TCU will likely have linebacker Travin Howard and safety Niko Small available for the Big 12 championship game, coach Gary Patterson said Monday on a conference call with reporters.
Both players have missed two games because of injuries.
Howard, the Horned Frogs’ leading tackler, made the trip to Texas Tech two weeks ago but did not play because of an ankle injury, then dressed for the Baylor game last week but did not play. Small was not available for either game because of a concussion.
“We’ll get Niko back, we’ll get Travin back, it looks like,” Patterson said.