TCU coach Gary Patterson said it was “common practice” at Texas Tech for quarterbacks to throw at opposing players during warm-ups, much as Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield did when he hit a TCU player before a game on Nov. 11.
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— Carter LaValley (@carter_lavalley) November 15, 2017
OU coach Lincoln Riley appeared to fault TCU for running through the Sooners’ warm-up line, saying last week, “Things like that can happen.”
Patterson on Tuesday at his midweek press conference refused to take blame for the incident, in which safety Niko Small was hit on the helmet by a pass from Mayfield.