It’s not often a coach can get help from a player he wasn’t expecting to play at all once the season has already begun but Gary Patterson surely won’t complain.
Following TCU’s season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday night, the Horned Frogs head coach informed the media that the NCAA has actually approved Ohio State transfer QB Matthew Baldwin’s appeal for immediate eligibility and that he’ll be available to suit up for the team in two weeks when they travel to Purdue.
This is big: #TCU's Gary Patterson says postgame that Ohio State transfer QB Matthew Baldwin has had his waiver appeal granted by the NCAA.
— Dean Straka (@DWStraka49) September 1, 2019
TCU’s offense stalled out quite a bit inside the 20 against the FCS opponent in their opener, making seven trips to the red zone but settling for field goals on five of them. Perhaps Baldwin can help with that as he was initially part of the quarterback derby for the Frogs before the NCAA’s initial decision to deny him eligibility for 2019.
Baldwin never saw action with the Buckeyes during his brief stint in Columbus but has obvious upside as a former four-star prospect. He isn’t 100% just yet after offseason knee surgery but will provide added depth behind Kansas State graduate transfer Alex Delton and true freshman Max Duggan if nothing else.
