On his weekly conference call with the media, TCU Football coach Gary Patterson addressed the health — or lack of health — of his quarterbacks. “Not cleared yet”, was the Horned Frog coach’s answer in regards to reports that Max Duggan has been seen back on the field for TCU, and he further elaborated, saying that while Duggan is back with the team at practices, he has not yet been medically cleared to compete.
Additionally, Patterson revealed that Matthew Downing, the expected starter in Duggan’s place, has missed ten days of practices over the last several weeks — though he did not specify if that was due to injury or other reasons.