FWST: TCU matchup with Arkansas triggers memories of historic ’81 upset

The reunion angle to Saturday’s game in Fort Worth between No. 15 TCU and Arkansas is lost on the players. None was alive the last time the schools met 25 years ago as Southwest Conference rivals.

“I don’t know anything about that, to tell you the truth,” said TCU receiver Desmon White when quizzed about the schools’ shared SWC past. “I’m sure I’m not the only one.”

But the memory banks are working overtime this week for longtime TCU fans and graduates who can remember a dark stretch in Horned Frogs’ football history when a victory over Arkansas seemed like an impossible dream. For 22 consecutive seasons, that’s exactly what it proved to be.