Category: Sports

NFL.com: Tomlinson among first-year eligibles for Hall of Fame By Chris Wesseling Around the NFL Writer Less than two months after Brett Favre headlined the 54th Pro Football Hall of Fame class, the nominees for the 55th class have been revealed. Former San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson leads the list of first-year eligibles for the Hall of Fame‘s…

David Boren: "I would just caution you and say, I would not take expansion as a given. I would not take expansion as a sure thing." — Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) September 14, 2016 DMN: OU president David Boren: Big 12 expansion not ‘a given’ By Brady Vardeman, Special contributor Twitter:@BradyVardeman Two months after the Big 12 announced…

FWST: Frogs, Iowa State seek to eliminate mistakes BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] TCU (1-1) vs. Iowa State (0-2) When, where: 11 a.m. Saturday, Amon G. Carter Stadium TV: FS1 The winner will take sole possession of first place in the Big 12 standings for at least one week. No other Big 12 teams begin conference play this week.…

FWST: Arlington grad Sammy Douglas triumphant in return to TCU lineup BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Saturday night is what Sammy Douglas pictured when he signed with TCU. He’d be a starter. He’d make lots of tackles. He’d be on a winning team. Except for the result, everything happened just as he pictured. The former Arlington High star made…

Des Moines Register: Allen Lazard emerges as a star, while Cyclones slump Andrew Logue, [email protected] AMES, Ia. — The more Allen Lazard is asked to talk about himself, the less he has to say. With the Iowa State offense in a serious slump, Lazard is emerging as a solitary, statistical bright spot. The junior receiver from…

DMN: Patterson won’t let TCU be distracted by others’ narratives By Grant McGalliard, Special contributor Twitter:@GrantMcGTCU TCU head coach Gary Patterson and linebacker Sammy Douglas spoke to the media Tuesday in preview of the Frogs’ matchup against Iowa State on Saturday. Here’s the five things you need to know from Tuesday’s presser. Patterson’s not concerned about media chatter…

DMN: Why Gary Patterson hoped for more tears from Horned Frogs than what he saw after Arkansas loss By Joseph Hoyt, Staff Writer Twitter:@JoeJHoyt When TCU coach Gary Patterson walked into the locker room to meet his team following a 41-38 double-overtime loss to Arkansas last Saturday, he didn’t see the scene he “would’ve liked to have…

FWST: Patterson says reshuffled LB crew played hard against Arkansas BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said his linebacker tandem of Sammy Douglas and Ty Summers, who started together in the Arkansas game, “played hard” against the Razorbacks and figure to get considerable playing time Saturday against Iowa State. Patterson confirmed that linebacker Montrel…

FWST: TCU, Patterson work on pulling some good out of Arkansas loss By Carlos Mendez [email protected] After only their fourth loss in 28 games, and their first at home in more than two years, the TCU Horned Frogs spent the weekend reminding themselves what they could gain from it. “Once you start winning a lot, you…

FWST: TCU kicking situation still open to change By Jimmy Burch [email protected]  TCU coach Gary Patterson says his kicker-by-committee situation will remain intact this week but he opened the door to the possibility that someone other than Ryan Graf may handle the placements Saturday against Iowa State. Graf had a 28-yard field-goal attempt blocked at the…