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TCU AD Chris Del Conte dismisses Stanford rumor, hails Big 12 commissioner hire

TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said he has not been contacted by Stanford or any other school about taking a similar job.
Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby will be introduced at 10 a.m. Friday as the Big 12 Conference's new commissioner. Del Conte, who attended college in California, says he is building a house near TCU and has no plans to leave.
“I love our chancellor [Victor Boschini], I think he’s the very best in the business, and I want to be at TCU," he said. "As long as the chancellor and board of trustees, our coaches, and donors want me to work for them I’ll be at TCU.”
Del Conte called the hiring of Bowlsby “phenomenal.”
“I’ve known Bob for a long time,” he said. “I think his experience in the Big 10 and the Pac 12, he’s a well-respected AD. I think it’s a perfect hire for the Big 12. I’m excited to work with him in the coming years.”
Del Conte said the Big 12 has been working on finding the right person since January. Bowlsby replaces interim commissioner Chuck Neinas beginning June 15.
“I don’t think it was as quick as you think,” Del Conte said. “There was a process going for the last six months.”

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Big swing, big chance for TCU

TCU's Steven Coleman just intercepted a Tavita Pritchard pass in the endzone, giving the Horned Frogs the ball with 12:08 left. A score here would put this game away. -Trae Thompson

All tied at Amon Carter

You kind of figured it would happen.
Stanford scored its first touchdown on a 38-yard run by Doug Baldwin, then just tied the game at 14-14 when Richard Sherman returned a block punt 21 yards for the score.

-Trae Thompson

Make that 14-0

The Horned Frogs had a short field after Jerry Hughes recovered a Cardinal fumble. TCU came back and started on Stanford's 34 yard line, scoring on a 3-yard Jeremy Kerley run to take a 14-0 lead.

-Trae

Frogs up, 7-0

Oustanding drive for TCU. The Horned Frogs went 72 yards on 15 plays, and Justin Watts scored on a 1-yard run to help give TCU a 7-0 lead with 2:15 left in the first quarter. The most impressive part: TCU used six minutes, 36 seconds of clock.
-Trae Thompson

Opening night thoughts

Check back throughout the night. I got some dinner made, and am just going to be giving my thoughts on what I see.

America, say hello to Jacquizz Rodgers. If you've followed Texas high school football, you know all about the Oregon State tailback from Lamar Consolidated. ...

...Tough late hit penalty there Baylor. Way to hang in there, though, and keep Wake Forest out of the endzone. Baylor fans should feel OK with giving up just a field goal. ...

...The Planters peanut commercial is very disturbing, but I laugh all the time. I love physical comedy. ...

...I completely forgot that Mike Riley coached Jim Harbaugh. ...

...Uh, weird moment there seeing Chris Fowler hand Jesse Palmer a rose. "It's been a thorny first half," Fowler said of the NC State-South Carolina game. We can do without anymore of those lines. ...

...Big touchdown by South Carolina on fourth and goal to open the second half. The Old Ball Coach is happy. For now. ...

...Stanford looks better. Not getting carried away. Let's see if they can keep this up. ...

...I could listen to Ron Franklin call any college football game. The man's one of my favorites. ...

...Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner just doesn't get rattled. Pretty impressive. ...

...Now that's an amazing move by Stanford athletics. In case you didn't hear it, they've told ticket holders this season, "Don't like what you see? We'll give you your money back." Wow. ...

...South Carolina's flying around. Seen all I need to see here. ...

...Long night for Baylor. Wake Forest looks sharp. ...

...Nice running by Stanford's Toby Gerhart. Love the shots of Jim Harbaugh on the sideline, too. ...

...It's late, and that's all the blogging. I'm going to keep watching Stanford-Oregon State. Tonight's words of wisdom: " When life hands you paper jams, hand them paper footballs."

-Trae Thompson