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FWST: TCU matchup with South Dakota State offers intriguing subplots BY JIMMY BURCH jburch@star-telegram.com TCU vs. South Dakota State When, where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Among G. Carter Stadium TV: FSSW TCU, the top-ranked college football team from Texas in the preseason polls, begins its quest for a Big 12 championship and a College Football Playoff berth with Saturday’s…

FWST: TCU receiver Deanté Gray serves as reminder of highs and lows BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com After a year away from the game, Deanté Gray promised to take nothing for granted in his final season of college football. The TCU receiver spent months recovering from knee surgery. And it wasn’t that long ago that he was…

AP: No more Trill seeking: Kenny Hill prepares as TCU starter STEPHEN HAWKINS (AP Sports Writer) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Kenny Hill first got to TCU, after a semester away from the big-college atmosphere, he thought his new teammates might have their own idea of ”Kenny Trill” – his quarterback alter ego who had a…

FWST: TCU’s Patterson using social media to scout SDSU BY JIMMY BURCH jburch@star-telegram.com TCU coach Gary Patterson is well-aware that South Dakota State, the Horned Frogs’ opening-day opponent from the FCS ranks, is one of the nation’s top teams in that classification. The Jackrabbits are No. 8 in the FCS preseason poll and return 15 starters…

CSN Chicago: Why Jake Arrieta almost quit baseball By Patrick Mooney There were times Jake Arrieta felt like quitting baseball, wondering if this really was the best way to support his family as he bounced between the Baltimore Orioles and their Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, Va. It wasn’t just his dream anymore. Arrieta had to think…

Akron Beacon-Journal: Browns rookie Derrick Kindred aiming for starting free safety job: ‘I want the spot bad’ By NATE ULRICH Browns rookie Derrick Kindred suddenly seems to be a contender to start at free safety. “I want the spot bad,” Kindred, a fourth-round draft pick from TCU, told the Beacon Journal on Tuesday. “It’s really what…

49ers.com: Jeremy Kerley Offers ‘Quick, Shifty’ Play-maker to 49ers WR Group Joe Fann Team Reporter 49ers.com The San Francisco 49ers busy week of roster moves included a player-for-player swap with the Detroit Lions. San Francisco sent guard Brandon Thomas to Detroit in exchange for wide receiver Jeremy Kerley. “Jeremy gives us some depth as a slot receiver,” offensive…

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: TCU goes from also-ran to Big 12 power Matt Zimmer, mzimmer@argusleader.com The Texas Christian football program can be considered a Division I power in today’s college football landscape. They’ve won 23 games in the last two years, had eleven 10-win seasons since 2000, appeared in three BCS Bowls since 2009 and even…

DMN: ‘Trill’ is gone, but ex-Aggies QB Kenny Hill is back By Eddie Sefko, Staff Writer Twitter:@ESefko FORT WORTH — Kenny Hill will usher in a new era at TCU on Saturday in the season opener against South Dakota State. Replacing a quarterback of Trevone Boykin’s caliber is never easy. But then, not much has been easy…

FWST: TCU icon will miss eagerly anticipated Arkansas game BY [big steaming pile] tengel@star-telegram.com There is not a person in Fort Worth who wants to see Arkansas play against TCU in Fort Worth more than Frank Windegger, but that will not be happening. Frank will still be able watch Frogs and Hogs on Sept. 10, but from his…