If all bowl teams need something to prove — and Gary Patterson would tell you they do — TCU shouldn’t be lacking.
The Horned Frogs were left out of the New Year’s Six lineup despite finishing as the runner-up in the Big 12. They were assigned to the Alamo Bowl for a Dec. 28 matchup against Stanford after a 41-17 loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game.
“I don’t know why you ever want to play in the championship if you’ve got a chance of losing,” he said Friday after the Frogs wrapped up their fourth practice in preparation for the San Antonio game.