College Confidential

TCU's Patterson would work for Air Force's Calhoun

TCU coach Gary Patterson is firmly entrenched in the Horned Frog program, but if he ever has to relive his early vagabond assistant coach career there's one spot near the top of his list. During Patterson's media luncheon Tuesday he praised Air Force coach Troy Calhoun and said he's one coach he wouldn't mind working for.
"If he needed an assistant coach on defense I'd work for him," Patterson said. "I think he's a hard-charger, he does the things he needs to do. He's a great football coach, great motivator, and a great person."
The Frogs (0-1) open up Mountain West Conference play at Air Force (1-0) at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) Saturday. TCU dropped to No. 25 in both the USA Today's Coaches poll and the Associated Press poll, which came out today. TCU was ranked No. 14 in the AP and No. 15 by the coaches in the preseason. Air Force received votes in both polls after beating South Dakota 37-20 in Week 1.

Postgame quotable, MVP version

What Cal quarterback Kevin Riley had to say after Monday's 42-36 victory over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl:

On his pass protection: Unbelievable. I got hit once at first and that was it the whole game. It was an unbelievable job by the linemen. They were just clicking on all cylinders.

How important was it to get DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan back in at receiver: They're playmakers. They've been making plays all year and they made plays today. So it was good ... they picked everybody up.