Trevone Boykin undergoes ‘minor’ surgery, TCU fans don’t need to panic

By Ethan Finkelstein | Apr 4, 2015

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TCU’s Trevone Boykin underwent minor surgery in his left wrist back, but if you’re a TCU fan freaking out right now you should probably sit down and breathe.

The NCAA football season will be quite an interesting one for TCU. The Horned Frogs open up the year as significant favorites to claim one of the precious four spots in the second annual College Football Playoff. They will do so with 16 returning starters; 10 on offense, 6 on defense. Among those including in the fray is quarterback Trevone Boykin, who underwent surgery back in February on a his injured left wrist.

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“Everything is great. Minor surgery so no worries…He will be ready to go by the first of May,” head coach Gary Patterson told Fox Sports.

While it is important to note that the procedure occurred in his non-throwing hand, Boykin will miss the school’s upcoming spring game. He should, however, be ready for the voluntary summer workouts, which are held every year in Ft. Worth.

The junior quarterback will look to improve upon a spectacular 2014 campaign, one which resulted in accounting for 41 total touchdowns, with 33 passing, and eight on the ground. For his efforts, he finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman.

Assuming he has the chance to play healthy, one should not expect anything less than his previous output behind center. Despite spending a good portion of last season wearing a soft-cast, Boykin was consistent with his production, providing the Horned Frogs will their biggest impetus in their 12-1 Peach Bowl championship season.

In order to remain the same Heisman Trophy threat has was in 2014, however, Boykin will likely need to increase his production overall, especially in a field that will include a pair of Buckeyes in running Ezekiel Elliot and whomever wins the starting quarterback job under coach Urban Meyer, as well as Mississippi State‘s Dak Prescott. His candidacy, and more importantly, TCU’s title hopes, ultimately appear to rest on his wrists.

Should Boykin’s game not recover to form, it could cost a team that has historically relied heavily on the passing game to balance out their offense. With legends such as Sammy Baugh and Davey O’Brien having taken the reins under center in prior decades, the school quarterback identity is as prevalent as any other university in major college football history.

Their backups, Zach Allen and Bram Kohlhausen attempted a combined 11 passes in 2014. Sure, they connected on nine of those throws for 60 yards, but neither has seen any significant playing time behind Boykin. Thus, a smooth transition would not exactly be expected.

Then again, after what happened at Ohio State last season, nothing should be ruled out of the scope of reality.

With a schedule in 2015 that looks manageable outside of hosting Baylor and a possible trap game in Norman against Oklahoma, TCU fans are preparing to line the stands of Amon G. Carter Stadium to cheer on a squad the ranked inside of the top 10 “per game” averages nationally in three key categories; seventh in passing (326.2), second points for (46.5), and eighth in points against (19.0).

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