The Big-12 conference is famous for two things, the schools have high-scoring offenses and atrocious, soft-butter defenses. Head coach Gary Patterson stands tall above the narrative of weak defensive play. He is one of the most top-notch defensive minds in the entire sport of football. He consistently coaches the Horned Frogs to the top of national defensive rankings. TCU went on an elite run from 2008-10 where the team ranked No. 2, No. 1 and No. 1 in overall defense for consecutive years.
This year’s Horned Frogs team is not nearly as dangerous as the 13-0 Rose Bowl victory squad of 2010, or even the 2017 Frogs who got beat down by now NFL superstar Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship.