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FWST: TCU omitted from Top 25 in ESPN’s updated college football rankings BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] Within days of being hailed as one of the nation’s top college football teams in one set of post-spring football power ratings, TCU has been omitted from the updated Top 25 list posted Tuesday night by ESPN.com. The site’s latest…

FWST: Freshman punch: TCU’s Watson reaches 10 home runs BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] No one at TCU is surprised to see Josh Watson hitting home runs. But now he’s reached 10. Watson, an outfielder from Arlington Martin, arrived at that number last week at Penn State, becoming the first TCU freshman with double-digit homers in more…

FWST: TCU football high in Fox Sports’ preseason Top 25 BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Another early set of Top 25 rankings is out, and it’s the best yet for the TCU Horned Frogs. Stewart Mandel, writing for Fox Sports, puts Gary Patterson’s bunch at No. 6 in the rankings he released this week with the benefit of spring…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/baseball/article76864112.html#storylink=cpy FWST: TCU baseball vs. SFA postponed by rain, lightning BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU’s game against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium was postponed because of rain. It will be made up a week later, Tuesday, May 17, at Lupton Stadium. Game time is expected to remain 6:30 p.m. This is the…

DMN: What is driving the Big 12 expansion talks and what’s keeping them from advancing SportsDay college writer Chuck Carlton joined The Paul Finebaum Show recently to talk about Big 12 expansion. Here are some of the highlights: On the Big 12 expansion talks: Carlton: I think it’s a more serious sort of situation and I…

ESPN: Spring review: TCU Horned Frogs Brandon Chatmon ESPN Staff Writer Here’s what we learned about TCU during spring football. What we learned about the offense: The Horned Frogs should be able to replace running back Aaron Green with relative ease compared to the challenge of replacing quarterback Trevone Boykin. Junior Kyle Hicks and sophomoreShaun Nixon are both quality options who should replace Green’s production.…

KSL: Can BYU politic its way into the Big 12? By Ben Anderson, KSL.com Contributor SALT LAKE CITY — BYU athletics is known for a lot of things: A rich tradition of winning on the football field; a string of pro-level quarterbacks leading the university; 11 NCAA Tournament appearances since 2001; and championship-level competitiveness in nonrevenue…

ESPN: Documents show Big 12 flirting with Houston, Memphis, others Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer With Big 12 expansion back on the table, officials from the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, University of Central Florida and Colorado State University have been lobbying members of the Big 12’s composition committee, according to documents ESPN.com…

DMN: National analyst: TCU is not ready to compete for a playoff spot By Adam Grosbard, Staff Writer Contact Adam Grosbardon Twitter:@AdamGrosbard After consecutive seasons in which one loss was all that separated TCU from one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, fans have the right to wonder if this is the year that…

Houston Chronicle: UH officials hope Gordon Gee recalls visit when Big 12 mulls expansion By Joseph Duarte As Big 12 expansion talk heats up, the University of Houston hopes Gordon Gee remembers his visit to campus. Gee, the West Virginia president and a member of the Big 12’s composition committee, took a tour of UH athletic…