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ESPN D/FW: Several carrots dangling in front of Frogs
By Jeff Caplan
This is becoming old hat, but it shouldn't become old news: A win Saturday against Colorado State would be the 45th over the last four seasons for this year's TCU Horned Frogs senior class, making them the winningest class in school history. It would mark the fourth consecutive season that the seniors have topped the one before it.
Now that's consistency.
The jury was certainly out on this class winning nine or more games, especially after the 3-2 start. TCU lost a number of key seniors last season, including four-year starting quarterback Andy Dalton and several defensive stalwarts. The Horned Frogs -- with 18 seniors (seven who start), compared to 26 last year -- returned one of its younger teams in years. Coach Gary Patterson has played six true freshmen this season, the most he's ever played in his 11 seasons at TCU. The 22 freshmen (six true, 16 redshirt) that have played is tied for 15th nationally. They battled back into the national polls and BCS rankings this week at No. 19 across the board. ...
By Jeff Caplan
This is becoming old hat, but it shouldn't become old news: A win Saturday against Colorado State would be the 45th over the last four seasons for this year's TCU Horned Frogs senior class, making them the winningest class in school history. It would mark the fourth consecutive season that the seniors have topped the one before it.
Now that's consistency.
The jury was certainly out on this class winning nine or more games, especially after the 3-2 start. TCU lost a number of key seniors last season, including four-year starting quarterback Andy Dalton and several defensive stalwarts. The Horned Frogs -- with 18 seniors (seven who start), compared to 26 last year -- returned one of its younger teams in years. Coach Gary Patterson has played six true freshmen this season, the most he's ever played in his 11 seasons at TCU. The 22 freshmen (six true, 16 redshirt) that have played is tied for 15th nationally. They battled back into the national polls and BCS rankings this week at No. 19 across the board. ...
