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Blessing in disguise? Gary Patterson, players explain why TCU will bounce back from first loss of the season

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FORT WORTH -- TCU players promised this year's team would be different from 2016.

So far, it has. Now the Horned Frogs get a chance to prove it - again.

A bid for an undefeated season came to a halt at Iowa State, something that players say they put behind them as soon as they reviewed game film Sunday. Senior receiver John Diarse pointed to the team's "laser-like focus" Tuesday as attention shifted to Saturday's home game with Texas.

"I'm just as confident as I've ever been," Diarse said. "We do an exceptional job of understanding that .