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Today’s U: TCU’s Gary Patterson has earned high regard By Wendell Barnhouse When it takes you just two decades to go from a relative unknown assistant coach to having a statue in front of the stadium, you’ve earned all the contract extensions. TCU announced Tuesday that it has extended its agreement with coach Gary Patterson for…

DMN: ‘We’re starting back at ground zero again:’ How will TCU replace Trevone Boykin, Josh Doctson? By Ben Baby, Staff Writer FORT WORTH — Two years ago, Sonny Cumbie and Doug Meacham converged on Fort Worth to implement a new offense that involved a lot of passing and a lot of points. But there was a…

DMN: Breaking down TCU football: Stars to watch, breakout candidates, predictions and more By Ben Baby, Staff Writer Contact Ben Babyon Twitter:@Ben_Baby Last season: 11-2 (7-2 in Big 12, T-2nd) Coach: Gary Patterson (143-47 in 15 seasons, all at TCU) Star watchJosh Carraway, DE: The Flower Mound Marcus product was one of the mainstays on a defense that was decimated…

FWST: TCU pitching coach Saarloos gets assistant of the year award BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos was named assistant of the year by college baseball recruiting and analysis web site D1baseball.com. “With a pitching staff that was supposed to be in rebuilding mode, Saarloos went well beyond what was expected,” site editor Kendall Rogers writes,…

FWST: Patterson says TCU defense not as experienced as it may seem BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said his defense is not as seasoned as it might seem. “It’s not an experienced group,” Patterson said after practice Tuesday. “That’s what you guys keep saying it is. It’s a bunch of guys that played.…

FWST: TCU gives Gary Patterson extension to 2022, raise to $4.7 million BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Aiming to secure its most successful football coach ever, TCU has awarded Gary Patterson a contract extension to 2022 that also makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country. The extension announced Tuesday takes Patterson, the school’s football…

FWST: Patterson makes position switch, LB impresses as TCU camp begins BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Defensive tackle Casey McDermott Vai has changed positions to offensive guard, TCU coach Gary Patterson said after Friday’s practice, the second of the fall for the Horned Frogs. “He’s really physical — probably was our best bullrusher, which makes him a…

FWST: TCU’s Foster Sawyer must ‘roll his sleeves up’ for QB competition BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] From an experience and numbers standpoint, Foster Sawyer has an uphill climb in his battle against Kenny Hill for the TCU quarterback position. Sawyer has played in only four college games, with one start and one touchdown pass. Hill has…

FWST: TCU coaching trees of Jamie Dixon, Bill Montigel rooted together BY MATTHEW MARTINEZ [email protected] It’s no secret that Jamie Dixon’s roots run deep at TCU. Anyone who’s spent any time around the TCU golf program knows it’s the same for longtime coach Bill Montigel, now in his 28th year with the Frogs. Montigel was originally…

AP: Seahawks evaluating backup QB options RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For the first time since Russell Wilson assumed the starting quarterback job in 2012, the Seattle Seahawks don’t have a veteran on the roster to serve as his backup. Undrafted rookie free agent Trevone Boykin and 2015 undrafted free agent Jake Heaps are the only other two quarterbacks on the roster. The shared…