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Gary Patterson out at TCU after 20 years as coach, athletic director says

Gary Patterson is out at TCU after 20 years as coach of the Horned Frogs, the school's athletic director Jeremiah Donati told ESPN's Heather Dinich on Sunday night.

Patterson's family also confirmed to ESPN's Chris Low that he will not coach rest of the year. Jerry Kill, a top assistant on Patterson's staff, has been named interim head coach of a team that is 3-5 overall, and 1-4 in the Big 12 this season.

TCU has lost three in a row, all in conference, including Saturday's 31-12 loss at Kansas State. That defeat, in what turned out to be Patterson's finale, was a microcosm of the problems that have plagued a proud program of late: The Horned Frogs can't get off the field on defense, and can't muster up enough offense in a points-heavy conference.