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TCU
HORNED FROGS
2013
College Football Preview
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| OFFENSE
- 6 |
------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 10 |
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| KEY
LOSSES |
| OFFENSE:
Matthew Tucker-TB, Aundre Dean-TB, Skye
Dawson-WR, Corey Fuller-TE, James Fry-C,
Blaize Foltz-OG, Josh Boyce-WR (NFL) |
| DEFENSE:
Kenny
Cain-LB, Stansly Maponga-DE (NFL) |
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WR
Brandon Carter |
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| Defense |
| Suffice
to say, TCU is stacked
on the defensive side
for the upcoming season.
Only one full-time starter
departs and the entire
group can lay the wood.
They have the talents
to bring pressure on quarterbacks,
stuff the run and cover
like a blanket. |
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| Quarterback
/ Running Back |
The
quarterback situation
isn't really a concern
as much as it is a question
as to whether Casey Paschall
can take back the spot
he lost with his suspension.
The sophomore Boykin can
run and has a strong arm
but the veteran Paschall
is bigger and more accurate.
The handoffs get distributed
fairly evenly among the
running backs mostly due
to injury issues. Will
this be another committee
approach or will one of
them step up and take
sole control of the ground
game? |
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CB
Jason Verrett |
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| TCU
2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| OFFENSE |
| QB |
Trevone
Boykin-So (6-2, 215) |
Casey
Pachall-Sr (6-5, 230) |
| RB |
B.J.
Catalon-So (5-9, 190) |
Waymon
James-Sr (5-8, 203) / Aaron
Green-So (5-11, 200) |
| WR |
Cam
White-Jr (6-3, 200) |
Ja'Juan
Story-So (6-4, 208) |
| WR |
LaDarius
Brown-So (6-4, 220) |
Kolby
Listenbee-So (6-1, 183) |
| WR |
David
Porter-Jr (6-0, 197) |
Matt
Brown-Jr (6-1, 190) |
| WR |
Brandon
Carter-Jr (5-11, 186) |
Deante'
Gray-So (5-10, 175) |
| TE |
Stephen
Bryant-Jr (6-5, 240) |
Griffin
Gilbert-So (6-5, 220) |
| OT |
Aviante
Collins-So (6-6, 285) |
James
Dunbar-Sr (6-6, 315) |
| OG |
Joey
Hunt-So (6-3, 288) |
Brady
Foltz-So (6-4, 325) |
| C |
Eric
Tausch-Sr (6-3, 300) |
Joey
Hunt-So (6-3, 288) |
| OG |
Jamelle
Naff-So (6-4, 325) |
John
Wooldridge-Sr (6-5, 310) |
| OT |
Tayo
Fabuluje-Jr (6-7, 315) |
Halapoulivaati
Vaitai-So (6-6, 308) |
| K |
Jaden
Oberkrom-So (6-3, 187) |
Ryan
DeNucci-Jr (5-10, 195) |
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| TCU
2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| DEFENSE |
| DE |
Jon
Koontz-Sr (6-2, 265) |
James
McFarland-So (6-3, 248) |
| DT |
Chucky
Hunter-Jr (6-1, 300) |
Terrell
Lathan-So (6-5, 280) |
| DT |
Davion
Pierson-So (6-2, 305) |
Jon
Lewis-Jr (6-2, 290) |
| DE |
Devonte
Fields-So (6-4, 240) |
Matt
Anderson-Jr (6-3, 250) |
| SLB |
Marcus
Mallet-Jr (6-1, 227) |
Paul
Dawson-Jr (6-2, 230) |
| MLB |
Joel
Hasley-Jr (6-1, 223) |
Jonathan
Anderson-Jr (6-3, 220) |
| CB |
Jason
Verrett-Sr (5-10, 176) |
Keivon
Gamble-Sr (5-10, 180) |
| CB |
Kevin
White-Jr (5-10, 178) |
David
Jenkins-So (6-1, 193) |
| SS |
Sam
Carter-Jr (6-1, 215) |
Derrick
Kindred-So (5-10, 210) |
| WS |
Chris
Hackett-So (6-2, 195) |
Zach
Jackson-RFr (6-0, 200) |
| FS |
Elisha
Olabode-Sr (5-11, 193) |
Geoff
Hooker-Jr (5-10, 186) |
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Ethan
Perry-So (6-4, 230) |
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| QUICK
TAKES |
- Quarterback
Trevone Boykin has competed about
as well as anyone could have asked
the redshirt freshman after getting
thrown into the fire due to the
quick suspension of original starter
Casey Pachall back in early October.
Boykin is durable, tough, has a
big arm and can throw the deep ball
but his accuracy just isn't there
yet.
- Casey
Pachall has been reinstated to the
team after being suspended for a
DWI arrest last fall. Will there
be a quarterback controversy now
as Pachall is a pro prospect with
all the tools. If he can shake off
the rust this debate will rage on
all the way up to the opener.
- Injuries
have not been kind to the running
backs. Can 2011 leading rusher Waymon
James come back from a season ending
knee injury? If not B.J. Catalon
was the state of Texas' No. 1 rated
all-purpose back out of high school.
- TCU
employs a 4-2-5 defensive scheme
that gets after people. The defensive
line is an aggressive physical group
and the secondary led by All-American
cornerback Jason Verrett will have
some very high expectations placed
on them.
- With
only two significant players gone
on the defensive side, head coach
Gary Patterson is preparing to make
this team a dominant force in just
his second year as a Big 12 member.
Everyone wants to know if TCU is
capable of competing week-in and
week-out in a BCS-aligned league.
The answer will come next season
as these Frogs are filled to the
horns with experience and talent.
Oh yea, and the head coach is still
pretty good too.
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TCU
2013 SCHEDULE
Aug.
31 - vs. Louisiana State
@Arlington, TX
Sept. 7 - SE Louisiana
Sept. 14 - at Texas Tech
Sept. 28 - SMU
Oct 5 - at Oklahoma
Oct. 12 - Kansas
Oct. 19 - at Oklahoma State
Oct. 26 - Texas
Nov. 2 - West Virginia
Nov. 9 - at Iowa State
Nov. 16 - at Kansas State
Nov. 30 - Baylor |
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