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TCU spring breakout candidates: Why JUCO transfer Mikel Barkley can make instant impact at WR

Editor's note: This is the final article of a five-part series previewing some of the top breakout candidates for TCU football during spring practice.

Though defense is the name of the game for TCU football head coach Gary Patterson, it’s no secret that a healthy offense is required to survive in the Big 12 Conference -- a league in which Saturday shootouts on the gridiron are all too common.

The Horned Frogs’ offense fell far from meeting expectations, thanks to injuries, inexperience and plenty of other factors in 2018 as Patterson saw his unit stumble to a 7-6 finish.