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247 Sports: Four-star DB Atanza Vongor talks TCU offer Jeremy Clark TCU extended an offer to one of the top defensive back prospects in the Lone Star state on Saturday as they offered South Grand Prairie 2018 prospect Atanza Vongor. The 6-foot-1, 192-pounder is currently rated as the No. 18 safety prospect in the nation according…

Deseret News: Critical vision of Oklahoma’s Boren has put BYU in crosshairs of Big 12 expansion plans By popsicle Harmon, Deseret News Oklahoma President David Boren started the ball rolling on Big 12 expansion, and if this summer move saves that league from implosion, credit the Chief Sooner for standing up. A year ago, Boren spoke publicly,…

The Katy Rancher: Featherston continuing development at Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate By Jack Marrion Taylor graduate Taylor Featherston made the jump straight from Double-A to the American League at age 25 last season. Due to being selected in the Rule 5 Draft from the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system, Featherston had to spend the entire year on…

Pittsburgh Tribune: Ex-coach Dixon defends his offensive system at Pitt BY JOHN HARRIS Former Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said he understands why forward Michael Young, the Panthers’ leading scorer last season, believes (Dixon’s) “coaching style was not the right fit for our team.” Young recently told the Tribune-Review that he expects to have more offensive freedom under new…

FWST: Former TCU, NFL player brings knowledge, energy to Texas Wesleyan BY JOHN HENRY Special to the Star-Telegram Football at Texas Wesleyan only last year was a proposition that sounded too good to be true. So, too, now does its new assistant football coach. But Quincy Butler is real — a bright yellow shirt emblazoned with…

DMN: Breaking down TCU: Find out who has the Horned Frogs in the national title picture By SportsDayDFW.com TCU seems like one of the harder teams to project in 2016. Depending whom you ask, they’re anything from a middling Big 12 team to an outside national championship contender. We’ve consulted a handful of national college football…

WNDU: Preston Morrison promoted to Myrtle Beach South Bend starting pitcher Preston Morrison has been promoted to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans while pitcher Jose Paulino has joined the Cubs. Morrison appeared in 17 games with South Bend including 16 starts posting a record of 9-4 with a 2.24 earned run average over 92 and a…

WFAA: A kidney for a friend? No problem for two TCU alums FORT WORTH — Friendship comes in all shapes and sizes. On Wednesday, it will transcend a point that two Texas Christian University alums never quite expected. Graham McMillan will donate one of his kidneys to Danny Kolzow, who’s battling kidney disease. “In a…

Inquisitr: Bengals Training Camp: Andy Dalton in a good place By Emile Pierce When it comes to firepower, the Cincinnati Bengals have been on the cutting edge. Since the Dalton-Green era started in 2011, the Bengals are usually respected, when it comes offense. But, with that notoriety comes the possibility of theft. It seems that…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/college-confidential-blog/article91257777.html#storylink=cpy FWST: TCU given best CFP playoff chances of any Texas school BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] TCU emerged as the most likely team from Texas to make the College Football Playoff this season based on odds released Friday by Bovada Sports Book. The Horned Frogs were given 17-2 odds to make thee playoff field by the…