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DMN: Gary Patterson on expanding Big 12: ‘It’s not the conference’s job to make that university better’ By Ben Baby, Staff Writer If anyone knows what it’s like to be on the outside of the top tier of college football, it’s TCU and coach Gary Patterson. Patterson has first-hand experience of leaving a conference game after…

WFAA: TCU’s Kenny Hill says he’s better prepared for second chance Joe Trahan, WFAA FORT WORTH — TCU quarterback Kenny Hill has found out relatively quickly there’s truth in that old adage, “Beware of what you wish for –  you just might get it.” He went from being state champion at Southlake Carroll to instant…

FWST: TCU will lean on defense early, Patterson says on eve of practice BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected]  A year ago, Gary Patterson knew TCU had an offense that could cover for its defense for a while. This year, “it’s going to kind of be a little bit opposite,” he said Wednesday at the annual “Reporting Day”…

FWST: Patterson: TCU’s vision made it a ‘great addition’ for Big 12 BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] As a handful of schools vie to win a spot in Big 12 expansion, TCU coach Gary Patterson said what made his school a good choice four years ago for the conference was that it already had “enough vision.” During…

FWST: QB Kenny Hill ready to write a happy new chapter at TCU BY GIL LEBRETON [email protected] The first thing Gary Patterson wanted to know, Kenny Hill recalled, was what happened at Texas A&M. The whole story. The 5-0 start. The three-game collapse. The two-game suspension. The night the police found him drunk and passed out…

FWST: TV partners push back against Big 12 expansion plans BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] As speculation about Big 12 expansion candidates continues to circulate at warp speed, the league’s primary television partners are pushing back in attempts to add new teams to the 10-member league simply to produce a short-term financial windfall. The Sports Business…

Today’s U: Quarterback play will make or break TCU’s playoff chances By Garrett Kroeger In 2015, the TCU Horned Frogs dealt with more than a handful of injuries, especially on the defensive side. Those Frogs finished 11-2, against all odds. This year’s team faces an even more daunting challenge. If TCU can dodge the injury bug…

DMN: Jamie Dixon says he always dreamed of coming back to TCU and coaching By Grant McGalliard, Twitter:@GrantMcGTCU New TCU basketball head coach Jamie Dixon relived his childhood days starring in commercials and discussed trading moderate Pittsburgh summers for sweltering Texas heat in a video published on NBCDFW.com on Monday. “It was always kind of a dream to…

Cincinnati  Enquirer: Gruden, Newton and a nixed trade: How Andy Dalton became a Bengal Jim Owczarski, [email protected] On Thursday, The Enquirer published “Being Andy Dalton: The Bengals quarterback loosens up” in the run up to the start of training camp. The piece focused on Dalton off the field and his emergence as a franchise quarterback…

FWST: TCU freshman earns gold, silver with USA Basketball BY MATTHEW MARTINEZ [email protected] Amber Ramirez, incoming freshman and one of the newest members of the TCU women’s basketball team, doesn’t hesitate for a second when asked what she hopes to bring to the Horned Frogs in her first season at TCU. “Leadership,” Ramirez said. “Leadership and my ability…