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FWST: Only stat TCU's Wesley chasing is a 13-0 season
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
There are no mixed emotions about winning the Rose Bowl for Ed Wesley. A victorious TCU was the only thing he cared about. But being hobbled by an injured ankle for the crowning moment to a 13-0 season was agonizing for the junior, nonetheless.
"It hurt so bad [emotionally], but I understood that our team has to win this game," Wesley said of his curtailed performance in the Frogs' Rose Bowl win in January. "It was a very important game, so if that means you have to step down and let someone who is 100 percent go, that's what you have to do to win."
Making way for other backs in the Frogs' backfield doesn't come easily to Wesley, who became the first TCU back to rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,078) since Robert Merrill in 2003. Coach Gary Patterson's philosophy to keep the running back rotation spinning smoothly from spring to August and into the season has paid huge dividends the past two seasons.
And in the Rose Bowl, with Wesley nursing an injury sustained two months earlier -- Oct. 30 at UNLV -- the Frogs were able to rely on Waymon James and Matthew Tucker to supplement nine carries by quarterback Andy Dalton. ...
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
There are no mixed emotions about winning the Rose Bowl for Ed Wesley. A victorious TCU was the only thing he cared about. But being hobbled by an injured ankle for the crowning moment to a 13-0 season was agonizing for the junior, nonetheless.
"It hurt so bad [emotionally], but I understood that our team has to win this game," Wesley said of his curtailed performance in the Frogs' Rose Bowl win in January. "It was a very important game, so if that means you have to step down and let someone who is 100 percent go, that's what you have to do to win."
Making way for other backs in the Frogs' backfield doesn't come easily to Wesley, who became the first TCU back to rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,078) since Robert Merrill in 2003. Coach Gary Patterson's philosophy to keep the running back rotation spinning smoothly from spring to August and into the season has paid huge dividends the past two seasons.
And in the Rose Bowl, with Wesley nursing an injury sustained two months earlier -- Oct. 30 at UNLV -- the Frogs were able to rely on Waymon James and Matthew Tucker to supplement nine carries by quarterback Andy Dalton. ...
