FWST: Former LSU receiver finds fit at TCU with Air Raid, Gary Patterson

One of the first people John Diarse learned to talk to at TCU was Gary Patterson.

Good choice for any player.

But for Diarse, a 21-year-old who graduated early from LSU and transferred for a chance to evolve as a receiver in a spread offense, it made sense. He had a vision for himself, and Patterson prides himself on taking a big-picture view of his players’ careers.

Immediately, they connected.

“You can talk to him like an adult,” Patterson said. “What’s going on, how things are going down. Because he’s been through a lot of different things. But he handles situations.”