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to Kansas State that proved valiant enough to earn a berth in the playoff over blue-blood Alabama.
“When he first got here, a lot of guys had a sour taste in their mouth,” offensive lineman Steve Avila said. “But after a while, after maybe a week or two, we started to understand he's here for us. He's definitely a player's coach. And he had the tools to build this program and gets the trust from the players.”
The Frogs made it through the gauntlet, and Saturday night will mark TCU’s high-water mark as a program. Come Sunday morning, no matter what happens, the expectations will ratchet exponentially upward. The state of Texas appreciates a good football season, but Texas craves a football dynasty. If it has to come from the Horned Frogs rather than the Longhorns, well, so be it.
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