As TCU looks to climb out of the playoff hole it dug for itself with the loss to Oklahoma State, the status of a player who could help immensely in any potential upward climb is decidedly up in the air.
In the second quarter of what would end in a 49-29 loss to OSU, Josh Doctson sustained a nasty-looking injury to his left wrist. Not only did the All-American wide receiver not return to the game, a prominent school of thought was that Doctson might not return at all in 2015.
Tuesday, Gary Patterson put a “probably somewhere probable” label on Doctson’s availability for Saturday’s game against Kansas. More importantly, the Horned Frogs head coach confirmed that Doctson would be seeing a specialist, a move that will ultimately determine how much time Doctson sees the field moving forward.
For Patterson, he’s already bracing himself for life after Doctson, whether it’s what’s left of 2015 or in 2016.
“We’ll find out Friday, Friday night how he’s feeling,” Patterson said. “We still had a lot of yardage and did some things with him not in there. For us, my whole point is, in three ballgames he won’t be here anymore. You’ve got to see what you’ll do next year.”
Through 10 weeks of the 2015 season, Doctson is third in the country in receptions per game (8.7), tops in receiving yards (1,315) and second in receiving touchdowns (14). He’s also at or near the top in optimism when it comes to a return.
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— JD (@JDoc_son) November 10, 2015