Gary Patterson Wins 2014 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award

Gary Patterson's TCU Horned Frogs were left out of the College Football Playoff, but the top-notch head coach was honored with a prestigious award Wednesday.

According to Yahoo Sports' Dr. Saturday, the 54-year-old native of Rozel, Kansas, has been named the Home Depot Coach of the Year:

Patterson led the Horned Frogs to a 11-1 record, which was good enough to make them co-Big 12 champions along with Baylor. TCU's one loss was a 61-58 defeat at the hands of the Bears, though, which was ultimately the reason why it finished the regular season No. 6 in the CFP poll.

While Patterson was obviously disappointed the Frogs were on the outside looking in of the Top Four, he was praised by many, including Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin, for the manner in which he handled the situation:

No individual award will take away the sting of missing out on an opportunity to play for the national title, but Patterson is receiving some well-deserved recognition.

Per TCU football's Twitter account, he was also named the Big 12 Coach of the Year:

According to ESPN College Football, ESPN's Brett McMurphy gathered votes from 96 FBS coaches for their coach of the year choices. Patterson received 45 percent of the vote to prove that his peers agreed with the decision:

Patterson has done some great things during his 15 seasons at TCU, but 2014 has been arguably his finest coaching job.

Even though the Horned Frogs didn't quite reach their goal, Patterson has undoubtedly established them has potential championship contenders for many years to come.

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