and is one of the top quarterbacks to enter the transfer portal thus far, has committed to transfer to Houston, he announced on social media Wednesday.
The Cougars had been looking for a potential starting quarterback going into the 2025 season to boost an offense that ranked second-to-last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring in 2024. Weigman, who started 13 games in his A&M career and threw for 2,694 yards and 19 touchdowns, fills that need.
I’m coming home.
Time to go to Work H-Town‼️#gocoogs @UHCougarFB pic.twitter.com/028DYM3XJ5— Conner Weigman (@ConnerWeigman) December 12, 2024
Houston went 4-8 in coach Willie Fritz’s first year at the helm, averaging just 14 points per game. Fritz fired offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay last month and recently hired Slade Nagle — who worked with Fritz for eight years at Tulane and led the Green Wave offense in their 2023 Cotton Bowl season — to run the Cougars’ attack in 2025.
Houston began the season with former Texas Tech transfer Donovan Smith at quarterback but benched him for Zeon Chriss at midseason. Chriss started the final seven games of the season and has two years of eligibility remaining. Weigman also has two years left, while Smith has exhausted his eligibility.
It’s somewhat of a homecoming for Weigman, who was the No. 22 prospect and third-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2022. He played high school football at Bridgeland High in Cypress, Texas, just northwest of Houston. He visited the Cougars on Tuesday.
The move should prove to be a good scheme fit for Weigman’s talents, especially if Houston’s offense resembles that of Tulane’s in 2023, which was led by eventual seventh-round NFL Draft pick Michael Pratt. “There’s nothing that they asked Pratt to do that Weigman can’t do,” a Power 4 personnel director said.
Weigman showed promise as a true freshman and was viewed as the Aggies’ quarterback of the future. He began their 2023 and 2024 seasons as the starter, but September injuries interrupted each of those campaigns. He also played for three offensive coordinators in his three seasons: former coach Jimbo Fisher called the plays in 2022, followed by Bobby Petrino in 2023 and current A&M coordinator Collin Klein in 2024.
Weigman struggled in the 2024 season-opening loss to Notre Dame and missed three games with an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder. He returned to start three games, including a 41-10 win over Missouri in October, but was benched on Oct. 26 for backup Marcel Reed during a 38-23 win over LSU. Reed finished the season as the starter, and Weigman only saw limited action in one of the final four games.
When at his best, Weigman was considered a draftable prospect, but he was plagued by inconsistency in 2024. After his benching in October, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko noted that Weigman moved too quickly through his progressions and wasn’t seeing the field as well as he typically did, which led to rushed decisions and inaccurate throws.
The arm talent Weigman flashed during the peaks of his A&M career explained why the Aggies were optimistic about him. He could make good throws on the run, and Elko often praised his competitiveness. After Weigman announced his departure, Elko called Weigman a “consummate pro” for how he handled the challenging season.
“So much respect for Conner,” Elko said last week. “The way he handled this, tremendous kid, tremendous character and tremendous leader all through the process.”
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