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Luke Carney
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mesquite, Texas
- High School:
- Dallas Christian School
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
Prior to UH
High School
Personal
- Spent the 2025 season at Syracuse
- Saw action in four games before redshirting his freshman season
- Rushed for a touchdown in collegiate debut against Colgate (9/12/25)
- Five completions on seven passes across two games with an attempted pass for 22 passing yards
- Rushed for 28 yards across four appearances
High School
- Three-star prospect (247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals)
- Named Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Private School QB of the Year
- Earned Blue-Grey All-America honors
- Threw for 10,787 yards and 111 touchdowns and rushed for 3,119 yards and 42 touchdowns in his career
- Led Dallas Christian to four-straight TAPPS state titles
Personal
- Hobbies: golf and tennis
- Dream job outside of football: business owner
- Father, Brian, is a William Jewell College Hall of Fame inductee with the 1994 tennis team (1992-1996)
- Brother, Isaac, runs track at TCU (2023-present) after beginning career at Arkansas (2022-23)
- Chose UH because of the coaching staff and culture within the program
- One word to describe himself on the field: tough
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: shrimp
- His motivation for working hard is his family
- Favorite childhood memory: playing sports with his brothers in the backyard
- Sports hero: Trevone Boykin
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: Winning the TAPPS title four years in a row
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Speaks to Media on the 2026 Transfer Portal Class
Wednesday, February 04
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Highlights: Houston 38, LSU 35 (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
