Horned Frogs back at practice
3/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 21, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Following a 10-day layoff due to Spring Break, the TCU football team returned to the field Tuesday afternoon with a two-hour practice.Horned Frog coach Gary Patterson, the only coach in TCU football history to record three 10-win seasons, was pleased with the effort of his defensive unit.
"We had a really good purpose for most of the practice," Patterson said. "The defense had a lot more purpose and finished up with probably the best practice we've had as far as spring ball.
"It's hard for the offense to come back after 10 days. They were a little bit rusty, but we did some good things. Obviously, we just have to keep getting better in all three phases."
Tuesday marked TCU's fifth practice out of the NCAA-allotted 15 for spring drills. The Frogs will take Wednesday off before resuming practice Thursday at 3:45 p.m.
TCU's 2005 defense allowed just 13.4 points, 92.1 yards rushing and 292.3 of total offense over the final seven games.
Overall, the Frogs improved their scoring defense by 15.3 points (18.6 - 33.9) from the 2004 campaign. TCU also surrendered 96.9 yards per game (329.1 - 426.0) less defensively, including 82.8 (221.2 - 304.0) via the pass. The Frogs recorded a nation-leading 26 interceptions after totaling just nine picks in 2004.
