TCU coach Gary Patterson said Tuesday that it was "common practice" for Texas Tech quarterbacks to throw at opposing players during warmups, in explaining what happened when Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield hit TCU safety Niko Small in the helmet during pregame before their game Nov. 11.
"They all thought it was funny, to throw balls and do those kinds of things, back in those days," Patterson said of Texas Tech, where the Sooners' Lincoln Riley got his coaching start and where Mayfield played before transferring to Oklahoma. "It's their prerogative.