FWST: TCU defense ‘rises to the occasion’ in stopping SMU cold 33-3
By Carlos Mendez [email protected]
UNIVERSITY PARK – Of touchdowns, field goals and sacks, TCU had more than enough for a 33-3 victory against SMU on Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
But there was one more thing … interceptions.
Two of them.
Sophomore safety Niko Small got his hands under a ball on the turf in the fourth quarter, and junior safety Nick Orr followed a series later with another as the Horned Frogs ended a four-game streak without an interception.
They had gone 181 pass attempts without a pick, since the first quarter of last year’s game against Baylor, when Orr corralled one.