Bubba Baxa bounced from Miami in January, and on Friday he found his new destination.
“Grateful for this opportunity!” Baxa tweeted in announcing his commitment to Houston. "#GoCoogs”
After a successful freshman season of 2018 in which he nailed nine of 12 field goals and 45 of 46 extra points, Baxa struggled in 2019. He connected on just five of 10 field goals and was later replaced by walk-on Turner Davidson, who, after going 1-for-3, was in turn replaced by former walk-on Camden Price, who held the job for the remainder of the year.
Baxa missed one kick in Miami’s 24-20 loss to Florida to open the year, and missed two field goals plus an extra point in a 28-25 loss to North Carolina on Sept. 7, dooming the Hurricanes to their first 0-2 start in 40 years.
Baxa tried only one field goal after September.
A native of the Houston area -- Pasadena to be exact -- Baxa returns home and completes the player-to-be-named-later portion of the (unofficial) trade Miami executed to land former Cougar quarterback D’Eriq King.
Assuming he does not land a waiver, Baxa will sit while rising senior Dalton Witherspoon (20-of-24 in 2019) kicks his final season, allowing him to compete for the kicking job in 2021.
