TCU’s Gary Patterson blames SMU for post-match brawl, Jerry Kill gets concussed

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TCU coach Gary Patterson landed on SMU on Tuesday, accusing the Mustangs of a post-game brawl between players from both teams that resulted in assistant coach Jerry Kill suffering a concussion.

In particular, Patterson claimed that SMU orchestrated an attempt to plant his flag in midfield at Amon G. Carter Stadium after his 42-34 victory over TCU in the 100th Battle of the Iron Skillet. He believes this directly led to Kill being knocked down and suffering a concussion.

Oh wow.

SMU WR Rashee Rice, the one who fueled the rivalry with his comments this week, immediately carries the SMU flag in midfield after SMU’s 42-34 victory over TCU. A small fight ensues. pic.twitter.com/kO0xxpktv9

Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 25, 2021

“Don’t you think it was planned?” Patterson has spoken about the attempted flag planting, according to the Star Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas). “They had a media representative from their office filming the flag landing in the middle of the field.… A guy (Kill) got injured. He was pushed by our kids once on the pitch. movie in the middle of it and he got hit, because I have the evidence to show it. “

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By Patterson, Kill was knocked down twice and suffered a concussion, although the former admitted that he was not sure who drove him to get knocked down the second time around. He also said that a SMU player hit him with his helmet.

I need to know who the player who hit Coach Kill with a helmet is, “Patterson told reporters after the game of the alleged incident.” I’ll find out.

Below is a video of someone appearing to be Kill falling, although not sure whether it was the first or second time; no SMU player was there when he fell.

This * seems * to be the point where Jerry Kill is knocked down. It’s from the video I took yesterday. You can see a TCU coach in white falling between the C and the U on the 45 yard line. Looks like no one from SMU is around him. pic.twitter.com/0KvKo05gUg

Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 26, 2021

Kill, 60, suffers from epilepsy, which he was diagnosed with in 2005. He remained Division I head coach until 2015, when he resigned from Minnesota due to health concerns. He went 107-77 at the Division I level, splitting time between FCS and FBS, but has not held a head coach position since taking over the Golden Gophers. Patterson said he was fine and has since returned to work.

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Even though Patterson didn’t know who was responsible for hurting Kill, he was happy to take the blame.

I can’t prove it was someone from SMU or TCU, but it did, Patterson said at a press conference on Tuesday. If we hadn’t had the flags, this wouldn’t have happened. OKAY?

Coaches double down all the time but, in Patterson’s case, it came after TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati assured Patterson would reconsider his comments.

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SMU just released a statement from AD Rick Hart. It’s long, but here’s a note:

Hart said AD TCU Jeremiah Donati assured him Gary Patterson would “backtrack” his allegations that a player hit Jerry Kill. Patterson, instead, added more allegations.

Story to come.

Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 28, 2021

SMU athletic director Rick released a lengthy statement in response to Patterson’s request, part of which was posted online by the Star Telegram:

While Coach Patterson admitted his post-game claim could not be substantiated, he accused our program, on several occasions, of planning to plant our flag on the field after our victory. This is a complete build, the Harts statement said. I can say unequivocally that such a plan did not exist.

This activity was spontaneous and born of emotion, ”Hart’s statement continues. “To suggest otherwise is irresponsible and offensive. I will not allow Coach Dykes, our program or our student-athletes to be unduly attacked. Sonny is a formidable leader and a man of great integrity. “

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Immediately after the game, SMU coach Sonny Dykes spoke out against the incident, although he declined to comment on what Patterson said on Tuesday.

We don’t want to do something like that, Dykes said in the post-game press conference. Look, there’s no one in the world who has more respect for TCU and Gary Patterson, for the way they’ve run this program and the longevity it’s had here, there’s no one in the world who has more respect than me. And so if it was happening, it shouldn’t have happened.

“I feel bad about it. I apologize. I hope (the flag planting) didn’t happen, but if it did, make sure it doesn’t happen again. I said, it’s certainly not out of disrespect for TCU Our players feel the same way as I do.

Dykes spent the 2017 season as Patterson’s personal assistant, so Patterson was also annoyed that the athletic directors had to get involved and that Dykes had not contacted him personally. Patterson said he was ready to put the incident behind him and remain friends with Dykes.

Patterson is in his 22nd season with TCU, going 180-75 all-time. He has 12 seasons in which his team placed in the top 25, including six in the top 10. He has six conference titles to his credit. Dykes is in his fourth year at SMU, where he is 26-13 and 67-58 as a head coach.

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