LB Mike Freeze says he's not coming back to TCU
Mike Freeze is no longer a part of the TCU football team.
The freshman linebacker started the Horned Frogs' first game of the season against Minnesota. He took a leave of absence for personal reasons after the game and hasn't returned. He said he won't be coming back, either. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
“I made some great friends at TCU and I believe our friendships will last forever,” Freeze said via Facebook messenger. “I’d also like to say that I have the upmost respect for Coach Patterson. It just turned out that TCU wasn’t a good fit for me. I wish the Frogs the best.”
Freeze said he plans to play elsewhere, but has not been granted his release from the TCU football program.
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When saying that Freeze had left the team, coach Gary Patterson said "I had nothing to do with it" and that Freeze's absence was not related to any disciplinary reasons.
Freeze had seven tackles in the season opener for TCU. His leave of absence came a day after the school announced Sammy Douglas, another starting linebacker for TCU, was out for the season.
He was a three-star recruit in the class of 2015 from Graham, Texas, despite missing his senior season because of a shoulder injury. He had enrolled early at TCU.
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