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Daily Skiff: Frogs prepare for Saturday's annual Spring Game
By Nathan DeWitt
Staff Writer
In preparation for Friday's annual Spring Game, Thursday afternoon's football practice was no less intense: the pads were bumping, and so was the music.
Head coach Gary Patterson used to play in a band, and songs such as "Raise a Little Hell," "I Won't Back Down" and "We Will Rock You" toned practice throughout the day.
Late afternoon practices provide a scheduling challenge for football because players have night classes and are forced to leave practice early. However, those absences give younger guys a chance to step in and prove themselves.
Frogs' sophomore quarterback Casey Pachall no longer has to wait for former TCU starting quarterback Andy Dalton to leave for night class now that Dalton is set to start his NFL career. ...
