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FWST: TCU, Oklahoma struggling to get on proper side of turnover margin By Jimmy Burch [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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…

http://www.star-tele…l#storylink=cpy FWST: AFCA trophy to be displayed at TCU-Oklahoma game By Jimmy Burch [email protected] The American Football Coaches Association trophy presented annually to college football’s national champion will be on display during Saturday’s TCU-Oklahoma game in Amon G. Carter Stadium (4 p.m., KDFW/Ch. 4 The TCU-Oklahoma game will be the fifth of 10 scheduled stops…

FWST: Former LSU receiver finds fit at TCU with Air Raid, Gary Patterson By Carlos Mendez [email protected] 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…

Norman Transcript: Sooners defensive starters Dimon, Evans ruled out for TCU game By John Shinn Transcript Sports Writer Oklahoma will open the Big 12 Conference slate without two defensive starters. OU coach Bob Stoops said defensive end Matt Dimon and inside linebacker Tay Evans will both miss Saturday’s game at TCU due to injury. “Some…

Daily Oklahoman: Samaje Perine turns up power in practice By Brooke Pryor NORMAN — Running back Samaje Perine is pretty good at plowing through guys on the field, but most of the time, those guys are defensive players on the opposing team. But this week, Perine’s been practicing with a fire and intensity usually reserved…