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Former TCU star QB credits Gary Patterson for changing his life
BY JOHN HENRY
Special to the Star-Telegram
As TCU coach Gary Patterson encounters the unwelcome scrutiny that comes with a lawsuit alleging misdeeds involving an injured player, he has an advocate in a former star quarterback, who credits the coach with helping him change the course of his life.
Casey Pachall today wonders what might be had he not been headed toward a figurative cliff after his college career hit a detour with a DWI arrest in October 2012.
He was suspended by Patterson and sent to get help with substance-abuse issues. Pachall’s experience isn’t exactly atypical for college students his age, but very few go through it so publicly.
Read more at http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article200093374.html
BY JOHN HENRY
Special to the Star-Telegram
As TCU coach Gary Patterson encounters the unwelcome scrutiny that comes with a lawsuit alleging misdeeds involving an injured player, he has an advocate in a former star quarterback, who credits the coach with helping him change the course of his life.
Casey Pachall today wonders what might be had he not been headed toward a figurative cliff after his college career hit a detour with a DWI arrest in October 2012.
He was suspended by Patterson and sent to get help with substance-abuse issues. Pachall’s experience isn’t exactly atypical for college students his age, but very few go through it so publicly.
Read more at http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article200093374.html