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DMN: Growing pains? Spring ball could make or break how Frogs' offense play this season
By Reece Kelley Graham, Staff Writer
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With TCU football already back in action for spring workouts, let's take a look at the five key spring issues facing the Horned Frogs as they prepare for the 2018 season.
TCU offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie is facing some major turnover this offseason, namely at quarterback and on the O-line. The running backs and receivers seem like a safe bet, but there's a changing of the guard under center and a lot of question marks regarding the big uglies.
Talent is not the issue, but the synergy might be. Replacing a quarterback and four O-line starters in the same season is not ideal whatsoever, especially considering sophomore QB Shawn Robinson, Kenny Hill's replacement, is a scrambler by nature -- albeit with a cannon.
Robinson has only started one game in college, which granted, is more than most sophomores at Power-Five programs. However, this should still be considered a training-wheels season for him -- it's OK to have conservative expectations. Hopefully he exceeds them.
Read more at https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/tcuhornedfrogs/2018/03/09/tcu-key-spring-issue-no-1
By Reece Kelley Graham, Staff Writer
Contact Reece Kelley Grahamon TwitterReeceKelleyG
With TCU football already back in action for spring workouts, let's take a look at the five key spring issues facing the Horned Frogs as they prepare for the 2018 season.
TCU offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie is facing some major turnover this offseason, namely at quarterback and on the O-line. The running backs and receivers seem like a safe bet, but there's a changing of the guard under center and a lot of question marks regarding the big uglies.
Talent is not the issue, but the synergy might be. Replacing a quarterback and four O-line starters in the same season is not ideal whatsoever, especially considering sophomore QB Shawn Robinson, Kenny Hill's replacement, is a scrambler by nature -- albeit with a cannon.
Robinson has only started one game in college, which granted, is more than most sophomores at Power-Five programs. However, this should still be considered a training-wheels season for him -- it's OK to have conservative expectations. Hopefully he exceeds them.
Read more at https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/tcuhornedfrogs/2018/03/09/tcu-key-spring-issue-no-1