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TCU’s Banogu close to NFL decision, maybe days after Alamo Bowl

TCU defensive end Ben Banogu said he may decide before January whether to declare for the NFL draft.

“I’m just waiting for the game to be over,” he said Sunday at the Alamo Bowl, where TCU is preparing to play Stanford on Thursday. “I’ll talk with my family. I’ll talk with Coach P again, and I’ll have my decision after that.”

In October, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper pegged Banogu as a first-round pick.

“I love football, I love playing this game,” Banogu said. “I don’t really pay attention to the outside people who tell me what I should or shouldn’t do.