The Friday before the Kansas State game, TCU coach Gary Patterson did something unusual that close to kickoff.
He changed the game plan.
He wanted his linebackers to defend the read option from the new K-State quarterback rather than the defensive ends. As Patterson had watched more and more film that week, the hunch became an itch, and he altered the approach. Alex Delton, who had rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns a week earlier against Texas, was sacked twice and held to 39 yards and no touchdowns in TCU’s 26-6 victory.