Category: News

Today’s U: TCU basketball’s process promotes patience and excitement BySean Cordy The last time the TCU basketball punched a ticket to the big dance, its incoming class of freshman this year weren’t even walking. That was in 1998 when the Horned Frogs peaked at No. 15 in the AP poll midseason and lost their first round…

GoPSUSports: Baseball Set to Host No. 10 TCU Friday-Sunday UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State will face one of its stiffest tests of the season when No. 10 TCU visits for a rare late-season, non-conference three-game series starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Purchase…

The Seattle Times: Trevone Boykin, Jake Heaps, Vernon Adams offer intrigue to Seahawks’ rookie minicamp Bob Condotta Draft picks tend to be the star attractions when NFL teams hold their rookie minicamps. But when the newest Seahawks take the field at the VMAC for the team’s annual rookie minicamp Friday-Sunday, three players who weren’t drafted…

FWST: Here’s why the Big 12 should stay at ten teams BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] Expansion ramifications involve long-term legal entanglements between conference members. Methods to determine college football’s annual national champion can be altered more easily in the short term. That is why you can expect Big 12 administrators to move at a glacial pace…

FWST: TCU running back Kyle Hicks aims to accept bigger role BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] It’s not hard to get a smile out of TCU running back Kyle Hicks. But just ask him if ever thought about being a quarterback. “I think I have a quarterback’s mind,” he said and grinned big. “I say, give me…

FWST: TCU basketball adds highest-ranked player ever, 4-star guard BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] New basketball coach Jamie Dixon has brought in his first player at TCU, four-star point guard ranked No. 34 by ESPN. The school announced the signing of 6-foot-2 Jaylen Fisher from Arlington, Tenn., on Thursday. He is rated the second-best player in Tennessee…

FWST: Jamie Dixon adds Louisiana Tech assistant to TCU coaching staff Star-Telegram New TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon added Corey Barker to the coaching staff. Barker, a Houston native, spent this past season as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, where he was instrumental in helping the Bulldogs sign four players from Texas. He…

FWST: TCU catcher Skoug to join college Team USA BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU catcher Evan Skoug, powering the Horned Frogs with a team-high 39 runs batted in, has accepted an invitation to play on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He will be the eighth TCU player to play for the team, which this…

FWST: As Big 12 expansion chances rise, we rank the top candidates BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] Another day, another round of empirical data showing how the Big 12 could benefit by adding two teams to its 10-member league to recapture its original configuration and enhance its pursuit of a regular spot in the College Football Playoff.…

FWST: Numbers show larger-than-expected benefit to Big 12 expansion, per report BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] The numbers pointing toward a benefit in the Big 12’s annual College Football Playoff pursuits for an expanded league have taken another jump, based on a CBSSports.com report. Information will be presented today in Phoenix to Big 12 administrators and football coaches…