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Oct 25, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs quarterback Josh Hoover (10) throws a pass during the third quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images

TCU holds off late rally to edge West Virginia in Morgantown

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Josh Hoover threw for 247 yards and a touchdown Saturday night while Trent Battle rushed for 89 yards and a score as TCU stopped West Virginia 23-17 in Morgantown, W.Va.

Hoover completed 24 of 39 passes for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 3-2 Big 12), which also got three field goals from Nate McCashland. Eric McAlister added nine catches for 124 yards and a touchdown.

Freshman Scotty Fox completed 28 of 41 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns for the Mountaineers (2-6, 0-5), who dropped their fifth straight game. Fox drew his team within six points on a pretty 28-yard strike to Jeff Weimer with 3:15 remaining.

But Battle recovered an onside kick at the West Virginia 44 and Hoover sealed the outcome by hooking up with McAlister for a 21-yard reception to the 19 at the two-minute timeout. With the Mountaineers out of timeouts, TCU was able to take three knees to run out the clock.

TCU initiated scoring when McCashland converted a 35-yard field goal just 3:25 into the game, then upped the advantage to 10-0 on Battle’s 1-yard touchdown run at the 4:31 mark of the first quarter. It came seven plays after a 19-yard punt by Oliver Straw set the Frogs up at the Mountaineers’ 48.

West Virginia got on the board when Fox connected with Grayson Barnes on a 17-yard strike with 11:50 left in the first half. It came four plays after Ethan Craw’s 23-yard punt gave it possession at the Frogs’ 35.

However, TCU responded with two straight scoring drives. First, Hoover hit McAlister for a 4-yard touchdown to finish off a 70-yard march that chewed up 5:38. After Fox was stopped for a 2-yard loss on 4th-and-2 from the Frogs’ 40, they tacked on a 22-yard field goal by McCashland 59 seconds before the half for a 20-7 advantage.

Kade Hensley drew the Mountaineers within 20-10 with 1:20 left in the third quarter on a 28-yard field goal, capping a 10-play, 60-yard drive.

–Field Level Media

Oct 18, 2025; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; TCU Horned Frogs running back Trent Battle (6) is tackled by Baylor Bears linebacker Matthew Fobbs-White (50) and linebacker Kyland Reed (45) during the first half of a game at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

Three interceptions help TCU hold off rival Baylor

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Josh Hoover passed for 231 yards and three touchdowns, but it was the TCU defense that was the difference as the Horned Frogs held off rival Baylor 42-36 on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 Conference clash in Fort Worth, Texas.

TCU (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) survived three lightning delays in the fourth quarter and a late Baylor surge to get back on track in the conference race. Hoover hit on 22 of his 31 throws, and the Horned Frogs’ defense intercepted Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson (who led FBS in passing yards entering Saturday) three times to counteract his 318 passing yards.

Kevorian Barnes rushed for 106 yards and two TDs, including a 14-yard burst up the middle on the first play after the third lightning delay that pushed TCU’s lead to 42-21.

Baylor (4-3, 2-2) committed four of the game’s five turnovers. Robertson had two touchdown passes, but his third interception came with 11 seconds left to play after the Bears recovered a late onside kick.

The Bears struck first, moving 92 yards to a 1-yard scoring plunge by Bryson Washington. Hoover found DJ Rogers with an 8-yard scoring pass as a response four minutes into the second quarter as TCU tied the game at 7.

After a Washington fumble, Barnes shoved his way into the end zone from 5 yards out to give TCU a 14-7 edge with 6:10 to play before halftime. Connor Hawkins then drilled a 42-yard field goal with 2:04 left in the quarter to bring the Bears to within 14-10.

Hoover added a 6-yard TD pass to Jordan Dwyer with 11 seconds to go before the half to make it 21-10 just three snaps after the duo hooked up for a 41-yard connection.

TCU stoked its advantage to 28-10 when it opened the third quarter with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Hoover to Ka’Morreun Pimpton. But the Bears answered with a scoring drive on their first second-half possession, closing to within 28-18 when Robertson found Jadon Porter on an 18-yard TD toss and added a two-point conversion pass to Josh Cameron.

Hawkins kicked a 41-yard FG on the first play of the fourth quarter that cut the Baylor deficit to seven points. The Horned Frogs swung back as Trent Battle raced untouched for a 65-yard TD run that gave them some breathing room.

Then came the weather delays and Barnes’ 14-yard touchdown run that ultimately proved to be the winning points.

Keaton Thomas’ 24-yard return of a fumble by Hoover with 3:08 to play and a 35-yard TD catch by Kole Wilson with 30 seconds left to give Baylor late life.

–Field Level Media

Sep 20, 2025; Waco, Texas, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils place kicker Jesus Gomez (35) kicks a field goal at the end of the fourth quarter to defeat the Baylor Bears 27-24 at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images

No. 24 TCU set to open Big 12 season at Arizona State

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Defending Big 12 champion Arizona State, coming off a win at Baylor on a last-second field goal, will face No. 24 TCU on Friday night at Tempe, Ariz., in a matchup of what likely will be two of the conference’s top teams this season.

The Horned Frogs (3-0 overall) will open their Big 12 slate after defeating North Carolina on the road, followed by in-state wins at home against Abilene Christian and SMU.

Arizona State (3-1, 1-0) started its conference play victorious last week at Baylor, 27-24, behind the passing combination of Sam Leavitt and Jordyn Tyson and the game-winning, 43-yard field goal by Jesus Gomez.

Leavitt completed seven passes to Tyson, for 43 yards and a touchdown. Leavitt finished 22 of 32 for 221 yards and the TD, with no interceptions.

The 19-yard scoring strike to Tyson with 5:29 to play put Arizona State ahead 24-17 before Baylor drove for a touchdown on the following possession. Leavitt then engineered an 11-play, 49-yard drive in the last 1:52 that set up Gomez’s field goal as time expired.

Arizona State finished with 400 total yards; the Sun Devils are averaging 406 yards a game this season.

Aside from Leavitt’s passing production, he rushed for 62 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown, and Raleek Brown amassed 80 yards on 21 carries, but Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham said he wasn’t completely satisfied with his team’s performance.

The Sun Devils settled for four field goals by Gomez, which prompted Dillingham to say in his Monday press conference: “We kicked four field goals. It just pains me to say it out loud. Like, golly, how do we kick four field goals? That’s usually not a recipe for success. It also shows the amount of drives we put together on offense, the ball control we created on offense, all of those positives.”

Former walk-on Derek Eusebio helped with that ball control, catching a 61-yard pass on a third-and-13 play at the Arizona State 13 that led to Leavitt’s touchdown pass to Tyson.

As for TCU, Josh Hoover is coming off a career-high five-touchdown performance in a 35-24 win over SMU. Hoover completed 22 of 40 passes for 379 yards, with one interception.

Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes said he wasn’t pleased about his team’s lack of discipline and Hoover’s interception in the end zone, which ended TCU’s threat at the SMU 17 with his team leading 14-10 late in the first half.

TCU was penalized nine times for 65 yards, prolonging some of the Mustangs’ possessions.

“We played hard today, and we did some good things, but you can’t throw a pick in the end zone, and then you can’t stop them in a critical situation and get an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty,” Dykes said. “That’s what losing football teams do. We were able to overcome those things, but we can’t do that on Friday. We’ve got a lot of things to learn.”

The Hoover-to-Eric McAlister connection will set up a matchup with Arizona State’s Leavitt-to-Tyson pair.

McAlister caught eight passes for a career-best 254 yards and three touchdowns against SMU.

The two programs are meeting for the first time in 50 years; they did not meet in the Sun Devils’ first year in the Big 12 last season.

Arizona State won the only two games played in the series in 1974 and 1975.

–Field Level Media

Sep 1, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Josh Hoover (10) looks to pass in the fourth quarter at Kenan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Josh Hoover leads TCU to win despite loss of Kevorian Barnes

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Josh Hoover tied a career high with four touchdown passes to lead TCU to a 42-21 victory over visiting Abilene Christian on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hoover, who exited early in the fourth quarter after TCU went ahead 42-9, enjoyed a 21-for-27 night for 337 yards as coach Sonny Dykes celebrated his 100th victory. Aside from a one-play, kneel-down drive that ended the first half, the Horned Frogs (2-0) ended Hoover’s other six drives in the end zone.

Joseph Manjack IV caught four passes for 114 yards and Jordan Dwyer finished with five receptions for 89 yards and a score.

After getting an early off week in the wake of their Sept. 1 trouncing of North Carolina on the road, the Horned Frogs showed no rust. They racked up 489 yards on offense, went 9-for-11 on third downs and gashed the Wildcats (1-2) for seven plays of at least 20 yards.

While the Wildcats could not contain TCU’s offense, they showed they could move the ball on a Power 4 team. The FCS school finished with 453 yards of offense. They held the ball for 36:43 and converted 12 of 17 third downs. However, Abilene Christian could not overcome a 28-0 halftime deficit.

Stone Earle completed 22 of 29 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns, and Rovaughn Banks Jr. ran for 105 yards and a score on 19 carries to lead the Wildcats.

Hoover threw for 217 yards in the first half, at one point connecting on 13 of 14 passes. He threw three touchdowns in the half, with two going to freshman receiver Ed Small.

Horned Frogs starting running back Kevorian Barnes left the game after going down on a 7-yard carry with less than two minutes left in the first half. The UTSA transfer grabbed his left leg but walked off on his own. He went to the locker room before halftime, and the team announced he would not return for precautionary reasons.

Barnes, who amassed 113 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, on 11 carries against North Carolina on Sept. 1, finished Saturday with 43 yards on 10 attempts.

–Field Level Media

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy watches warm ups before the first half the college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Nov., 2, 2024.

Oklahoma State continues quest for elusive league win in clash vs. TCU

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Oklahoma State is running out of chances to earn its first Big 12 win this season.

The Cowboys hope to pick up their initial conference victory — and avoid a seventh straight loss overall — when they visit TCU on Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.

This weekend likely marks the best remaining chance for Oklahoma State (3-6, 0-6) to earn a league win. The Cowboys’ final two games will be against Texas Tech and Colorado, and both of those schools are in the top half of the league standings.

That said, TCU (5-4, 3-3) is no slouch. The Horned Frogs had won three of four games before dropping a 37-34 decision to Baylor last week on the final play of the game.

Josh Hoover passed for 333 yards for the Horned Frogs, connecting with Jack Bech five times for 98 yards and two scores in a losing effort.

“We played a clean game,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. “We didn’t turn the football over. We didn’t capitalize on every opportunity that we should have, clearly. It’s frustrating.”

Meanwhile, Oklahoma State’s six-game skid surprisingly has featured tight losses to ranked foes Utah and BYU and blowouts at the hands of unranked opponents West Virginia and Arizona State.

In last weekend’s 42-21 loss to the Sun Devils, the Cowboys managed just 270 yards. Ollie Gordon ran for a season-low 25 yards on 11 carries, while Alan Bowman (175 passing yards) was held under 200 yards for the third time in four games.

“I have a good idea of what’s going on. I’m aware of where we’re at as a team,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “I’m aware of where we’re at (from a) personnel standpoint on offense, defense and special teams. This is my job. This is what I do. … It’s a very common day-to-day for me to look at where everything’s at and to continue to try to work toward the goal, which is try to find a way to win on Saturday.”

The Cowboys must win their final three games to become bowl eligible for the 19th straight season.

TCU has won four of the last six meetings, including 43-40 in double overtime in the most recent matchup on Oct. 15, 2022.

–Field Level Media

Oct 26, 2024; Waco, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears quarterback Sawyer Robertson (13) celebrates after scoring a 41 yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second half at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images

Sawyer Robertson, Baylor bid to subdue TCU

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Something has to give when longtime rivals Baylor and TCU square off on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas.

Both the Bears (4-4, 2-3) and Horned Frogs (5-3, 3-2) carry two-game winning streaks into the clash.

Saturday’s meeting will be the 120th all-time in the series, making it the most-played rivalry game in the state of Texas.

Both teams are stocked with talent.

Baylor’s most recent contest was a 38-28 victory at home over Oklahoma State last Saturday. Sawyer Robertson threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 73 yards for another score to lead the Bears.

Dawson Pendergrass added 142 yards rushing on just six carries, highlighted by 55-yard touchdown with 3:06 remaining that sealed the win. Baylor amassed 565 total yards — marking its second straight game eclipsing the 500-yard barrier — and rushed for a season-high 343 yards.

Baylor already has bested last season’s win total of three.

“(Different) skilled players have really emerged these last couple weeks, and it’s led to the ball getting split in various ways,” Baylor coach Dave Aranda said Monday. “When it is the way it is right now, everyone feels they’ve got a piece and a part of scoring points and winning games. So it’s more positive and probably better environment.”

TCU will roar into Waco on the heels of a thrilling 35-34 comeback win at home over Texas Tech last Saturday.

The Horned Frogs trailed by 17 points late in the third quarter but took the lead on an 84-yard scoring pass from Josh Hoover to Eric McAlister with 5:10 to play. TCU forced a fumble on its own 27-yard-line and held on for the win.

“I think we’re playing hard,” Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes said. “It’s still not great football, but they’re starting to gain some confidence from grinding out some tough wins. I really love this team; the guys are invested in each other. You don’t win a game like we did against Tech if that’s not the case.”

Hoover passed for 344 yards and three TDs in the victory. His scoring pass to McAlister was TCU’s longest scoring play of the season, supplanting a 75-yard touchdown connection from Hoover to Savion Williams earlier in the game.

–Field Level Media

Utah's Isaac Wilson (11) gets by Oklahoma State's Iman Oates (99) in the second half of the college football between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and the Utah Utes at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Sept., 21, 2024.

Isaac Wilson, Utah look to take down TCU

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Standout quarterback Cameron Rising has experienced more misfortune, and Utah’s season is teetering on a downward slope.

The Utes will have Isaac Wilson behind center for the long term. They will look to halt a two-game skid on Saturday night when they host TCU in Big 12 play at Salt Lake City.

Rising sustained a season-ending injury to his right lower leg during last weekend’s 27-19 setback to host Arizona State. The loss of Rising comes when the Utes (4-2, 1-2) are facing slim odds of being in the postseason playoff mix.

“They’ve got to be warriors and want to battle through some adversity,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. “It’s not like we’re 1-5 and sitting here with a horrific season. We have dropped a couple of games in a row, and we’re not used to losing two in a row around here.”

Rising missed all of last season due to a major left knee injury sustained in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023. This season, the seventh-year player missed three games with a hand injury before going down against the Sun Devils.

“During his time at Utah, Cam has been both a great player and leader for our program, and he will obviously be missed,” Whittingham said.

Wilson has passed for 830 yards and six touchdowns this season. However, the freshman has been intercepted seven times and has completed just 55.7 percent of his attempts.

Micah Bernard is coming off a 129-yard rushing performance that marks his fourth 100-yard outing of the season. Bernard has 676 yards and a healthy 6.6 average per carry.

The Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-2) are coming off a bye. Two weeks ago, they lost 30-19 to visiting Houston, a team that was shut out in its previous two games.

TCU coach Sonny Dykes said his program returned to basics during the break.

“We tried to focus a lot on fundamentals,” he said Tuesday. “Playing lower up front, obviously better ball security and tackling, just all the stuff that’s important. We had a bunch of opportunities last week to get some work in, and I thought we had really good practices and improved.”

The Horned Frogs feature an elite receiver in Jack Bech, who is tied for fifth nationally with 702 receiving yards. He also has seven scores on 39 receptions.

Bech has four 100-yard outings this season, topped by a 200-yard effort against UCF on Sept. 14.

Quarterback Josh Hoover has completed 68.6 percent of his passes for 2,007 yards and 16 touchdowns, with six interceptions. The yardage ranks fifth nationally.

Utah holds a 5-3 series lead. The programs previously have faced off in the Western Athletic and Mountain West conferences.

–Field Level Media

Sep 28, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas Jayhawks defensive end Jereme Robinson (90) tries to block the pass from TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Josh Hoover (10) during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Josh Hoover, big plays push TCU past Kansas

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Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns as TCU picked up its first Big 12 win of the season 38-27 against Kansas Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo.

The Horned Frogs playmakers were explosive as JP Richardson had an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown, Jack Bech had 10 receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns and Eric McAlister had four catches for 100 yards and a touchdown.

Surrounded by red Kansas jerseys, Richardson broke free and cut back for the punt return touchdown that gave the Horned Frogs a lead they would not relinquish with 1:46 left in the third quarter.

Daniel Hishaw Jr. had 85 rushing yards and a touchdown and Devin Neal had 70 rushing yards and a touchdown for Kansas (1-4, 0-2 Big 12). Jalon Daniels was 15-for-34 for 179 passing yards with a passing touchdown and an interception.

The Kansas defense notched the first of three TCU (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) turnovers when Cobee Bryant forced a Cam Cook fumble that was recovered by Dylan Wudke on the game’s first possession.

Four plays later, Daniels connected with Luke Grimm who stood on his tiptoes to stay in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Kansas lead.

TCU needed just five plays to cover 92 yards as Hoover hit Bech for a 35-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7.

The Jayhawks didn’t complete a pass on their next scoring drive, but Neal’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Kansas a 14-7 lead.

A 3-yard touchdown run by Cook tied the game 14-14 as the teams traded long scoring drives.

After a Tabor Allen field goal, Bech caught his second touchdown from seven yards while sandwiched between two Kansas defenders and TCU took a 21-17 lead into halftime.

On their first drive of the second half, the Jayhawks took a 24-21 lead on an 8-yard touchdown run by Hishaw before Richardson’s electric return made it 28-24.

A 41-yard field goal by Tabor Allen cut the TCU lead to 28-27 at 12:07 in the fourth quarter.

But McCalister hauled in a Hoover pass at the 50-yard line and broke three tackles on his way to a 59-yard touchdown and a 35-27 TCU lead. Kyle Lemmermann drilled a 29-yard field goal for TCU that provided a two-score lead and the final margin.

–Field Level Media

Nov 19, 2022; Waco, Texas, USA; TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Quentin Johnston (1) catches a pass for a first down against the Baylor Bears as cornerback Mark Milton (3) defends during the first quarter at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

No. 4 TCU rallies for last-second win over Baylor

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Behind an inspired effort from Max Duggan and a last-second field goal by Griffin Kell, No. 4 TCU kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a dramatic 29-28 comeback win Saturday against host Baylor in Waco, Texas.

Duggan passed for 327 yards and a touchdown and led the Horned Frogs (11-0) with 50 rushing yards and a score.

Kendre Miller and Emari Demercado also ran for touchdowns for TCU. Taye Barber caught five passes for 108 yards and Gunnar Henderson had a touchdown reception for the Frogs.

Craig Williams rushed 19 times for 112 yards for Baylor (6-5), which finished with 232 yards on the ground. Blake Shapen passed for 269 yards and a touchdown.

Monaray Baldwin had six receptions for 123 yards for the Bears. Kelsey Johnson added rushing and receiving TDs.

Baylor kicked off the scoring when tailback Qualan Jones found paydirt from 10 yards out on the game’s opening drive. The 11-play scoring march was aided by a fourth-and-1 run by Dillon Doyle.

TCU tied the game on its second possession on a Duggan 7-yard touchdown run. A 39-yard pass from Duggan to Quentin Johnston, which put the Horned Frogs in Baylor territory following a missed field goal, sparked the scoring drive.

The Bears took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter when Johnson scored on a 2-yard run. But TCU responded with a five-play, 90-yard drive, which was capped by Miller’s 2-yard touchdown scamper.

Baylor threatened to take the lead before halftime, but Shapen was intercepted by Bud Clark in the end zone, which kept the game gridlocked at 14.

The Horned Frogs took a 20-14 lead with less than six minutes to go in the third quarter when Duggan hooked up with Henderson for a 26-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good

Johnson’s 12-yard touchdown grab and John Mayers’ extra point gave the Bears a 21-20 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Reese’s 1-yard scoring plunge with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game put Baylor up 28-20. The score was set up by Baldwin’s 74-yard reception on third-and-11.

TCU cut the lead to 28-26 on Demercado’s 3-yard run with 2:07 to play, but the two-point conversion failed.

After a three-and-out by Baylor, Kell’s winning field goal capped a nine-play, 45-yard drive.

–Field Level Media

Oct 22, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan (15) rolls out to pass against the Kansas State Wildcats in the first quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

No. 7 TCU, used to comeback wins, meets West Virginia

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When West Virginia clashes with No. 7 TCU on Saturday at Morgantown W.Va., getting off to a fast start should be among the Mountaineers’ top priorities.

But West Virginia also needs to be especially aware of one thing: No lead is safe against TCU.

The Horned Frogs (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) have a knack for overcoming what seem like insurmountable deficits. They dug out of a 17-point hole against then-No. 8 Oklahoma State to win 43-40 in double overtime on Oct. 15, and rallied to win 38-28 after trailing 28-10 in the second quarter last Saturday against then-No. 17 Kansas State.

Quarterback Max Duggan ignited the surge by throwing two of his three touchdown passes, while running back Kendre Miller added a pair of second-half scores on the ground as TCU scored 28 unanswered points.

It marked just the second time since 1996 that a team had come back from deficits of at least 17 points in back-to-back games against Top 25 opponents. Tennessee also accomplished the feat in 2016.

However, the Horned Frogs might be better suited to grabbing an early lead — and maintaining it — so they aren’t forced to put together a late-game masterpiece.

And with Duggan under center, they’re in a great position to do that Saturday.

Duggan has been one of the best quarterbacks in the Big 12, throwing the most TD passes (19) and recording the second-most yards through the air (1,871). Now he faces a Mountaineers defense that has allowed an average of 275.7 passing yards per game.

For West Virginia, the inability to limit the passing game proved to be costly in last weekend’s 48-10 loss to Texas Tech. The Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3) let Red Raiders quarterback Behren Morton throw for 325 yards and two touchdowns.

West Virginia quarterback JT Daniels couldn’t match Morton’s success and ended up completing 23 of 36 passes for 194 yards, one TD and three interceptions. The Mountaineers couldn’t get the ground game going, either, carrying the ball 26 times for just 73 yards.

With the loss, West Virginia fell to 1-3 on the road. It has fared much better at home this season, and TCU coach Sonny Dykes knows it won’t be easy to strut into Morgantown and steal a win.

“I know it’s a great home crowd. I know this’ll be a hungry West Virginia team. I watched the Baylor game a couple weeks ago and they looked really good, played really good in that game, and you could tell it was an electric atmosphere,” Dykes said. “Their guys really responded well to the crowd.

“I know our guys are just … looking forward to playing another game and excited about the opportunity.”

The Mountaineers will need to lean on that home crowd if they want to put together a bounce-back performance against the last unbeaten team in the conference.

“Failure is temporary unless you accept it, and I refuse to accept it, and nobody that’s coaching here is going to allow that to be who we are,” West Virginia coach Neal Brown said. “We got a great opportunity this week.

“Got the No. 1 team in the Big 12 coming in, No. 7 in the country, they’re undefeated. Really impressive team.”

Although the Horned Frogs have been dominant this season, they’ve struggled recently in the all-time series with West Virginia, dropping the past four meetings.

–Field Level Media