GoFrogs: No. 15 TCU Falls to Arkansas in 2OT, 41-38

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GoFrogs: No. 15 TCU Falls to Arkansas in 2OT, 41-38

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Austin Allen ran 5 yards for the winning score in the second overtime, and Arkansas pulled out a wild 41-38 victory over No. 15 TCU on Saturday night.

Allen led the Razorbacks (2-0) to the tying score in the final 2 minutes of regulation, throwing a touchdown pass to Keon Hatcher and then catching the tying 2-point conversion from the receiver with 1:03 remaining.

The Horned Frogs (1-1) rallied from 13 down in the fourth quarter to take a 28-20 lead, but couldn’t hang on as their 14-game home winning streak ended in the first meeting of these former Southwest Conference rivals since 1991. That was the year before Arkansas started play in the SEC.

Allen threw three touchdowns passes, including a 19-yarder to Jeremy Sprinkle to start overtime.

”We wanted to keep you in your seats for four quarters and some,” Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said with a smile as he greeted reporters. ”For college football, this is everything you could ask for.”

TCU’s Kenny Hill threw for 377 yards and an overtime TD to Taj Williams and also had 93 yards rushing and two scores. But he couldn’t get the Horned Frogs in the end zone in the second OT, and they settled for Ryan Graf’s 37-yard field goal.

Allen’s winning score came on a second effort as he fell across the goal line.

KaVontae Turpin set up both of TCU’s fourth-quarter touchdowns with long catches, including on the go-ahead drive from midfield after he added nearly 25 yards on a dazzling punt return when he spun out of several tackles while somehow keeping both knees off the ground.

After the Razorbacks got even, Turpin returned the kickoff 64 yards, but Arkansas’ Dan Skipper blocked Graf’s 28-yard field goal try with 10 seconds remaining.

The 5-foot-9, 153-pound speedster had 295 all-purpose yards, including 126 receiving.

”You feel like you gave one away,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. ”They’re going to be upset when they watch the film.”

Turpin had a 57-yard catch to set up Hill’s 1-yard run to get TCU within 20-14 in the fourth quarter. Turpin added a 43-yarder from Hill before Kyle Hicks’ second rushing TD, a 7-yarder for the TCU’s first lead at 21-20 with 7:15 remaining.

Rawleigh Williams III had a career-high 137 yards rushing for the Razorbacks.

THE TAKEAWAY
TCU: Hill looked shaky early again, throwing an interception that Brooks Ellis returned 47 yards for the only touchdown of the first half. But just like a week ago in a 59-41 win over South Dakota State of the FCS, he was great in the second half.

UP NEXT
TCU: The Frogs finish a season-starting stretch of three home games with the Big 12 opener against Iowa State on Saturday. TCU has won three straight in the series since losing to the Cyclones in their first Big 12 home game in 2012.

Post-Game Notes
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Arkansas 41, No. 12 TCU 38 (2 OT)
Attendance: 48,091

Team Notes
*TCU’s 14-game home winning streak, which had been third longest in the nation, was snapped.

*TCU played a multiple overtime game for the third time in its last four contests. TCU closed the 2015 season with a triple-overtime win over Oregon in the Valero Alamo Bowl after a double-overtime victory over Baylor in its regular-season finale.

*The Horned Frogs are 24-4 over the last three seasons.

*TCU is 2-2 against SEC teams under head coach Gary Patterson.

*A first-quarter sack by Josh Carraway extended TCU’s school record streak to 32 games with at least one sack. It is the second-longest active streak in the nation, behind only Ohio State with 37.

*Three Horned Frogs either set or equaled a career high in receptions: Kyle Hicks (eight), KaVontae Turpin (seven) and Ty Slanina (seven).

*Tonight’s attendance of 48,091 was the fifth largest in TCU history.

*TCU scored for the 295th consecutive game. It’s the nation’s second-longest current streak and fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Horned Frogs haven’t been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (32-0).

*TCU’s team captains were Josh Carraway, Kyle Hicks, James McFarland and Austin Schlottmann.

*TCU wore a black jersey and black pants with a purple chrome helmet.

Individual Notes
*KaVontae Turpin tied a career high in receptions for the second straight game with his seven catches for 126 yards. It’s the fourth time he’s had seven catches in a contest.

•Turpin’s 126 yards receiving were 12 shy of a career-high 138 set last season against Texas. It was his third career 100-yard receiving game.

*Turpin finished with a career-best 295 all-purpose yards (126 receiving, 136 kick returns, 33 punt returns).

*Kenny Hill led TCU in rushing with 93 yards on 15 carries. His two second-half rushing touchdowns gave him a team-high five for the season. He also completed 36-of-56 passes for 377 yards and a touchdown.

*Kyle Hicks had a career-high eight receptions for 92 yards. His two second-half rushing scores gave him four on the year.

*Ty Slanina posted a career-best seven receptions for 75 yards.

*Daniel Walsh had a 7-yard catch for his second career reception.

*Josh Carraway recorded his first sack of the season and the 12th of his career, moving him past James McFarland (11 1/2) for the most among active Horned Frogs.

*Sammy Douglas had a career-high 17 tackles, including three for loss.

*Douglas made his first start since last year’s opener at Minnesota, when he suffered a season-ending injury.

*Ty Summers was the other Horned Frog in double figures with 10 stops.

*Wide receiver John Diarse, a graduate transfer from LSU, made his first career start for TCU.


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