TCU coach: Boykin didn’t live up to high expectations, but he’s not the only one

Trevone Boykin was not happy with himself after the Minnesota game, TCU coach Gary Patterson said.

“I think everybody had high expectations, I think he had high expectations; I don’t think he lived up to his own expectations,” Patterson said Monday in the weekly Big 12 coaches conference call with reporters.

Boykin completed 26 of 42 passes for 246 yards, a touchdown and an interception and ran for a touchdown.

“He scored enough points to win,” Patterson said.

Boykin was sacked once and led the team in rushing with 92 yards. The Horned Frogs were 7-for-19 on third down and 2-for-5 in red-zone touchdowns.

“He missed some easy throws that could have been touchdowns. But he checked into an option play and ran it in which is pure athletic ability for a touchdown,” Patterson said.

Patterson said it is not only Boykin who will have to play better on offense.

He said receivers Josh Doctson and Kolby Listenbee and running back Aaron Green all can play better. Doctson led the team in receptions Thursday night and scored a touchdown, but Listenbee had only one catch, and Green averaged 4.6 yards on 19 carries.

“All three, I think know that they can play a lot better football,” Patterson said. “Aaron missed a couple of cuts. Josh Doctson only practiced one week out of the four in two-a-days. He’s got to get himself into better shape, work himself into being the player he was a year ago.”

Patterson said receivers Desmon White, who played in place of Deante Gray, and Ty Slanina were among the lesser-heralded players who “really did some decent things in the run and pass game.”

But overall, Patterson said the grinding performance will benefit Boykin and others.

“He’ll get better,” Patterson said. “Playing a tough game at Minnesota, I hope will help us down the road playing in Lubbock, playing in Manhattan, playing in Ames, playing in Stillwater, playing in Norman, the five road games we have left. Because I think all of them are going to be the same way.”

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