FWST: Patterson: ‘That’s my job’ to get TCU defense playing confidently
BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com
TCU’s defense was in the right position to make plays against Oklahoma, but tackles and other opportunities were missed perhaps because of a lack of confidence, coach Gary Patterson said.
“That’s my job. My job is to get them to play with confidence,” he told reporters during the Big 12 coaches conference call Monday. “You get them to play with confidence, they can make that play.”
TCU gave up 260 yards rushing to the Sooners in the 52-46 loss, the fourth-highest such total allowed by the Horned Frogs in at least the past 10 seasons. Oklahoma rushed for 333 yards in Norman last year, and Baylor has run for 273 and 272 yards against the Frogs the past two seasons.
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