Gary Patterson is known for having solid defenses year in and year out at TCU. Although they’ve had a rough season as a team, the defense has still done pretty well despite multiple injuries experienced throughout the year.
Patterson’s coverage schemes call for the safeties to be key pieces in run support. This means that on most plays, the Horned Frog cornerbacks won’t have any help on the outside.
The coverage calls are mostly zone, but since they are a “pattern-matching” zone, it’s almost more like man coverage as the defensive backs will matchup with the receivers based on the routes they run.