TCU head coach Gary Patterson recently joined The Matt Mosley Show on ESPN Central Texas 92.3 FM/1660 AM to talk all things college football. Here are some highlights:

Has anyone taken the lead in your mind, or do you still have an open mind about your QB battle?

Patterson: "I have a complete open mind. Obviously, Alex Delton has played the most football out of everybody that we have here. But I was really happy with our freshmen. Justin Rogers is healthier, probably not completely. Mike Collins didn't go through the spring, so his competition will start here in the fall. But I think the quarterback position is in better position than we were a year ago.

"And I really like the way they prepare. It's been a group that's really taken control. We have a lot of leadership in the room and out on the field when they're around the other guys. ... But you know me, I don't judge quarterbacks until Saturday, but I do believe that we're going play at that position a lot better than what we did a year ago. And that's going to be important to win because we go on the road quite a bit."

A health update on the quarterbacks...

Patterson: "[Rogers]'s not completely [healthy], but he's a lot better this spring than he was the last spring and fall. Mike Collins is back running full strength. Alex is having a great summer. Max Duggan, the freshman that came in January is having a great summer. Then, you have [Matthew] Baldwin and you also have [Matthew] Downing. So, instead of four we've got six sitting here which is, for us, competition level. But we'll have to get down to two pretty quick when we get into camp.

"July will also be a time for these guys to learn. We'll kind of be able to project when you can spend time with the guys, a couple hours a week in the film room, talking on the board. So, it'll be fun to see how this turns out."

On Alex Delton, the transfer portal, and how that situation played out...

Patterson: "Well, No. 1 was Shawn [Robinson] leaving. We didn't have any quarterbacks here. Mike Collins' surgery, bringing in freshmen, the problem we had was we had no one. So, really what Alex was able to bring in here and do was bring us a guy that played.

"He was a guy that was voted by his teammates as team captain. ... He hasn't proved me wrong as far as what kind of person he is, how he's handled himself coming in. He hasn't acted like, 'Well, I'm a grad transfer. This should be given to me.' Really him and Shameik Blackshear, the defensive end from South Carolina that's here, both of them have been tremendous. ... You couldn't ask for a better two guys coming in at two positions we need somebody to play pretty well.

"[The quarterbacks] all know whoever ends up moving the offense, turning the ball over less, and scores the most points really is the guy we're going to go with. We've always had a version of when they step on the field, everybody else gets better. And so, whoever that person is -- we feel like that is and get ready to go."