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Dana Holgorsen's cure for boredom is to work on turning around Nebraska's struggling offense
Dana Holgorsen's motivation for joining Nebraska as a late-season replacement offensive coordinator boiled down to one thing. “I was bored,” he said with a laugh Tuesday. Holgorsen was working as a consultant on TCU's staff when Nebraska coach Matt Rhule invited...
Hoover passes for 287 yards as TCU rolls past Oklahoma State 38-13
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover passed for 287 yards and a touchdown, and TCU rolled past Oklahoma State 38-13 on Saturday night to become bowl eligible. JP Richardson caught seven passes for 100 yards and Cam Cook ran for two touchdowns for the Horned Frogs. ...
Hoover throws 3 TDs as TCU rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Texas Tech 35-34
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 344 yards and his third touchdown pass was a go-ahead 84-yarder to Eric McAlister with 5:10 left as TCU rallied from a 17-point deficit after halftime to beat Texas Tech 35-34 on Saturday. “Heck of a football game. We were fortunate...
Hoover rushes for a TD, throws for 263 yards and TCU outlasts Utah 13-7
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — TCU leveraged a suffocating defensive performance, Josh Hoover rushed for a TD and passed for 263 yards and the Horned Frogs outlasted Utah 13-7 on Saturday night. “So thankful for my team and our defense. That’s one of the best defensive performances...
TCU far removed from 12-0 regular season in 2022 and national title game in Dykes' debut
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU is going back to fundamentals less than two years after playing in the national championship game. The Horned Frogs are far removed from that undefeated 2022 regular season in coach Sonny Dykes' debut that got them into the College Football Playoff for...
Jack Hoover throws for 356 yards, three TDs as TCU beats Kansas 38-27 at Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, JP Richardson returned a second-half punt 89 yards for the go-ahead score, and TCU pulled away to beat Kansas 38-27 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Jack Bech had 131 yards receiving and two touchdowns,...
SMU gets 4 TDs from Smith and three more with offense watching, beats TCU 66-42 after Dykes ejected
DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith ran for 127 yards and three of his four scores while SMU also had three non-offensive touchdowns for the first time in 12 years on Saturday in a 66-42 win over TCU and former coach Sonny Dykes, who got ejected after two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. ...
TCU coach Sonny Dykes ejected after 2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against SMU, his former team
DALLAS (AP) — TCU coach Sonny Dykes was ejected Saturday after drawing two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties at the start of the second half in the Horned Frogs' 66-42 loss against SMU, his former team. The Frogs already trailed 41-21 when a kickoff return for an apparent...
The Iron Skillet meeting between rivals TCU and SMU is the first with both in power conferences
TCU (2-1) at SMU (2-1), Saturday, 5 p.m. ET (CW) BetMGM College Football Odds: TCU by 2 1/2. Series record: TCU leads 53-42-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The 103rd meeting between the Dallas-Fort Worth rivals for the Iron Skillet will be the first...
Josh Hoover leads TCU to a 34-27 victory over Stanford in season opener
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 353 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with 3:13 to play to lead TCU to a 34-27 victory over Stanford in the season opener for both teams on Friday night. “We talked a lot about about being mentally tough,” coach Sonny Dykes said....
