It’s Gary Patterson birthday on Saturday.

Normally that’s not a big deal for the veteran TCU head football coach. He’s not all that into sentiment, and besides, he doesn’t have time.

But this particular birthday, his 56th, may be different. It could be his healthiest in a long time.

He had knee replacement surgery the week after the Alamo Bowl, and in the five weeks since, he has lost 30 pounds in physical rehab. He hit the recruiting trail, even during recovery, and the result was his highest-rated signing class at TCU. …

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