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How a redshirt freshman LB just became hugely important to TCU's 'D'

Sep 10, 2015 at 12:20p ET

Sep 10, 2015 at 12:20p ET

As bodies continue to fall from TCU's already revamped defensive unit, coach Gary Patterson, with no other choice, is turning his eyes toward untested talent.

Suddenly thrust into the middle of the Horned Frogs' usually fearsome defense is redshirt freshman linebacker Ty Summers. He'll be called upon to produce in a hurry now that TCU has lost both of its starting linebackers. Junior Sammy Douglas, the unit's lone player with game experience, is out for the season with an injury.