Whenever a testing situation arises, Gary Patterson likes to say that it's not his first rodeo.
That 18 years of experience as TCU's head coach will be especially handy now.
With a season already headed downhill, the Horned Frogs have lost dynamic receiver/returner KaVontae Turpin to a suspension following an assault arrest. And starting quarterback Shawn Robinson is done for the season, facing shoulder surgery and leaving Penn transfer Michael Collins as the new starter.
TCU (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) faces Kansas, a struggling program that is 1-30 in Big 12 games under coach David Beaty.