Perhaps it was a tad too early for the optimism on Josh Doctson‘s availability after all.
The star TCU wide receiver suffered a sprained ankle in the blowout win over Texas Tech. Despite “drastic improvement” since, Doctson hadn’t returned to practice.
That changed Wednesday, although Gary Patterson said the wide receiver only practiced “a little bit.” The head coach also intimated that there is a very real possibility Emanuel Porter will start in place of Doctson in Saturday’s game against West Virginia in Morgantown.
“He had a good game last week,” the coach said of the freshman Porter. “Ran really great routes. A tenacious blocker. A 6'4" wideout. It’ll be him or Josh [who’ll start vs. WVU], one of the two.”
Doctson currently leads the Horned Frogs in receptions (35), receiving yards (573) and receiving touchdowns (seven). Porter has six catches for 42 yards and a touchdown as a true freshman. If he gets the nod against the Mountaineers, it’d be Porter’s first career start.
