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ESPN: Horned Frogs focused on new business
By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU held its annual football banquet last Saturday night. The Horned Frogs crammed nearly 1,000 people on the floor of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to celebrate the young men who won the Rose Bowl to finish 13-0 and No. 2 in the nation.
There was quarterback Andy Dalton, the team MVP, and center Jake Kirkpatrick, the Rimington Award winner, who took time out from preparing for the NFL draft. There were 24 other departing seniors, including All-American safety Tejay Johnson, who turned away from pro football to prepare for a career of interpreting for the deaf.
They are young men of substance. They won 44 games over the last four seasons. And they don't wear the purple anymore.
"The banquet just brought the memories back," said senior All-American linebacker and Rose Bowl Defensive MVP Tank Carder. "… We hadn't seen [the seniors] since the day after the [Rose Bowl] game because a bunch of them started training." ...
By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU held its annual football banquet last Saturday night. The Horned Frogs crammed nearly 1,000 people on the floor of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to celebrate the young men who won the Rose Bowl to finish 13-0 and No. 2 in the nation.
There was quarterback Andy Dalton, the team MVP, and center Jake Kirkpatrick, the Rimington Award winner, who took time out from preparing for the NFL draft. There were 24 other departing seniors, including All-American safety Tejay Johnson, who turned away from pro football to prepare for a career of interpreting for the deaf.
They are young men of substance. They won 44 games over the last four seasons. And they don't wear the purple anymore.
"The banquet just brought the memories back," said senior All-American linebacker and Rose Bowl Defensive MVP Tank Carder. "… We hadn't seen [the seniors] since the day after the [Rose Bowl] game because a bunch of them started training." ...
