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TCU looking to overcome mounting injuries to its defense

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TCU coach Gary Patterson faces a challenge with numerous defensive starters injured. AP/Tony Gutierrez
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In the preseason of 2009, TCU's defense had gone thin. Injuries had ravaged the secondary, forcing coach Gary Patterson into trying something dramatic.