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FWST: TCU depth chart shows new starting receivers Williams, Porter BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] On the same day Kenny Hill was named starting quarterback, TCU released a depth chart showing new starters at receiver, tight end, defensive tackle and free safety. Taj Williams, rated the No. 1 receiver in junior college last season, exits fall camp as…

FWST: TCU position outlook: McFarland-Carraway pairing may boost rush BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] The Star-Telegram takes a look at the 2016 TCU football team position-by-position as the season approaches. The first game is at 7 p.m. Sept. 3 vs. South Dakota State at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Two of the most experienced players at TCU are on…

FWST: ESPN’s Herbstreit picks TCU to win Big 12 football title BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] As preseason predictions surface on a near-hourly basis from college football analysts in anticipation of Saturday’s season-opening game of the 2016 college football schedule (California vs. Hawaii, played in Australia), a prominent voice has weighed in with his support for TCU…

FWST: TCU gives quarterback job to A&M transfer Kenny Hill BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Opting for the demonstrated ability of Kenny Hill, TCU named the former Southlake Carroll star its starting quarterback for the season opener Sept. 3 against South Dakota State. It will be Hill’s first action since 2014, when he began the season as…

FWST: This Fresh Five should impact TCU football in 2016 By Jimmy Burch [email protected] College basketball gave us the Fab Five. USA Gymnastics, during the last two Olympic Games, provided gold-medal-winning contingents dubbed the Fierce Five and the Final Five. As we approach the start of college football season, it’s time to focus on the…

FWST: Big turnout from TCU precincts turns college fan balloting purple By John Henry Special to the Star-Telegram College football brings out all the essentials of electoral politics. There are front-runners, challengers, horse races and stump speeches, just to name a few. Though there are no lame ducks, there are plenty of wounded ducks. Each…

FWST: TCU position outlook: Tight ends get few chances, but can produce By Carlos Mendez [email protected] TCU must replace its leading tight end from a year ago, Dominic Merka. In his place, Charlie Reid emerged in spring practice, coming out listed as the starter. The former Fort Worth All Saints player has good hands, with…

DMN: TCU football 2016 preview: Can the Frogs finally keep it all together for a CFP run? By Grant McGalliard , Special contributor Twitter: @GrantMcGTCU Last year was an injury-prone, disappointing, frustrating season for the TCU Horned Frogs. It ended in a 10-2 record and an Alamo Bowl win that will go down as one…

Hartford Courant: President Herbst’s Letter To Big 12: UConn Has ‘Strong Interest’ In Joining By Jeff JacobsContact Reporter Courant Sports Columnist In case anyone still had a doubt about UConn’s athletic intentions, a letter from school President Susan Herbst to Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby confirms the state university very much wants to be part…