The man has an outrageous record of 181-79, or about 67% winning. He has had a couple of losing
seasons, but if you stay with the guy, he will turn it around. The Metroplex is a hotbed of talent, and
like any other head coach, he is one good recruiting class from greatness
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU and football coach Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways Sunday after nearly 21 seasons.
© Provided by Associated Press TCU head coach Gary Patterson talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The announcement came a day after the Horned Frogs (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) lost 31-12 at Kansas State, Patterson's alma mater. It was their fifth loss in six games.
Patterson leaves TCU with a 181-79 record, including an undefeated 13-0 season in 2010 that was capped by a Rose Bowl victory. He was the second-longest tenured FBS coach, trailing only Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 23rd season.
TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said he and school chancellor Victor Boschini met Sunday with the 61-year-old Patterson “and mutually agreed that the time has come for a new voice and leadership" in the football program.
While responding in a text response that it was “correct” that he had mutually agreed to depart, Patterson didn't immediately have any other response to the AP on Sunday night.
“We asked him to continue on as our head coach for the remainder of the season, and take on a different role in 2022, but he believed it was in the team’s and TCU’s best interests to begin the transition immediately,” Donati said. “We respect Coach Patterson’s perspective and will move forward in that direction.”
Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill, who was the best man in Patterson's wedding and on his staff as an offensive analyst, will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Horned Frogs host 14th-ranked Baylor on Saturday.
Indiana Coach Tom Allen and Defensive Coordinator Charlton Warren Respond to Defensive Struggles After Maryland Loss
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Patterson is the second Big 12 head coach let go in two weeks. Texas Tech fired third-year coach Matt Wells last week, also after a loss to Kansas State.
TCU's only Big 12 win was 52-31 at Texas Tech on Oct. 9. A week after that, the Horned Frogs lost 52-31 to fourth-ranked Oklahoma
While Patterson is a defensive-minded coach, the Horned Frogs have had one of the Big 12's worst defenses this season. They have allowed at least 29 points in their last six games, and are ranked eighth in the league allowing 31.5 points a game — they are ninth in total defense, giving up 443.3 yards per game.
Patterson was TCU's defensive coordinator for three seasons on Dennis Franchione's staff. He was promoted to head coach when Franchione left to become Alabama's coach at the end of the 2000 regular season.
The Frogs won or shared championships in Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference under Patterson before becoming a Power Five team with their move to the Big 12 in 2012. They shared the Big 12 title in 2014, when TCU and Baylor were co-champions and were the first teams left out of the initial four-team College Football Playoff.
“The story of Gary Patterson and the rise in the fortunes of the TCU football program over the last 20 years is clearly one of the most remarkable in the history of college football," Donati said. “We are grateful to Gary and Kelsey Patterson and appreciate everything they have meant to TCU and the Fort Worth community. Under his leadership, TCU has become a nationally recognized brand name in football and in collegiate athletics.”
seasons, but if you stay with the guy, he will turn it around. The Metroplex is a hotbed of talent, and
like any other head coach, he is one good recruiting class from greatness
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...-lobby-for-change-in-rare-meetings/ar-AAQbszT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU and football coach Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways Sunday after nearly 21 seasons.
© Provided by Associated Press TCU head coach Gary Patterson talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The announcement came a day after the Horned Frogs (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) lost 31-12 at Kansas State, Patterson's alma mater. It was their fifth loss in six games.
Patterson leaves TCU with a 181-79 record, including an undefeated 13-0 season in 2010 that was capped by a Rose Bowl victory. He was the second-longest tenured FBS coach, trailing only Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 23rd season.
TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said he and school chancellor Victor Boschini met Sunday with the 61-year-old Patterson “and mutually agreed that the time has come for a new voice and leadership" in the football program.
While responding in a text response that it was “correct” that he had mutually agreed to depart, Patterson didn't immediately have any other response to the AP on Sunday night.
“We asked him to continue on as our head coach for the remainder of the season, and take on a different role in 2022, but he believed it was in the team’s and TCU’s best interests to begin the transition immediately,” Donati said. “We respect Coach Patterson’s perspective and will move forward in that direction.”
Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill, who was the best man in Patterson's wedding and on his staff as an offensive analyst, will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Horned Frogs host 14th-ranked Baylor on Saturday.
Indiana Coach Tom Allen and Defensive Coordinator Charlton Warren Respond to Defensive Struggles After Maryland Loss
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Patterson is the second Big 12 head coach let go in two weeks. Texas Tech fired third-year coach Matt Wells last week, also after a loss to Kansas State.
TCU's only Big 12 win was 52-31 at Texas Tech on Oct. 9. A week after that, the Horned Frogs lost 52-31 to fourth-ranked Oklahoma
While Patterson is a defensive-minded coach, the Horned Frogs have had one of the Big 12's worst defenses this season. They have allowed at least 29 points in their last six games, and are ranked eighth in the league allowing 31.5 points a game — they are ninth in total defense, giving up 443.3 yards per game.
Patterson was TCU's defensive coordinator for three seasons on Dennis Franchione's staff. He was promoted to head coach when Franchione left to become Alabama's coach at the end of the 2000 regular season.
The Frogs won or shared championships in Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference under Patterson before becoming a Power Five team with their move to the Big 12 in 2012. They shared the Big 12 title in 2014, when TCU and Baylor were co-champions and were the first teams left out of the initial four-team College Football Playoff.
“The story of Gary Patterson and the rise in the fortunes of the TCU football program over the last 20 years is clearly one of the most remarkable in the history of college football," Donati said. “We are grateful to Gary and Kelsey Patterson and appreciate everything they have meant to TCU and the Fort Worth community. Under his leadership, TCU has become a nationally recognized brand name in football and in collegiate athletics.”
