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TCU's Patterson Knows Signees Really Want to Be Frogs

The best indication of players really wanting to play for TCU is that most of this signing class was committed long before the Horned Frogs shared the Big 12 title.

Coach Gary Patterson said more than half of the 21 signees announced Wednesday chose the Horned Frogs coming off a 4-8 season a year ago -- not during the 12-1 season just completed as the Frogs were sharing the Big 12 title and routing Mississippi in the Peach Bowl.

While TCU lost only one offensive lineman and one receiver, there are several seniors at both positions for the upcoming season.

Five receivers and four offensive linemen, including center Jozie Milton from Clinton, Louisiana, are in the class.

Eleven of the 21 signees are from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

TCU's 2015 football recruiting class in alphabetical order, with position, height, weight and school:

Jaelan Austin, wr, 6-0, 192, South Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie, Texas
Sam Awolope ot, 6-6, 265, Fort Bend Marshall HS, Missouri City, Texas
David Bolisomi, ot, 6-6, 290, Ryan HS, Denton, Texas
Joseph Broadnax, dt, 6-0, 305, Bryan Adams HS, Dallas
Alec Dunham, lb, 6-1, 213, Oakhurst HS, Coldspring, Texas
Arico Evans, s, 6-2, 190, Hillcrest HS, Dallas
Mike Freeze, lb, 6-3, 220, Graham (Texas) HS
Tipa Galea'i, de, 6-5, 220, Trinity HS, Euless, Texas
Jeff Gladney, cb, 6-0, 175, New Boston (Texas) HS
Tre'Vontae Hights, wr, 6-3, 180, Yoakum (Texas) HS
Cordel Iwuagwu, og, 6-3, 290, Westfield HS, Houston
Tony James, wr, 5-10, 165, Bowie HS, Arlington, Texas
Julius Lewis, cb, 5-10, 170, Mansfield (Texas) HS
Jozie Milton, c, 6-2, 310, Silliman Institute, Clinton, La.
Breylin Mitchell, de, 6-4, 255, Round Rock (Texas) HS
DeShawn Raymond, cb, 6-1, 180, East Jefferson HS, Metairie, La.
Niko Small, s, 5-10, 187, Bowie HS, Arlington, Texas
Jarrison Stewart, wr, 5-11, 177, Horn HS, Mesquite, Texas
Semaj Thomas, lb, 6-2, 225, Southwest HS, Fort Worth, Texas
KaVontae Turpin, wr, 5-9, 165, Neville HS, Monroe, La.
Montrel Wilson, s, 6-3, 198, Fossil Ridge HS, Keller, Texas

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