LOS ANGELES – Gary Patterson’s statue remains at TCU and in many ways so does his heart. It’s totally understandable. For more than two decades, Patterson was...
TCU head football coach Gary Patterson speaks during the Big 12 Conference Media Days at AT&T Stadium on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Arlington.and in many ways so does his heart.For more than two decades, Patterson was the coach that took TCU on a five-conference odyssey that led to the Horned Frogs in the Big 12. Along the journey, he became the winningest coach in school history at 181-79 with 17 bowl appearances.
“You’d have to ask him, but I think Sonny was surprised at the talent level that was still there,” Patterson said, pointing to a win last season against eventual Big 12 champ Baylor after he had departed. “You knew they could play, that they had the athletic ability to play. Everything changed in October 2021. TCU was floundering en route to a 5-7 finish. Nothing seemed to be going right. AD Jeremiah Donati, who had replaced Del Conte, didn’t want to see the program regress.
Patterson acknowledges that the change did work, noting that players sometimes need a different voice. Dykes has been able to get some of the resources that Patterson wanted.
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