Bonnie Bernstein
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Asked Sooners' walk-on sensation Baker Mayfield today which school disappointed him most for not offering him a scholarship out of high school. He said TCU "hung him out to dry," dragging out his scholarship offer then pulling it right before the 2013 National Signing Day on February 6. Mayfield added he turned away other schools thinking he was heading to Ft. Worth.
Just spoke with TCU coach Gary Patterson, who, while at practice for the Horned Frogs' Alamo Bowl match-up vs Oregon, called over the coach who recruited Mayfield, DC Chad Glasgow. "When did we tell Baker Mayfield he wasn't getting a scholarship?"
"First week of January," I heard Glasgow respond.
Patterson: "I like Baker Mayfield. I think he's a good kid and that's what disappoints me.
"If Baker Mayfield wants to blame TCU for 128 BCS schools not offering him a scholarship, that's fine. But ask Kliff Kingsbury why he didn't offer him a scholarship at Texas Tech. Ask about Baker's dad [James]. He's an arrogant guy who thinks he knows everything. If people knew the whole story, they might not have a great opinion of Baker or his father."
"Remember what was going on then. Casey Pachall was in alcohol rehab, we already had Trevone [Boykin], Tyler Matthews was an early commit. When we knew we were getting Casey back, there just wasn't a need. This stuff happens all the time."
Patterson also reflected back on TCU's 2014 upset of Oklahoma, suspecting that Mayfield, who played under Frogs' OC Sonny Cumbie at Tech the previous season, was stealing TCU's signals for the Sooners. "Baker's been out for us for awhile."
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Asked Sooners' walk-on sensation Baker Mayfield today which school disappointed him most for not offering him a scholarship out of high school. He said TCU "hung him out to dry," dragging out his scholarship offer then pulling it right before the 2013 National Signing Day on February 6. Mayfield added he turned away other schools thinking he was heading to Ft. Worth.
Just spoke with TCU coach Gary Patterson, who, while at practice for the Horned Frogs' Alamo Bowl match-up vs Oregon, called over the coach who recruited Mayfield, DC Chad Glasgow. "When did we tell Baker Mayfield he wasn't getting a scholarship?"
"First week of January," I heard Glasgow respond.
Patterson: "I like Baker Mayfield. I think he's a good kid and that's what disappoints me.
"If Baker Mayfield wants to blame TCU for 128 BCS schools not offering him a scholarship, that's fine. But ask Kliff Kingsbury why he didn't offer him a scholarship at Texas Tech. Ask about Baker's dad [James]. He's an arrogant guy who thinks he knows everything. If people knew the whole story, they might not have a great opinion of Baker or his father."
"Remember what was going on then. Casey Pachall was in alcohol rehab, we already had Trevone [Boykin], Tyler Matthews was an early commit. When we knew we were getting Casey back, there just wasn't a need. This stuff happens all the time."
Patterson also reflected back on TCU's 2014 upset of Oklahoma, suspecting that Mayfield, who played under Frogs' OC Sonny Cumbie at Tech the previous season, was stealing TCU's signals for the Sooners. "Baker's been out for us for awhile."
