May 13, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Twelve Horned Frog football players received their TCU degree Saturday in commencement exercises on campus.
Combined with six fall graduates, TCU had 18 players graduate in the 2008-09 academic year.
Becoming a TCU graduate on Saturday were safety Andy Burrell, safety Steven Coleman, placekicker Drew Combs, offensive guard Matty Lindner, offensive guard Giles Montgomery, nose tackle Cody Moore, offensive guard Preston Phillips, cornerback Rafael Priest, offensive tackle Heath Raetz, offensive tackle Nic Richmond, tailback Chris Smith and tailback Justin Watts.
Priest, Richmond and Smith will play their senior seasons this fall as graduate students.
Priest, a two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection, has started every game the last three campaigns. Richmond is a three-year letterman who has started 15 contests in his Horned Frog career. Also a three-year letterman, Smith has rushed for 131 yards at TCU.
The Horned Frogs' December graduates were wide receiver Walter Bryant, wide receiver Kagen Elenburg, wide receiver Austin Galifaro, defensive end Matt Panfil, linebacker Jason Phillips and center Blake Schlueter.
