GARY PATTERSON

Gary Patterson going to Texas as an assistant in any capacity is a win-win for both parties

The same weekend Texas was embarrassed by Kansas (in football!) former TCU coach Gary Patterson happened to be in Austin.

Texas A&M had a late surge to beat Auburn and TCU upset Baylor in the first game since Gary Patterson's departure.

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley made a quarterback switch that put a Heisman Trophy hopeful on the bench and a freshman at the helm of a top-10 team.

Patterson met with some of his ex assistants to go over his game plan for No. 14 Baylor.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

For the fourth straight year, TCU football has fallen short of its goal, and so Gary Patterson quits.

TCU and football Gary Patterson have mutually agreed to immediately part ways.

Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was a preseason Associated Press first-team All-American.

The Texas Longhorns got run over by a future SEC foe in their only other road game this season.

Big 12 coaches feel the league is solidified for the long haul after the conference's swift action to expand.

Max Duggan threw for a touchdown and was one of four TCU players with a rushing score as the Horned Frogs routed lower-division Duquesne 45-3 in an opener shortened in the second half Saturday night. The coaches agreed to play 12-minute quarters after halftime with the Horned Frogs leading 35-0 in their first meeting with the FCS school. TCU improved to 19-2 in home openers under coach Gary Patterson.

Big 12 coaches say they like the proposal to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams.

The 2021 version of the Charles Schwab Challenge felt normal, save for the absence of the late Susan Nix.

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell waits to lead his team onto the field for an NCAA football game against Georgia State in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Chanticleers to a surprising, near-perfect season. UCF’s Scott Frost was AP coach of the year in 2017 and Gary Patterson won the first of his two AP awards with TCU in 2009 when the Horned Frogs were competing in the Mountain West. Chadwell came to Coastal Carolina in 2017 as offensive coordinator for former coach Joe Moglia after four successful season at FCS Charleston Southern. ___VotingJamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina - 88 points (16 first-place votes).

At the top of USA Today's most recent revenue rankings for college athletic departments are Texas and Texas A&M. The Longhorns and Aggies seemingly have it all, revenue, resources and location. Texas and Texas A&M have everything you need to put out national championship-level football program. The Aggies and Longhorns refuse to play each other, but combine to form an Axis of Underachievers in the Lone Star State. For now, though, Texas and Texas A&M continue to prove the old adage that money can't buy happiness.

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas ran out of comebacks against Max Duggan and TCU. The Horned Frogs quarterback ran for the go-ahead score with 4 minutes left and the defense made it stand with a goal-line fumble recovery to beat No. He's now 7-2 against Texas since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012. After Duggan's touchdown, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger marched the Longhorns to the lip of the end zone. Griffin Kell kicked four field goals for the Horned Frogs.

FORT WORTH, Texas TCUs chancellor said football coach Gary Patterson apologized Monday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings. Linebacker Dylan Jordan accused Patterson on Twitter of using the slur during a confrontation at practice. School Chancellor Victor Boschini wrote in an email to TCUs student media that Patterson didnt use the slur against any player or group on the team. Several players wrote on Twitter that Small didnt include the context of Pattersons use of the word. Jordan said Patterson took issue with the player using the slur in meetings and used the word.