The autumn wind sweeping off the Houston skyline brings with it the unmistakable friction of transition. Down on Cullen Boulevard, inside the concrete cathedral of TDECU Stadium, a metamorphosis is taking place under Willie Fritz. It is a grueling, unglamorous process of forging a winning culture from raw iron—a culture built on the simple, violent geometry of striking first and striking last. And sitting under the stadium lights this Saturday night, watching the Cougars clash with No.18 Oklahoma State in a pivotal Big 12 crucible, will be a young man who inherently understands that geometry.…