Coach Gary Patterson is saying all the right things.
No. 4 TCU, which on Sunday achieved its highest ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 in two years, sits atop the Big 12 at 6-0 and is the conference's lone undefeated team and best shot at a College Football Playoff berth.
Patterson said he's focusing on Kansas, the Horned Frogs' opponent this week. But even he knows that as his team tries to keep its focus singular, outsiders will zero in on the big picture: TCU's chances at making the playoff.
Asked on Saturday, after a 26-6 road victory over Kansas State, about how good the Horned Frogs are, Patterson said, "Everybody else will determine that" come the end of this season, once TCU's résumé is complete.