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The Exponent Telegram: Holgorsen always looks forward to TCU matchup by Bob Hertzel For The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen is looking forward to a fun, tough week as TCU comes to town to test his unbeaten, No. 12 Mountaineers. “TCU week is always a fun week,” Holgorsen said. “I think…

Beckley Register-Herald: Mountaineers will be looking to exploit TCU defense By Rusty Udy Register-Herald Sports Writer Since entering the Big 12 Conference along with West Virginia, TCU has made a quick name for itself — especially on the defensive side of the ball. However, the Horned Frogs defensive unit that will roll into Morgantown this Saturday…

FWST: Big 12 memo clouds the league’s expansion message BY JIMMY BURCH jburch@star-telegram.com Just when you thought things could not get more embarrassing for the Big 12, which spent most of Tuesday taking potshots from pundits for Monday’s decision to pass on league expansion because of a unanimous agreement by conference presidents, an internal memo obtained…

FWST: TCU basketball to throw tip-off party in Sundance Square Star-Telegram TCU will hold a tip-off party Thursday night in Sundance Square for its men’s and women’s basketball teams. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and offers fans a chance to hear from players and coaches while taking part in interactive games and other activities.…

FWST: Gary Patterson on TCU: ‘I don’t think I’ve pushed enough buttons’ BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com How did TCU coach Gary Patterson spend the bye week? Doing one of this favorite things. “I’m one of those guys, I’m going to press people to be the best they can be,” he said. “If I don’t think they’re…

FWST: After Big 12 vote, TCU needs to continue winning BY GIL LEBRETON glebreton@star-telegram.com One of TCU coach Gary Patterson’s favorite fair-catch signals is to stand at the podium after a victory, even a major one over a Texas or a West Virginia, and chalk it up as being one notch closer to becoming bowl-eligible. A…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/101616aaa.html GoFrogs: Soccer Falters At Oklahoma State Final Stats STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State took a 2-0 lead into the half and withstood a strong second half push by TCU to post a 3-0 victory on Sunday. Michelle Prokof led all players with six shots. The Rundown Oklahoma State struck for a pair of goals over a seven-minute…

CBS Sports: Big 12 expansion: League so unpredictable that anything could happen Monday by Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs There are no absolutes in the Big 12. We’re talking about a conference that gave its best player (Baker Mayfield) an extra year of eligibility — a day after it originally decided not to. This is a conference that, without much…

NJ Advance: Stubborn Doug Pederson says he’ll stick with disastrous Halapoulivaati Vatai on Eagles’ line By Matt Lombardo | For NJ Advance Media  LANDOVER, MD — Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz sat at his locker with a sizable red welt just below the back of his shoulder-blade, a fresh wound potentially resulting from being sacked five times against…

The Register-Herald: No. 12 Mountaineers now have to beware the hype By Rusty Udy Register-Herald Sports Writer Prior to Saturday’s game against Texas Tech, WVU quarterback Skyler Howard said he liked the atmosphere at AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. It was taken as a humorous reference because the fans were said to throw out tortillas…