2019 TCU Offensive Preview

By John Hamilton

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The mantra of TCU’s offense in 2019 is simple: Stop turning the ball over. The Horned Frogs turned the ball over 18 times in the first eight games, which spurred a 3-5 start. Over the last five, TCU won the turnover battle by seven turnovers. No coincidence, the Frogs won four of their last five games to miraculously finish with a winning record.

“It just goes to show you, if you find a guy who can manage the ball, you can win,” Gary Patterson said.

For that reason — and with a strong defense coming back — expect the Horned Frogs to lean heavily on the 2017 Kenny Hill model for offense instead of the 2014 Trevone Boykin model.

All eyes will be behind center in Fort Worth. Redshirt freshman Justin Rogers is the most talented quarterback of the four competing for the starting job but is just getting back to live football after a catastrophic knee injury. Kansas State grad transfer Alex Delton will push hard for the job thanks to

his impressive dual-threat ability. Junior Michael Collins has the most experience in the system, but also struggled before getting hurt. Freshman Max Duggan is a wild card but will have to get up to speed quickly.

No matter the quarterback, playing offense is much easier when you have Jalen Reagor on your side. Reagor posted the second-best receiving season in program history and broke a program record with receiving scores in seven straight games. Late in the year, he even added rushing scores to spur improbable victories over Baylor and Oklahoma State. Beside him, Taye Barber is ready to step into a starring role. All five starting offensive linemen are back, along with running backs Darius Anderson and Sewo Olonilua. The run game should take a leap, as long as everyone can stay healthy.

TCU won games last season while scoring 10, 14, 16 and 17 points. The defense is so good, you don’t need to do too much. But with a few tweaks, TCU’s offense can once again be productive in the Big 12.

“I think we’ve got a chance to be better on offense than we were a year ago,” Patterson said.

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