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Award-winning reporter. TCU beat writer for Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Past: @DailyMemphian , @DandC , @FultonSunSports . Keep it playa. Stjohnson @star -telegram.com
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Back from vacation with some personal news:
This is my last week on the Memphis beat for the Daily Memphian.
Next week I head down to Texas to cover all things TCU and more for the
@startelegram
.
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Penny Hardaway, Memphis facing multiple Level I, II charges by the NCAA including a lack of institutional control:
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The moment TCU found it’ll be the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff
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Couple years ago Tubby Smith told Memphis fans they needed to be realistic about who the Tigers could sign. Now Penny Hardaway has the No. 1 class in America.
Mood:
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Kendric Davis says
@JaMorant
and Desmond Bane reached out to him to recruit him to Memphis.
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Penny Hardaway: "I hope we made our school and our city proud."
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Max Duggan finished second in Heisman voting with 1,420 points and 188 first place votes. No other player besides Williams had 100.
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Johnny Hodges said he was surprised at how cocky Michigan was leading up to the Fiesta Bowl, also added that overconfidence is why he knew TCU would win.
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Max Duggan just passed Andy Dalton for career passing touchdowns at TCU.
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Max Duggan says when he talked to Kirby Smart at Heisman Trophy weekend, Smart told him they practiced the 'bazooka field goal' after watching TCU's game vs. Baylor.
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Dykes said it bothered him how much he heard that TCU was going to get run through all week
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Dykes says he thinks TCU being in the playoffs will be a game-changer on the recruiting trail
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Y’all think Memphis is known for its BBQ, but I can write a whole essay on the quality of the wings from the M
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Max Duggan said Andy Dalton reached out to him after the loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 title game. Said that meant a lot to him to hear from a TCU legend.
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Texas has the second-highest attendance in DKR history with 104,203 announced attendance.
TCU draws a nice crowd eh?
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The nation: Idk man, can TCU handle Michigan’s physicality?
TCU:
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Texas was 91st in passing yards allowed per game in 2022.
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I asked Max Duggan what 12-0 means to him.
"It means we have one more game to play."
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TCU beat Michigan because Steve Avila and them boys got physical with one of the best DLs in football for 263 (!!) rushing yards.
That vaunted Michigan secondary? Couldn't hold Quentin Johnston. Let's not try to rewrite what happened in that game.
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Sonny Dykes says Max Duggan told him he would be the best backup in the country when he learned he didn't win the job after fall camp
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Max Duggan says he'll have to make a decision soon on if he'll return to TCU next season.
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Wes Harris says he's expecting a big TCU crowd at the National Championship game. Says the fans caused the fourth down fumbled snap at the end of the Fiesta Bowl
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Dykes says the late field goal was called their bazooka package, they practice running onto the field quickly to kick a field goal.
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Ja Morant just pulled up to Bartlett for the Iverson Classic
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Max Duggan says getting an invite to NYC for the Heisman Trophy would mean he's surrounded by great players and playing for a great coaching staff.
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Emoni Bates said today was the first time he's had fun in awhile. Said mentally some of the outside noise was weighing on him, but he felt like his old self today.
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Penny Hardaway thanks the Memphis fanbase after the biggest win of his career
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Johnny Hodges says he reached out to every Power Five school in portal, says Northwestern was the only school to respond and they said he wasn't good enough.
TCU was his only offer in the portal and the Horned Frogs are glad to have him.
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Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson has won the Jim Thorpe Award. Tre was named the top DB in the country
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I like Joel Klatt a lot. So about this “help” TCU got…
Sonny Dykes said himself they got word Michigan was stealing signs and adjusted as a result. That’s it’s.
Ball up top.
How much did Michigan pay for this Propaganda piece
- Klatt says Michigan has already been punished fairly for Sign Stealing
- Also says TCU had help beating Michigan
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-Didn’t have the potential No. 1
Pick.
-Missing another starter that was a top 50 recruit.
-Six point underdogs
Memphis just snapped the nation’s longest home winning streak. Don’t tell me Penny Hardaway can’t coach.
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In typical Duggan fashion, the TCU QB says there are bigger fish to fry than winning the Heisman Trophy.
Joked he'll be traveling with an iPad with Michigan film on it.
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TCU has taken over Santa Monica Pier. A sea of purple for the TCU pep rally
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I asked Kendre Miller if he was the best running back in the Big 12. Answer was short and sweet.
"Yes."
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While interviewing Penny Hardaway, Jalen Duren walked by and said “Best coach in the country.”
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Is this the best year of overall athletics TCU has ever had? Genuie question.
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Regardless of how the season ends, the story of TCU isn't them being a cinderella to me.
It's about a coaching staff doing a GREAT job of maximizing the talent of a roster that has a quality group of NFL-type guys plus more.
As Sonny Dykes said, it's not by accident.
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Replay shows Kendre Miller broke the plane when he reached for the ball. I think that's a TD.
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My good brother how are you feeling right now?
Tennessee boatraces Michigan or TCU. Everyone in the country knows it.
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Dykes also says Quentin Johnston looked like his old self at practice today. Said it's the best he's looked in maybe a month.
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Max Duggan didn't win the Heisman, but his trip to NYC was still a success because he got to represent the school he loves.
"Having TCU be on this national stage, it means so much for our football program, our athletic department, our university."
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Penny: "We have four freshmen starting, y'all need to act like it. Act like we have 17 and 18-year olds trying to learn how to play against 22, 23 and 24-year old guys. Stop disrespecting me, bro. Don't do that. I work way too fucking hard."
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TCU held Oklahoma State to 32 yards of offense in the fourth quarter.
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Sonny Dykes said TCU had its best Tuesday practice in a month today
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Wild sports year for me. In March I was covering Penny Hardaway taking Memphis back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in forever.
Now? I'll end 2022 covering TCU's first CFP appearance and a likely Heisman finalist (winner?). Damn.
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So it's official now. I'm happy to announce I'm headed back to my hometown soon to cover the Memphis Tigers football team for the
@dailymemphian
.
I'm thankful for this opportunity and wouldn't have gotten it without the help of the amazing
@DandC
team:
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At the PHX airport and its filled with purple. I'm sitting beside a fan with a purple blazer who was rewatching the game on his phone.
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Sonny Dykes was asked about TCU navigating the gauntlet of the Big 12 without a bye week.
"You are not going to catch The Citadel in Week 10. We caught Texas."
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"I get to play for Penny, one of the best point guards... who don't want to play for Coach Penny?"- Kendric Davis on why he chose Memphis.
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Memphis don't give a damn, a kid wearing Alabama gear just got booed during Simba Cam😂
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Max Duggan said TCU is moving in the right direction. Said the loss is tough, but the players aren't going to let the loss takeaway from the season they had.
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So you telling me Memphis going further than Kentucky huh? Hmm
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Max Duggan says he and the rest of team are sorry for not being able to get it done.
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Can confirm the
@PeteThamel
report that TCU head coach Sonny Dykes has received a contract extension with an additional year being added to his contract through 2028.
Nice reward for the potential Coach of the Year.
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ESPN College GameDay will be in Austin Saturday for TCU’s showdown with Texas.
Second time this season a TCU game will host GameDay
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Lester Quinones says the atmosphere and the support from fans around Memphis makes players want to play harder.
"The city itself is a basketball city. Everywhere you go it's about the Tigers or the Grizzlies."
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Gotta give Memphis fans credit, they travel really well. Plenty of blue around Fort Worth
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TCU is heading to Arizona on Saturday, Sonny Dykes said the team is going to the Cardinals' game against the Bucs on Christmas day.
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A clearly emotional Max Duggan speaking to the media after the loss to Kansas State
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Minott thanks Penny and the program on the way out. From IG:
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Lester Quinones says he doesn't feel like Memphis-Gonzaga will be a David vs. Goliath.
Landers Nolley II says he feels like its a "1 seed vs. 1 seed."
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Dykes said he felt the presence of Mike Leach and his father Spike Dykes before the Fiesta Bowl
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Kendric Davis makes it official. He's transferring to Memphis.
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Penny says 81 year old Larry Brown helps the graduate assistants unload the bus after every road game.
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Shannon Sharpe said on Undisputed that Dee Winters was sensational against Michigan.
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Penny on Earl Timberlake: "He was ready for his moment."
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Dykes says they feel like they let fans down with their performance tonight.
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Penny Hardaway says he thinks his viral rant after the SMU loss helped galvanize the team.
S/O to
@geoff_calkins
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Alo says playing for Memphis in the NCAA Tournament was a childhood dream.
Tyler Harris says the same.
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Kendre Miller told me he feels way better than he did last Saturday when he got hurt.
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Asked about the CFP committee wanting to see more balance from TCU, Johnny Hodges says:
"We don't care."
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Max Duggan says him being a Heisman Trophy finalist shows and says a lot about the support he's gotten from the TCU and the players he's been able to play with.
"I think it kind of gets lost in all these awards, football is a team sport."
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All-Big 12 picks for TCU:
First team:
Max Duggan
Kendre Miller
Quentin Johnston
Alan Ali
Steve Avila
Derius Davis
Griffin Kell
Dee Winters
Josh Newton
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
Second team:
Johnny Hodges
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Kansas coach Bill Self after the loss to the Horned Frogs.
"I think TCU’s got something pretty special going,”
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Dee Winters said Max Duggan proved he’s worthy of the Heisman today.
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Dykes said the fan support at TCU has been tremendous and it's not something he's taking for granted.
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Dykes says he thinks TCU had its best Tuesday practice, maybe of the year.
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Story time: I had a choice whether to cover TCU or a very prominent NFL team back in ‘22.
I took a gamble and picked TCU and thanks to the fans and the program (Dykes, Dixon etc.) safe to say I do not regret that decision.
I would just like to say
@StevenMJohnson_
is by far my favorite beat reporter the star telegram has had since I’ve been a frog fan
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Penny Hardaway says the team is together now, says they're one.
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Tre Hodges-Tomlinson says it will be exciting to see Quinton Johnston back out there on Saturday vs. Texas.
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Jalen Duren said if he had to do it over again, he says he would still pick Memphis.
Says he learned a lot this season.
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"Whoop That Trick" chant breaking out in Fort Worth here.
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Max Duggan says he was a college football nerd and remembers watching
@RGIII
, Jameis Winston and others win the Heisman.
Said it was always a dream to be in the same position
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So K-State's Will Howard is carving up Oklahoma State... what were y'all saying about TCU's win last week?
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TCU lands a massive commitment from Duncanville star Kayden "Bugg" Edwards. Ranked a top-100 recruit, one of the most prolific scorers in Texas and the country.
Just the latest sign that TCU is starting to recruit at a different level.
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Sonny Dykes has been named The Home Depot College Football Coach of the Year.
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Tomorrow's column may be tough to read, but it's time. This ain't it.
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Talking to the players, it really seems like Larry Brown has taken a bigger role with the offense.
Lester Quinones and Alo attributed the Tigers' improved ball movement to the contributions of the Hall of Fame coach.
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Some personal news: Excited to announce I'll be moving over to the Memphis basketball beat full-time for the
@dailymemphian
.
As a lifelong Memphian, I know how much basketball means to this city. This is an opportunity I've always wanted and one I appreciate. Let's get to work
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Hoover says he felt like TCU left 20 points on the field today, said it'll keep him up tonight and it's something they can focus to improve on
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That 2022 season was so fun man. Feels like a decade ago now though
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Penny Hardaway says Lester Quinones is a "Memphis guy at heart," despite being from New York.
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Sonny Dykes said TCU was the more physical team and it was clear to see.
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