The sample size for how dominant TCU’s defenses have been in the Big 12 has gotten as big as an offensive lineman’s appetite.
But what makes the Frogs so consistently tough on that side of the ball?
“He does as a good a job as anybody at two things, and I preach this to our coaches all the time and I like to think we’re getting better at, but you recruit speed and length because you can’t coach it,” Texas head coach Tom Herman said at Big 12 Media Days.
Herman wasn’t the only one singing Patterson’s praises at the Big 12’s official kickoff of the 2018 football season, which took place at The Star on July 16-17.