FWST: Shawn Robinson wins as first true freshman QB to start for Patterson

[TopFrog]

Shawn Robinson wins as first true freshman QB to start for Patterson

BY CARLOS MENDEZ
cmendez@star-telegram.com

LUBBOCK – It had its “wow” moments and “ouch” moments, but the first start of Shawn Robinson’s TCU career turned out to be a winner.

Now he might get a chance to lead the Horned Frogs to the Big 12 championship game.

The freshman from DeSoto started in place of sidelined Kenny Hill and ran for 84 yards and threw a touchdown pass to lead 11th-ranked TCU to a 27-3 victory against Texas Tech on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. He lost a fumble deep in his end but made no other mistakes with his team in the thick of the championship picture.

“Got a lot to learn, but I thought he did a nice job,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “Got to hold on to the football.”

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[Limp Lizard]

What I liked about SR's play was that he put air under the ball when it was needed. His touch was off, but the decision was the right one. Too often you see a strong-armed throw only low fast balls. Having a rifle are is great, but some times you need a mortar to complete the pass. He was sooo close on a couple of the touch passes.
Like GP said, he needs to hold on to the ball better. A strip-focused defense like Tech was a good lesson for him. Or at least should have been. Let's see how much he learned.

 

[Pure Purple]

Robinson possesses the skill and demeanor that is required to excel at the QB position.

Additional game exposure will allow him to hone these skills and take them to another level.