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Sporting News: Jamie Dixon’s new TCU gig will be a test of gumption but bring sense of relief By Mike DeCourcy @TSNMik He turned nothing into something before, although Jamie Dixon had a heck of a lot more help last time. He will not arrive at TCU with Ben Howland at his side. He is riding…

NFL.com: Detroit Lions sign Jeremy Kerley to one-year deal By Conor Orr Around The NFL Writer Nothing the Lions do this offseason will fill the massive void created by Calvin Johnson’s retirement, but the team is starting to tip their hand on what an offense without Megatron will look like in 2016. On Monday, that included signing former Jets wide receiver Jeremy…

DMN: Is Jamie Dixon the man who will lead TCU to basketball relevance? By Chuck Carlton, Staff Writer Contact Chuck Carltonon Twitter:@ChuckCarltonDMN Jamie Dixon’s off-balance 30-footer to beat Texas in 1986 won’t be his biggest moment at TCU, after all. At least TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte, the school’s administration and the deep-pocketed boosters who…

The Tribune-Review: Pitt can do better than latter-day Dixon By Joe Starkey The defeatist portion of the Pitt fan base is shivering right now. Freaking out. From what I can tell, its default position in the wake of losing Jamie Dixon to TCU goes something like this … We’re never going to the NCAA Tournament…

The Tribune-Review: Dixon leaving Pitt for TCU job By John Harris Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes determined soon after the Panthers’ second-round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament that it was time to move on from the Jamie Dixon era. Three days after the Panthers’ season ended, Dixon accepted a job at Texas Christian…

Sporting News: Jamie Dixon, Pitt fans were both ready for breakup By Jordan Greer @jordangreer42 “This one just felt right. The timing was right.” Those were the words Jamie Dixon shared with KDKA’s Bob Pompeani after accepting the head coaching position at TCU on Monday. Dixon leaves Pittsburgh with 328 wins over 13 years, second on the all-time…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Dixon underappreciated at Pitt, but he might regret TCU decision By Ron Cook / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TCU? Really? Good luck to Jamie Dixon. I mean that sincerely. Dixon is one of the true gentlemen in sports. Beyond that, he left a mark on Pitt basketball during a 13-year run that will be difficult,…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Longtime basketball coach Dixon leaves Pitt for TCU By Paul Zeise / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon accepted a job offer Monday to become the next coach at his alma mater, Texas Christian University. And, although it was mostly his decision to leave, Pitt didn’t exactly beg Dixon…

FWST: TCU reserve first baseman makes impact after going hitless last season By Carlos Mendez cmendez@star-telegram.com One of TCU’s most productive hitters in the past week forgot he didn’t have a hit last year. “I started getting hugs in the dugout, and I was thinking, ‘what’s going on?’ ” first baseman Michael Landestoy said, thinking back to…

FWST: TCU basketball secures the coach it wanted for decades By [big steaming pile] tengel@star-telegram.com The irony is TCU hired one of the few men with a distinct link to its basketball tradition whose main responsibility will be to continue almost none of it. Jamie Dixon is finally coming back to Fort Worth as the anointed…