TCU Horned Frogs

National Forecast: 25 • Big 12 Prediction: 4 • Projected Record: 9-3, 6-3 Big 12

The Horned Frogs practice with a song in their heart. The tune depends on how the season is going. In 2020, everything changed in the middle of the year because TCU was out of sync, out of step and writhing and tilting like Elaine from “Seinfeld” at an office party. Something had to be done. In an instant, the players’ playlist was out. The head coach’s was in. “We weren’t playing very well,” Gary Patterson says. “So we went back to my soundtrack, just like we’ve always had it, and we won five out of six.” Coaching is about finding an edge anywhere, and in the latter half of the COVID-challenged year, Patterson and the Frogs found theirs. Winning five of six to finish at 6–4, they led the Big…

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Athlon Sports (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021 National College Football

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