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FWST: Teammates helped TCU freshman quarterback when he was thrown into fray
By Stefan Stevenson
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the biggest adjustments for TCU's Trevone Boykin this season was realizing he was no longer a man among boys.
When the redshirt freshman replaced Casey Pachall as the Horned Frogs' starting quarterback Oct. 6 against Iowa State, the Cyclones quickly taught the former West Mesquite standout that his penchant for pulling big plays out of nothing wasn't going to come as easy at the college level.
"That's what it was," Boykin said this week during media interviews at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort and Spa. "Now, everybody is a man. You have guys out there who are 23 or 24 years old and I'm 19."
Boykin may sometimes look young and inexperienced on the field, but he certainly doesn't sound like a wide-eyed newbie, not after eight starts in which he has gone 3-5 and was integral to huge road wins at Baylor, West Virginia and Texas that propelled the Frogs (7-5) back to the postseason for the eighth consecutive season. TCU plays Michigan State (6-6) at 9:15 tonight in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/28/4512444/teammates-helped-tcu-freshman.html#storylink=cpy
By Stefan Stevenson
[email protected]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the biggest adjustments for TCU's Trevone Boykin this season was realizing he was no longer a man among boys.
When the redshirt freshman replaced Casey Pachall as the Horned Frogs' starting quarterback Oct. 6 against Iowa State, the Cyclones quickly taught the former West Mesquite standout that his penchant for pulling big plays out of nothing wasn't going to come as easy at the college level.
"That's what it was," Boykin said this week during media interviews at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort and Spa. "Now, everybody is a man. You have guys out there who are 23 or 24 years old and I'm 19."
Boykin may sometimes look young and inexperienced on the field, but he certainly doesn't sound like a wide-eyed newbie, not after eight starts in which he has gone 3-5 and was integral to huge road wins at Baylor, West Virginia and Texas that propelled the Frogs (7-5) back to the postseason for the eighth consecutive season. TCU plays Michigan State (6-6) at 9:15 tonight in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/28/4512444/teammates-helped-tcu-freshman.html#storylink=cpy
