Author: David May

http://newsok.com/article/5520276 Daily Oklahoman: Mayfield doesn’t hold targeting hit against Summers by Ryan Aber A year ago against TCU, Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield didn’t play in the second half after a first-half hit from Horned Frogs linebacker Ty Summers. “It was tough, knowing you can’t help out your team,” Mayfield said. “We struggled obviously a little…

ESPN: Redskins WR Josh Doctson held out with Achilles tendinitis John Keim ESPN Staff Writer ASHBURN, Va. — In May, doctors braced Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson that his Achilles tendinitis could be a recurring issue throughout the year. Unfortunately for him, that’s what’s happening. The Redskins’ rookie was unable to practice for a…

Daily Oklahoman: Beat TCU, or Sooner season goes from disappointing to historic by Berry Tramel NORMAN — Modern college football players rarely are historians. To them, historical figures are Johnny Manziel and Robert Griffin III. Tim Tebow and Reggie Bush are old-timers. But sometimes the young’ns will surprise you. Like Sooner fullback Dimitri Flowers, who…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article104908981.html#storylink=cpy FWST: TCU baseball to play Canadian team in fall game Friday night By Carlos Mendez cmendez@star-telegram.com TCU’s baseball team will play a game Friday night against an elite Canadian youth squad, the school announced Thursday. First pitch is at 6 p.m. at Lupton Stadium. Admission is free. The Horned Frogs will play the Ontario…

FWST: TCU, Oklahoma struggling to get on proper side of turnover margin By Jimmy Burch jburch@star-telegram.com The plays came in the fourth quarter of a lopsided contest, making them easy to overlook among the final statistics. But to members of the TCU defense and coach Gary Patterson, last week’s interceptions against SMU by safeties Niko…

FWST: Wide-open Big 12 race could include up to eight challengers By Jimmy Burch jburch@star-telegram.com As we prepare for the first full weekend of conference games involving Big 12 football teams, we offer a short list of activities that offer a higher success rate than identifying this year’s eventual league champion: ▪ Nailing Jell-O to a…

FWST: TCU’s Jamie Dixon plans to skip rebuild, move straight to Big 12 success By Jimmy Burch jburch@star-telegram.com Jamie Dixon, TCU’s new men’s basketball coach, understands the mathematical challenge of trying to turn around a program that has averaged two conference wins per season as a Big 12 member. But the former Pitt coach, a…

FWST: TCU hopes for return of Slanina, Iloka for OU game By Jimmy Burch jburch@star-telegram.com TCU coach Gary Patterson said two players who missed all or part of last week’s game against SMU because of injuries, receiver Ty Slanina and safety Kenny Iloka, may return to action Saturday against Oklahoma. Patterson said both players, who…

FWST: TCU baseball will see A&M again, this time in Houston in 2017 By Carlos Mendez cmendez@star-telegram.com TCU has not seen the last of Texas A&M in baseball. The Horned Frogs and Aggies, who have played the last two seasons for a trip to the College World Series, will meet again in March as the…

FWST: TCU’s Patterson says Mayfield issue is in the past as OU game looms By Jimmy Burch jburch@star-telegram.com TCU coach Gary Patterson says he has moved on from last year’s public feud with Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayield, triggered by the player’s remark that TCU coaches “hung me out to dry” on a scholarship offer that…