The cracks in the dam are growing larger by the week, and on Saturday, TCU just barely held it together. Covered tightly, Doctson could only tip the pass, but tailback Aaron Green ran under it and tapped his foot down for the touchdown. Tech goes 3 and out and Mahomes looks incredibly uncomfortable and isn’t really able to get into his throws, unwilling to put weight on his left leg that he tweaked during a run earlier in the game.
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Realize this as a point of emphasis: Texas Tech wasn’t trying to sit on the ball for a two-minute span. The Red Raiders were trying to run out a full five minutes.
Boykin threw for a whopping 485 yards and 4 touchdown passes in the win.
This leads us to the final scoring play of the game, where senior quarterback Trevone Boykin sailed a pass into the end zone intended for Doctson. Elsewhere, Doctson topped TCU receiving with 267 yards, 18 receptions, three touchdowns.
The Red Raiders will return to action on Sunday as the team will travel to North Ridge Calif. To take on the Cal State Northridge Matadors to close out conference play. “I turn around and here comes Aaron Green – he’s not supposed to be over there, he makes the play”. After getting a quick first down, though, they slow it down and start working methodically down the field. Kingsbury tells his team to “calm down, we’ve seen this before”.
Texas Tech defensive back Justis Nelson (31) grabs TCU wide…
Boykin threw for four touchdowns and a career-high 509 yards for TCU (4-0, 1-0).
Oh, the Froggies deserved to win as much as the Red Raiders in their Big 12 opener Saturday night.
Heavy rain impacted the game midway through the first quarter, but the weather eventually moved out of the area by the second quarter. Not every team the Horned Frogs face will feature an offense as potent as Texas Tech’s-which entered Saturday ranked fourth in the country yards per play-but this game offers a template for the manner in which TCU may need to win in the Big 12 this season. Ole Miss had to settle for three field goal attempts when inside Vanderbilt’s 20.
Texas Tech fans cheer in the stands during the first half of an… Green led TCU rushing. He’s just standing back there enjoying the view … and there’s a touchdown.
Nick Chubb ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a scoring pass for Georgia.
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“Thank goodness”, Patterson said. I knew he might not have caught it because it was a little high, and the guy was behind him. “They’re always coached to do what they’re supposed to do, so he’s got them rolling right along”. You can say TCU was fortunate, but Texas Tech’s head coach allowed fortune to have the final say for the Horned Frogs on a day no one in Fort Worth will ever forget… The Red Raiders’ desperation effort didn’t end until – after a series of laterals – Jakeem Grant was knocked out of bounds at the TCU 10. You’ve earned it. Your sagging unit survived in a 107-point game because Tech’s defense was worse. “We have to regroup and get ready for Baylor next week”.
