Patterson out at TCU following 20-plus seasons
Texas Christian and football coach Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways Sunday after nearly 21 seasons.
The announcement came a day after the Horned Frogs (3-5, 1-4 Big 12 Conference) lost 31-12 at Kansas State, Patterson’s alma mater. It was their fifth loss in six games.
Patterson, 61, 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 Football Bowl Subdivision coach, trailing only Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 23rd season.
Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill, who was an offensive analyst, will be TCU’s interim head coach.
Michigan State moved up to No. 5 in the Associated Press college football poll, and Wake Forest, at No. 10, became a top-10 team for the first time. The first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season will be released Tuesday night.
No. 16 Texas San Antonio (8-0) and coach Jeff Traylor agreed to a contract extension worth $28 million through 2031 . ... Late Saturday, Tyler Allgeier ran for 266 yards and five touchdowns, leading thenNo. 25 Brigham Young (7-2) to a 6649 win over visiting Virginia (6-3) . ... Visiting Fresno State (7-2, 4-1 Mountain West) handed thenNo. 21 San Diego State (7-1, 3-1) its first loss with a 30-20 victory. Quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Sam Darnold got hurt running the ball, and kicker Chris Boswell was injured throwing it.
Winston was carted to the locker room with a “significant” left knee injury after Buccaneers linebacker Devin White pulled him down on a second-quarter scramble in New Orleans’ 36-27 win over Tampa Bay. White was f lagged for a horse-collar tackle. Trevor Siemian replaced Winston and led the Saints to the comeback win.
“I think it’s significant,” New Orleans coach Sean Payton said. “He felt something and is on crutches.”
Darnold suffered a concussion in Carolina’s 19-13 win at Atlanta. P.J. Walker finished the game after Darnold gained eight yards on a bootleg but took a brutal shot from Falcons linebacker Foye Oluokun.
Boswell also sustained a concussion on a fake field goal in Pittsburgh’s 15-10 victory at Cleveland. Boswell was drilled after throwing an incomplete pass.
The Buccaneers lost tight end Rob Gronkowski, who left their loss because of back spasms.
Joining other athletes who have struggled with mental health issues, Atlanta wide receiver Calvin Ridley said he’s stepping away from football after being a lastminute scratch against Carolina.
Jerry Remy, a Red Sox second baseman who became an icon in Boston as a broadcaster, died of cancer. The Red Sox confirmed that Remy, 68, died Saturday night. He had a long struggle with lung cancer. Remy spent 10 seasons in the majors — the first three with the Angels and the last seven with Boston — before retiring after the Red Sox released him in 1985.
Lucas Herbert closed with a two-under-par 69 to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship by one. Herbert, a 25-year-old Australian,
earned his first PGA Tour victory. He finished at 15-under 269.
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Winston’s injury called ‘significant’
Alexander Zverev won his fifth ATP title of the season by defeating American qualifier Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-4 at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. … Marin Cilic won the St. Petersburg (Russia) Open final with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz .… Anett Kontaveit beat Simona Halep 6-2, 6-3 in the Transylvania Open final in Romania.
Dominique Badji scored in the 58th minute, and the Colorado Rapids beat the host Houston Dynamos 1-0 to tie Sporting Kansas City and Seattle for the MLS Western Conference lead . ... Former Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 40, scored one goal for his 400th career league tally and also drew a penalty that led to AC Milan’s second goal in a 2-1 win at Roma in the Italian league.