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FWST: TCU takes committee approach to kicking duties BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said Tuesday that he plans to open the season with a committee approach to his kicking duties while projected starting kicker Jonathon Song is sidelined by an injury. Song, a sophomore, is expected to miss at least the first two…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/college-confidential-blog/article98870392.html#storylink=cpy FWST: Patterson says three TCU walk-ons will soon have scholarships BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson plans to elevate three longtime walk-on players to scholarship status in the near future. The list includes deep snapper Matt Boggs, safety Michael Downing and center Garrett Altman. All three are juniors this season and all three…

FWST: TCU’s Patterson sees South Dakota State ahead, not big picture BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] The media poll has TCU second in the Big 12. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit made the Horned Frogs a sleeper College Football Playoff pick. To the experts, it looks as though it’s either Oklahoma or TCU as the season starts Saturday. But not…

247 Sports: Josh Doctson makes important announcement Jamie Oakes Washington Redskins first-round pick Josh Doctson missed mandatory OTAs and all of training camp with tendonitis in his foot. The rookie out of TCU has been on the Physically Unable to Perform list. It appears that’s about to change. Doctson, after working out with trainers at Redskins Park…

The Sacramento Bee: Kerley’s whirlwind year lands him where he’s needed BY MATT BARROWS [email protected] SANTA CLARA – Jeremy Kerley flew to the Bay Area on Sunday night, was issued uniform No. 14 on Monday morning and was catching passes from the 49ers’ quarterbacks by 11 a.m. That whirlwind comes just months after the 27-year-old wide…

Today’s U: Big 12 notes: TCU coach Patterson learns about rehab ByWendell Barnhouse Gary Patterson is no different from his peers. Like any football coach, he’s always looking for an edge, always seeking tweaks that might improve the program. Earlier this year, the TCU coach got a first-hand chance to assess how the school rehabilitates…

DMN: 10 things to know about TCU’s Gary Patterson, including guitar skills you’ve got to watch, his slogan for 2016 By Grant McGalliard Twitter:@GrantMcGTCU TCU head football coach Gary Patterson has been around Fort Worth for a long, long time - 16 years, to be exact, and longer than almost every other Division I head coach. But even a decade…

NBC 5: Why TCU Will Win the Big 12 This Season By Pat Doney – NBC 5 Sports Very quietly, TCU has become one of the most consistent programs in the nation under head coach Gary Patterson.  The Frogs have had ten double-digit win seasons in his fifteen seasons as the head coach in Fort Worth,…

FWST: Patterson: QB Hill doesn’t have to ‘win the world’ in TCU debut BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Quarterback Kenny Hill shouldn’t try to “win the world” when he makes his starting debut for TCU on Saturday, coach Gary Patterson said. “Just run the offense. Let the offense work for you,” Patterson said Monday, speaking to reporters…

FWST: TCU gains flexibility on offensive line, Patterson says BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said the coaching staff went from feeling good about four offensive linemen into the fall to believing it has nine going into the first game. “Because we had to sit some guys down for a while because of bangs…