TCU Travels To Southern Miss Thursday
11/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 19, 2003
QUICKLY: The Conference USA title is on the line when the TCU Horned Frogs (10-0, 7-0 Conference USA) travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to face the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-3, 6-0) in a nationally-televised contest on Thursday, November 20. The Frogs, winners of 12 straight games, enter the contest ranked 10th in the country according to the Associated Press and ninth in the land according to the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll. They were ninth in the country in both polls on October 28, 2000, the only time they've been ranked higher than this week since the end of the 1959 season. They are one of just two undefeated teams in the country, joining the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The Horned Frogs have recorded their first 10-0 start since the national championship season of 1938 by posting wins over Tulane (38-35), Navy (17-3), Vanderbilt (30-14), Arizona (13-10 in OT), Army (27-0), USF (13-10), UAB (27-24), Houston (62-55), Louisville (31-28) and Cincinnati (43-10). The Golden Eagles have won four straight games after opening the season with a 3-3 mark.
SENIOR SALUTE: The 2003 senior class at TCU has been one of the most successful classes in school history. Over the past four years, the Frogs have recorded 36 wins (10-6-10-10). That represents the best four-year total since the '38 seniors posted 36 wins (12-9-4-11). The school record for wins over a four-year period is 40, set from 1932-35. The 2003 seniors are: Andy Boerckel, Nick Browne, Corey Connally, Destiny Curlee, Devon Davis, Bruce Galbert, John Glud, Josh Goolsby, Kenny Hayter, Ricky Madison, Jon Morgan, Stanley Moss, Matt Orlovsly, Robert Pollard, Chad Pugh, Tyrone Sanders, Bo Schobel, Brandon Williams and Chris Wingate.
A TCU WIN WOULD...: * Extend the Frogs winning streak to 13, which would be one shy of the school record, set from 1937-1938. * Give the Frogs the outright Conference USA title for the first time in school history. * Give the Frogs their first outright conference title since 1958. * Give the Frogs their second straight Conference USA title. * Give the Frogs their fourth conference title in the last five years. * Give the Frogs an 11-win season for the first time since 1938. * Keep TCU's hopes alive for a BCS bowl berth.
TCU HISTORY: This is the 107th year of intercollegiate football for TCU. The Frogs own an all-time record of 510-493-57. TCU has fielded a team every year since 1896, with the exception of the 1900 campaign. The Frogs have posted wins in 20 of their last 21 games since a 36-29 overtime loss at Cincinnati which opened the 2002 season.
THE LAST TIME OUT: The TCU Horned Frogs extended their winning streak to 12 straight games by beating the Cincinnati Bearcats in every facet of the game in a 43-10 victory on Senior Day in Fort Worth last Saturday. The 33-point win was the Frogs' largest since they defeated SMU 62-7 in the final regular season game of the 2000 season. The Frogs got a school-record 19-point performance from placekicker Nick Browne (5-for-5 FGs) and a pair of blocked kicks from Tyrone Sanders and Flander Malone. Malone's punt block was carried into the endzone by Kenny Boyd. Martin Patterson also recovered a fumble in the endzone for another score.
THEN THERE WERE TWO: TCU and Oklahoma are the only two undefeated teams in Division I football. Oklahoma owns a 13-game winning streak, the longest in the country, with TCU right behind with 12 consecutive wins.
BCS TALK: Last week the Frogs moved up three spots, moving into the sixth position in the BCS Standings. The ranking was the highest ever for a non-BCS school. If TCU can hold that ranking over the final weeks of the season, they figure to end up in one of the BCS bowls- the Sugar, Rose, Orange or Fiesta.
JUST WIN BABY: Gary Patterson can't be accused of running up the score to secure additional votes in the polls, as five of the Frogs' nine victories have been by just a three-point margin and another was a seven-point win They have three-point wins over Tulane, Arizona, USF, UAB and Louisville and defeated Houston by a touchdown. The Frogs have nothing to apologize for, as they went from 1972-1984 without winning a single game by three points or fewer. They were 0-9 during that stretch in games decided by a field goal or less. Five of the Frogs last nine wins have been decided by three points or less. Prior to this season, they had won just five of the previous 49 games by three points or less. Dating back to last season, eight of the Frogs last 13 wins have been by a touchdown or less.
BOWL ELIGIBLE: TCU is bowl eligible for a school-record sixth consecutive season. TCU had never appeared in bowl games in even three consecutive seasons prior to the current streak. TCU is one of just 18 Division I programs which has gone to a bowl game in each of the past five seasons. The list includes four teams the SEC (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee); three teams from the Big 12 (Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas); two from the ACC (Florida State and Georgia Tech), the Big Ten (Michigan and Purdue), the Big East (Miami and Virginia Tech) and the Pac-10 (Oregon and Washington); Conference USA rival Louisville and Marshall from the MAC.
10-0 AND LOOKING FOR MORE: The Frogs are off to a 10-0 start for the first time since the national championship season of 1938. They have been 10-0 three times in school history. The previous two times they earned a National Championship.
TEN WIN SEASONS: The Frogs have posted their second straight 10-win season and their third in the last four years. They have recorded 10 or more wins in a season seven times in school history: 1935 (12), 1938 (11), 1932 (10), 1933 (10), 2000 (10), 2002 (10) and 2003 (10). To put that in perspective, the Frogs went from 1974-1980 winning just nine times combined!
IN THE POLLS: The Frogs opened the season ranked 25th in the Associated Press poll. It marked just the second time since 1960 that TCU was ranked among the nation's elite in the pre-season poll. They began the 2000 season ranked 20th by the A.P. and climbed to as high as ninth in both polls that year. The Frogs are 10th in the AP poll this week and come in as the ninth-ranked team according to the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll.
TCU-SOUTHERN MISS...THE SERIES: This is the fifth meeting on the gridiron between these two schools. TCU has won three of the previous four meetings. The Frogs defeated Brett Favre and the Golden Eagles in Fort Worth in 1989 by a 19-17 count. Southern Miss posted a 28-21 win in the 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl, which was Gary Patterson's first game as the Frogs' head coach. TCU won in Hattiesburg in 2001 by a 14-12 score with a bid to the galleryfurniture.com Bowl game on the line. The Frogs scored 24 unanswered points in the third quarter last season to turn a 13-7 lead into a 37-7 victory.
FIRST HALF SUCCESS: TCU has trailed heading into halftime in just one of its last 22 contests. The only time the Frogs have trailed at the intermission since the 2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl loss to Texas A&M was a 3-0 deficit to Navy on September 6, 2003.
QUARTERBACK TANDEM: The Frogs have received solid play from the quarterback position whether Tye Gunn or Brandon Hassell has been under center. The two have combined to hit 57.1 percent of their passes for 2,227 yards and 11 touchdowns while throwing just seven interceptions. The Frogs are averaging 222.7 yards through the air. In fact, the Frogs have already thrown for more yards in 10 games this year (2,227) than they did during the entire 12-game schedule of 2002 (2,003).
GUNN HOLSTERED: Starting quarterback Tye Gunn suffered a groin injury in the third quarter of the win over UAB and has not played in the last three games. He is listed as doubtful for the Southern Miss game. Gunn has been hampered by injuries all season. After blowing out his knee against Southern Miss a year ago, Gunn started each of the Frogs' first two games this year before suffering a separated right (throwing) shoulder in practice on September 9. He returned to the starting lineup at USF and also started against UAB. For his career, he is 118-for-193 (61.1 pct). for 1,420 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He is 8-0 as a starter and the Frogs have averaged 32.1 points per game when he starts.
NO HASSELL TO PLAY BRANDON: Junior Brandon Hassell has started six games at quarterback this season. He also led the Frogs to a come-from-behind win over UAB, subbing for the injured Tye Gunn. In addition to the most important statistic (6-0 as a starter), Hassell has completed 87-of-157 passes (55.4 percent) for 1,439 yards and nine touchdowns. He threw for 375 yards at Houston, the eighth most prolific passing game in TCU history, with four touchdowns, one shy of the school record. In the last three games, Hassell has completed 43-of-72 passes (59.7 percent) for 747 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions. Hassell had appeared briefly in two collegiate games but had never thrown a pass prior to the Vanderbilt contest this season. Due to an injury to Tye Gunn, Hassell went through the entire 2003 spring practice session as the team's number one quarterback. The Frogs are averaging 34.3 points when he starts.
RETURN OF THE RUNNING GAME: The Frogs have gotten the running game back on track. In the last four games, TCU has rushed 197 times for 1,006 yards and 11 TDs. They have averaged 251.5 yards rushing per game and 5.1 yards per carry during the four-game stretch. Their season-high 407 yard rushing day at Houston was the high mark since 1999 vs. UTEP (475). For the season, the Frogs are averaging 205.8 yards rushing per game, ranking second in the conference and 17th in the nation. The Frogs have had six 100-yard rushing games this season, four by Robert Merrill and one each by Lonta Hobbs and Ricky Madison.
YOUTH IS SERVED: Redshirt freshman Robert Merrill has made his presence felt at the Division I level. After not appearing in the backfield in either of the season's first two games, Merrill posted three consecutive 100-yard rushing performances to begin his career. In his first start, he rushed 31 times for 148 yards in a win over Arizona. He went for a career-high 204 yards on 22 carries against Houston, including a career-long run of 58 yards. In eight games in the backfield, Merrill has recorded 162 carries for 851 yards and three touchdowns, an average of 106.4 yards/game, and four 100-yard games.
THE NATURAL: Sophomore Lonta Hobbs proved to be "the natural" when the Frogs took off his redshirt for game 5 of the 2002 season. In the remaining eight games, he rushed for 1,029 yards (6.6 yards per carry) in breaking all the Frogs' freshman rushing records. He was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year, was TCU's offensive MVP and was a fourth team Freshman All-American. His yardage total increased in each of his first seven contests, culminating with a career-high 287 yards on 33 carries in the regular-season finale against Memphis. This season, Hobbs, a member of the pre-season Doak Walker Watch List, has been hampered by a right ankle injury for much of the season. He looked healthy against Houston when he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, his sixth career 100-yard game.
HARRELL HURDLES UP CHARTS: Junior wide receiver Reggie Harrell has become the 'go-to' guy, as he's been asked to fill the big shoes vacated by graduated seniors LaTarence Dunbar (Atlanta Falcons), Adrian Madise (Denver Broncos), Kevin Brown and Terran Williams. Harrell has all the tools to be a great one with excellent size (6-3, 209) and speed (two-time national semifinalist in the 110m high hurdles). He leads the squad with 42 receptions for 761 yards, an average of 18.1 yards per catch. He had caught at least three passes in each game this season until he left the Cincinnati game in the first half with an ankle injury after just one catch. He logged a career-high eight receptions for a career-high 128 yards in the victory over Louisville. He also had a 127-yard receiving performance at Arizona, including a 98-yard touchdown reception, his first career TD. With 761 yards in 10 games (76.1 yards per game), Harrell already is 10th on the single-season yards receiving charts at TCU and needs just 110 yards over the final three games (36.67 yards per game) to match the school record of 871 yards receiving in a season, set by James Maness in 1984.
RED ZONE SUCCESS: The Frogs have a huge advantage in the red zone this season. They have scored on 38 of 44 opportunities (86 percent), including 22 touchdowns and have tallied 203 points. Meanwhile, TCU has allowed opponents just 20 scores in 31 tries in the red zone (65 percent) for a total of 108 points. TCU has scored in 20 of its last 21 and in 24 of its last 26 visits in the red zone.
KICK WITH NICK: Senior Nick Browne set a school record with 19 kicking points and tied his own mark with five field goals in the win over Cincinnati last Saturday, earning C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors. In fact, in two career games against the Bearcats, he is 10-for-10 in field goals and has scored 36 points. He has hit on 18 of his last 19 field goal attempts and is 23-for-26 on the season. A Groza Award semifinalist for the second straight year, Browne is a perfect 3-for-3 in his career from 50 yards out, including one vs. Vanderbilt earlier this year. He is tied for the nation's lead with an average of 2.30 field goals made per game and is eighth in scoring (10.10 ppg). He has been named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week a record five times this season and nine times in his career. He sits atop the all-time scoring list for kickers at TCU with 278 points and is behind only LaDainian Tomlinson in career points at TCU regardless of position. Browne is also the school record holder for career field goals made, converting 60 of 76 attempts. Browne was a pre-season all-America candidate and the defending placekicker on the first team Verizon academic all-America squad. He was Playboy's 2003 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was a first team all-league selection a year ago and was the pre-season co-favorite to win the 2003 Special Teams Player of the Year award.
MR. RODGERS NEIGHBORHOOD: Red-shirt freshman Cory Rodgers has been hot of late. He had the best game of his career at Houston when he hauled in six passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns. It was the high mark for a TCU receiver since Adrian Madise logged 177 yards vs. Southern Miss in 2001 and the ninth best in school history. He also scored on a rushing touchdown on his only carry. Rodgers had just six catches for 71 yards and no touchdowns through the season's first four games, but has caught 22 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns in the last six games. He also has two rushing TDs in that six-game stretch. Rodgers also handles the Frogs kickoff and punt return duties and leads the squad with 119.7 all purpose yards per game. He logged 126 yards on four returns (31.5 per return) last week against Cincinnati, including a 44-yard punt return and a 35-yard kickoff return.
SCHOBEL SACKS 'EM: Senior defensive end Bo Schobel is showing why he is regarded as one of the nation's best. Not only is he an all-America and Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year candidate, he is one of six finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the nation's top defensive end, and was one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi Award, given to the nation's top lineman.He leads C-USA in sacks and in tackles for loss this season, figuring in on 11.5 sacks and on 18 TFLs. His 11 1/2 sacks this season establishes a school record. The previous mark of 10.0 sacks was set by his cousin, Aaron Schobel, in 1999. He was the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week at USF.
PICKIN' & GRINNIN': The Frogs have intercepted 15 passes in 10 games this season after recording 22 interceptions in 12 games last year. They are tied for 13th nationally this year with 15 interceptions.
THORPE SEMIFINALIST: Cornerback Mark Walker has intercepted five passes in the last eight games and has six picks in his last 11 regular season contests. His five interceptions lead Conference USA and his 0.50 interceptions per game ranks tied for 16th in the nation. He was recently named one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to the nation's top defensive back.
MEET YOU ANYTIME: Playing on Thursday is nothing new for TCU. The Frogs had games scheduled for every day of the week this season except Sunday and Tuesday. They scheduled Tulane on a Monday, Louisville on a Wednesday, Southern Miss on a Thursday, USF on a Friday and have eight games on Saturday.
GAME CAPTAINS: The Frogs have captains assigned for each game: Tulane: QB Tye Gunn, OG John Glud, DE Bo Schobel, CB Tyrone Sanders. Navy: OG John Glud, CB Tyrone Sanders, LB Josh Goolsby, WS Marvin Godbolt. Vanderbilt: DE Bo Schobel, WS Marvin Godbolt, DE Robert Pollard, WR Bruce Galbert. Arizona: DE Robert Pollard, OG John Glud, WR Bruce Galbert, LB Martin Patterson and WR Chris Wingate. Army: PK Nick Browne, TE Stanley Moss, DE Bo Schobel, LB Josh Goolsby. USF: QB Tye Gunn, OG John Glud, DE Bo Schobel, LB Martin Patterson. UAB: QB Tye Gunn, LB Martin Patterson, LB Josh Goolsby, DE Robert Pollard. Houston: TE Stanley Moss, DE Bo Schobel, DE Robert Pollard, LB Josh Goolsby. Louisville: PK Nick Browne, DE Bo Schobel, CB Tyrone Sanders, TE Stanley Moss. Cincinnati: DE Bo Schobel, DE Robert Pollard, OG John Glud, LB Josh Goolsby
WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE: The Frogs are winning the turnover battle, 24-15 after 10 games, averaging a plus-0.90 per game, the top mark in the league and 14th in the nation. More importantly, TCU has come out ahead in points off turnovers. The 15 turnovers by the Horned Frog offense (8 fumbles, 7 interceptions) have led to just 17 points for the opposition, while the Frogs have turned 24 turnovers (15 interceptions, 9 fumbles) into 86 TCU points.
SENIOR CITIZENS: The Frogs have a defensive line that is long on experience. The Frogs boast a starting lineup of three seniors in ends Bo Schobel and Robert Pollard and tackle Chad Pugh. Schobel and Pugh are pre-season all-league selections, according to the league's coaches. The trio has made 74 career starts. Pugh leads the way with 27, followed by Pollard (24), Schobel (23).
PLAYING SHORT: The Frogs have started 21 drives in their opponents territory, resulting in 16 scores (8 TDs and 8 FG), three punts, one interception and one clock expired. TCU's opponents have started 13 possessions in Horned Frog territory but have come away with just four scores (3 TDs, 1 FG).
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: The TCU Leadership Council is a 12-member unit represented by a player from each position. The 2003 unit consists of placekicker Nick Browne, running backs Corey Connally and Ricky Madison, wide receiver Bruce Galbert, offensive guard John Glud, safety Marvin Godbolt, linebacker Josh Goolsby, quarterback Tye Gunn, tight end Stanley Moss, defensive ends Robert Pollard and Bo Schobel and cornerback Tyrone Sanders.
RE-ESTABLISHING THE TRADITION: The Frogs have assured themselves of posting a .500 or better record for the sixth straight season. The last time TCU recorded six consecutive winning seasons was from 1955-60. TCU has had a winning campaign in eight of the last 10 years including 2003 after logging just three winning seasons (1971, 1984 and 1991) in the previous 28 campaigns.
RETURN TO GLORY: After posting just three winning seasons in 13 years from 1985-1997, including a 1-10 campaign in 1997, the Frogs have turned the corner. TCU has posted a 51-19 record since the start of the 1998 season. The Horned Frogs have recorded three conference championships and a trio of bowl victories over the last five years.
TEXAS FLAVOR: The TCU squad is full of home-grown talent with only nine players on the original fall list of 105 coming from outside the state lines. Of those on the depth chart, only Chase Johnson, Andrew Calovich and Reeves Dalton grew up outside the Lone Star state.
STOPPING THE RUN: TCU is ranked 12th in the nation in defending the run, allowing just 92.80 yards per game. The Frogs led the nation in 2002 in stopping the run, allowing just 64.83 yards per game. They were the only team in the country to allow less than two yards per carry during the 2002 season, allowing 778 yards on 393 carries, an average of 1.98 yards per carry.
GAME DAY ASSIGNMENTS: Mike Schultz, Dick Winder, Kyle Nystrom and Chad Glasgow work out of the press box on game day. Joining head coach Gary Patterson on the sidelines are David Bailiff, Eddie Williamson, Jarrett Anderson and Dan Sharp.
ALL-AMERICA NOD TO SANDERS: TCU senior cornerback Tyrone Sanders is an all-America athlete, but that claim to fame comes on the track, not on the football field. Sanders ran the leadoff leg on TCU's 4x100 meter relay unit that placed sixth at the NCAA outdoor track & field meet in Sacramento in June.
OTHER FLYIN' FROG STARS: Tyrone Sanders is not the only Horned Frog football player to stand out on the track. Wide receiver Reggie Harrell reached the national semi-finals in the 110-meter high hurdles at the NCAA Championships in June. He is the defending Conference USA champion in both the indoor and outdoor high hurdles. Junior safety Chris Peoples participated in the NCAA outdoor track & field championships in the high jump. Peoples established a new school record with a best jump of 7-3.25, earning him a silver medal at the C-USA Championships. Needing just one day of practice, Shane Sims earned a fifth place finish at the C-USA Indoor Championships in the shot put with a mark of 49-11.25.
REMEMBERING 1938: The Frogs are 10-0 for the first time since 1938, 65 years ago. Here are some of the events of that year:
* The March of Dimes is established by FDR.
* Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
* "Superman" first published in comic book form.
* Howard Hughes sets record by completing 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
* Orson Welles's radio adaption of The War of the World is broadcast, causing mass panic in the eastern United States.
* MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture.
* Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4:04.4.
* Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all four championships.
* In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
* The Dutch Meyer-led Horned Frogs, behind quarterback Davey O'Brien, rolled to 11 straight wins, including a 15-7 triumph over Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl. The club outscored its opponents 269-60 and never found itself behind, except briefly in the Sugar Bowl encounter.
FROGS POST 10-2 MARK IN 2002: The TCU Horned Frogs earned a share of the Conference USA title and a spot as the league's representative in the AXA Liberty Bowl by going 6-2 in conference action and 9-2 during the 2002 regular season. The Frogs then defeated #23 Colorado State, 17-3, in the bowl game to finish the season with a 10-2 record and ranked in both polls: 22nd in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and 23rd in the Associated Press poll. Gary Patterson was named the C-USA Coach of the Year, linebacker LaMarcus McDonald was the league's Defensive Player of the Year and Lonta Hobbs was recognized as the league's Freshman of the Year.
INJURY BUG: The Frogs have overcome their share of injuries this season. Senior tailback Ricky Madison, the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week in the season-opener at Tulane, was lost for the season after suffering a knee injury in the season's second game. All-America candidate Marvin Godbolt was lost for the season after suffering a knee injury at Arizona in the season's fourth game. He had four interceptions in the first four games. Starting defensive tackle Brandon Johnson suffered a knee injury and has not played since the Houston game. Starting quarterback Tye Gunn has started just four of 10 games due to a shoulder and a groin injury. In addition, defensive tackle Richard Evans, an all-conference candidate, was lost just prior to the start of the season due to academics.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Frogs will wrap up the season against SMU in Dallas on Saturday, November 29. The winner of that rivalry game takes home the Iron Skillet. The all-time series is tied, 38-38-7, but TCU has won each of the last four contests by a combined score of 138-23.
FAMILY TIES: The Frogs have several family members with ties to TCU and football. Bo Schobel is a cousin of former TCU standouts Aaron and Matt Schobel, both of whom now play in the NFL - Aaron with Buffalo and Matt with Cincinnati. Robert Pollard is the son of Bob Pollard, who played 11 seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals. Jeremy Modkins is the brother of Curtis Modkins, who ranks sixth on TCU's all-time career rushing chart. Matthew Grimmett's father, Frankie, lettered in football at TCU in the early 1970s. Cody McCarty's father, Mickey, is one of the all-time greats in TCU basketball history. Brad Talbert's father, Don, played professionally for the Cowboys, Falcons and Saints, and uncle, Diron Talbert, was a standout for the Rams and Redskins. Chad Huffman's father, Royce, Sr., played football at TCU, while his brother, Royce, Jr., played both football and baseball for the Horned Frogs.
BOWL TIE-INS: Conference USA will have five bowl tie-ins this season . The champion of Conference USA will go to the AXA Liberty Bowl and the league will also send teams to the GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.), Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl, Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and New Orleans Bowl.
DID YOU KNOW... The Frogs are averaging 40.8 points per game over their last four games, tallying 163 points in those contests, after averaging just 23.0 points per game through the first six contests after scoring 138 points in those games.
WHO PICKED ECU?: Defending C-USA champion TCU was the favorite to win the 2003 league crown, according to the conference coaches. The Frogs received eight of the 11 first place votes and 115 total points. Southern Miss was second with one first place vote and 106 points. USF and East Carolina each picked up one first place vote.
NFL ON THE HORIZON: The Frogs sent eight players from the 2002 senior class to NFL training camps, four from the offense and four from the defense. Wide receivers LaTarence Dunbar and Adrian Madise each were drafted, while Jason Goss, Kenneth Hilliard, Reggie Holts, LaMarcus McDonald, Jamal Powell and John Turntine signed free agent contracts. Over the past three years, TCU has had 19 players gain tryouts in NFL training camps, the most of any Texas-based university.
SUCCESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD: TCU Football has been recognized for its student-athlete graduation rate by the American Football Coaches Association.TCU was one of 32 institutions across the country recognized for graduating 70
