TCU News: Kyle Hick’s Time to Shine

Football:

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit includes TCU among his College Football Playoff Picks | Sports Day

Noted hater of your team, Herbie actually seems to like the 2016 iteration of the Frogs.

TCU will need to make up ground if they're to reach Herbstreit's lofty prediction. The Frogs are currently ranked 13th in the AP Poll and 14th in the Coach's Poll.

TCU Football Position Outlooks 2016: Running Backs | The Star-Telegram

Kyle Hicks is definitely ‘the guy’, but true freshman Darius Anderson and early-enrollee Sewo Olonilua have made a good first impression this fall.

“Right now, Kyle is the guy. I think there’s a separation. And then probably the best true running back, second, is probably Darius Anderson. ... I think they all have their place in the offense.”

TCU Football Position Outlook 2016: Wide Receivers | The Star-Telegram

So. Many. Weapons.

“You’ve got Deante’ Gray back. You’ve got Jarrison Stewart. Ty Slanina is back. Two of those three were not part of our football team at the end of the season last year. All of them as far as size are bigger, stronger, smarter. You add Isaiah Graham, Taj Williams. Isaiah Graham was probably the surprise of the spring.”

Longhorns still feeling sting of embarrassing loss to TCU | 247 Sports

It was the breaking point for Texas a season ago, who would go on to beat CFP participant Oklahoma a week later. But the 50-7 throttling won’t soon be forgotten by players or fans - of either team.

“When we got hit in the mouth we never reacted,” Heard said.

The Longhorns reacted to the loss in a bizarre manner where players were taking shots at each other through the media and on social media two days later.