Category: Sports

FWST: TCU’s Jamie Dixon plans to skip rebuild, move straight to Big 12 success By Jimmy Burch [email protected] Jamie Dixon, TCU’s new men’s basketball coach, understands the mathematical challenge of trying to turn around a program that has averaged two conference wins per season as a Big 12 member. But the former Pitt coach, a…

FWST: TCU hopes for return of Slanina, Iloka for OU game By Jimmy Burch [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said two players who missed all or part of last week’s game against SMU because of injuries, receiver Ty Slanina and safety Kenny Iloka, may return to action Saturday against Oklahoma. Patterson said both players, who…

FWST: TCU baseball will see A&M again, this time in Houston in 2017 By Carlos Mendez [email protected] TCU has not seen the last of Texas A&M in baseball. The Horned Frogs and Aggies, who have played the last two seasons for a trip to the College World Series, will meet again in March as the…

FWST: TCU’s Patterson says Mayfield issue is in the past as OU game looms By Jimmy Burch [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson says he has moved on from last year’s public feud with Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayield, triggered by the player’s remark that TCU coaches “hung me out to dry” on a scholarship offer that…

http://www.star-tele…l#storylink=cpy FWST: AFCA trophy to be displayed at TCU-Oklahoma game By Jimmy Burch [email protected] The American Football Coaches Association trophy presented annually to college football’s national champion will be on display during Saturday’s TCU-Oklahoma game in Amon G. Carter Stadium (4 p.m., KDFW/Ch. 4 The TCU-Oklahoma game will be the fifth of 10 scheduled stops…

FWST: Former LSU receiver finds fit at TCU with Air Raid, Gary Patterson By Carlos Mendez [email protected] One of the first people John Diarse learned to talk to at TCU was Gary Patterson. Good choice for any player. But for Diarse, a 21-year-old who graduated early from LSU and transferred for a chance to evolve…

Norman Transcript: Sooners defensive starters Dimon, Evans ruled out for TCU game By John Shinn Transcript Sports Writer Oklahoma will open the Big 12 Conference slate without two defensive starters. OU coach Bob Stoops said defensive end Matt Dimon and inside linebacker Tay Evans will both miss Saturday’s game at TCU due to injury. “Some…

Daily Oklahoman: Samaje Perine turns up power in practice By Brooke Pryor NORMAN — Running back Samaje Perine is pretty good at plowing through guys on the field, but most of the time, those guys are defensive players on the opposing team. But this week, Perine’s been practicing with a fire and intensity usually reserved…

Crimson and Cream Machine: Why We Hate TCU by Steve Smith Ladies and gentleman, it’s time for conference play for the Oklahoma Sooners. After the brutal gauntlet that was Oklahoma’s non-conference schedule, frankly it’s nice to come back to play the conference that Bob Stoops has dominated since he got to Norman. In case you…

TCU 360: TCU looking to slow down Oklahoma offense Written by Garrett Podell TCU’s defense will focus on shutting down 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist Baker Mayfield on Saturday when the Horned Frogs take on the Oklahoma Sooners. “He’s a strong guy who can move really well and throw it, too,” defensive end Josh Carraway said.…