FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU coach Gary Patterson is known for his innovative 4-2-5 defense. He’s had to develop something a bit different in order to survive this season.
“We’re not playing 4-2-5 right now,” he joked. “We’re playing 4-7.”
He has two former safeties starting at linebacker. Two corners on the outside. Three more safeties patrolling the field. And four of the seven happen to be underclassmen who’d never started a game for the Horned Frogs going into the season.
In all, TCU already has 20 defenders who’ve started at least one game in 2015.