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ESPN D/FW: If TCU is to be glam, O-line must shine
By Jeff Caplan
ESPNDallas.com
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jeff Olson, TCU's furry-faced, 300-pound left tackle, seems as likely a candidate to be the new face of Horned Frogs football as he is to date a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
Date? Heck, the senior and first-year starter will wed Kaitlin Ilseng, a high-stepping blonde beauty, next May.
Throughout the scorching month of August, this 6-foot-4 teddy bear/behemoth has been coach Gary Patterson's hand-picked choice to play the role of team spokesman leading up to Friday's season opener in Waco against the Big 12's Baylor Bears.
Patterson has locked down practices and all but kept players such as new quarterback Casey Pachall, 1,000-yard rusher Ed Wesley and speedy receiver Skye Dawson from the media spotlight. ...