Gameday: TCU 24 – Tech 27 (Final)

Gametime: 2:30PM CST
TV: ESPN 2
Location: Amon G Carter Stadium; Fort Worth, TX

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LIVE updates below, beginning at kickoff.

Scoring Summary

4:40 1Q – Derrick Green 2 yard TD Run (direct snap); 7-0 TCU
13:23 2Q – Mahomes, 33 yard pass; 7-7 Tech
9:33 2Q – 23 yard FG; 10-7 TCU
6:49 2Q – 41 yd FG; 10-10 Tech
14:37 4Q – 1yd Rush TJ; 17-10 TCU
1:28 4Q – 8 yd Pass by Mahomes; 17-17 Tech

OT 1 – Mahomes 15 yard Keeper
OT 1 – Sawyer to White 25 yard TD Pass

Play-by-Play

OVERTIME

Tech OT 2 Possession:

1st and 10, TCU 25 – Mahomes on the keeper, tackled by Howard, no gain
2nd and 10 – Ward the ball carrier, tackled by Summers, gain of 5
3rd and 5 – Mahomes keeps it and centers the ball between the hash marks
4th and 5 – FG Attempt… 37 yard attempt… GOOD

TCU OT 2 Possession:

1st and 10, Tech 25 – Turpin in the backfield… Option to Turpin, forced out of bounds at the 23
2nd and 8 – Sawyer throws it away, was looking for Hunt but he was well covered
3rd and 8 – Pass intended for White who was being ridden like Secretariat and no flag.
4th and 8 – FG is NO GOOD

TCU OT 1 Possession:

1st and 10, Tech 25 – Sawyer still in at QB… pass intended for Austin is off the mark, incomplete
2nd and 10 – Pass to White in the end zone is CAUGHT!!!! TD TCU!!! Play is under review, but it looks like a catch. REVIEW… Call STANDS!!!

Tech OT 1 Possession:

1st and 10, TCU 25 – Pass complete to Ward, block in the back was obvious and not called
2nd and 1 – Ward again with the carry, Curry on the stop, pick up just enough.
1st and 10, TCU 15 – Pass low for the intended receiver, incomplete
2nd and 10 – Frogs rush three and Mahomes waltzes into the end zone, TD Tech; 24-17

Coin Toss – Tech calls heads and loses, TCU wins the toss and will play defense first.

TCU 11th Possession (1:21 4Q):

1st and 10, TCU 30 – FLAG… block in the back on TCU after a gain of 4
1st and 16 – Pass complete to Turpin, tries to get the edge and makes one man miss, picks up 8
2nd and 8 – Sawyer misses a wide open Williams
3rd and 8 – Handoff to TJ and he picks up the first down
1st and 10, TCU 43 – FLAG… False Start TCU… penalty qualifies for a 10 second runoff so TCU will call a timeout.

TIMEOUT TCU

1st and 15 – Pass to Stewart hits him in the hands and it becomes a tip ball drill, falling incomplete
2nd and 15 – Pass complete for 15 yards to Williams
1st and 10 – Sawyer clocks it.
2nd and 10, Tech 46 (0:09) – Sawyer Throws it away
3rd and 10 (0:03) – Hail Mary Time… FG attempt… 63 yard attempt… Didn’t get close, but Tech called a timeout.

TIMEOUT TECH

3rd and 10 (0:03) – Hail Mary time… pass incomplete at the 2 yard line. We’re going to overtime.

Kickoff (1:28 4Q) – Turpin with the return, takes it to the TCU 30 and is stopped after running into his own man.

Tech 11th Possession (8:12 4Q):

1st and 10, Tech 20 – Rush for 10 yards
1st and 10 – Pass complete to Patterson on the sideline who throws a perfect spiral back to the ref (can he play?)
2nd and 10 – Mahomes on the keeper, picks up 8 yards
3rd and 2 – Ward with the carry, Curry on the stop but Ward picks up 5 yards
1st and 10, Tech 48 – Ward with the carry, Curry on the stop, gain of 2
2nd and 8 – Ward again, Boesen on the stop, pick up of 4 yards
3rd and 4 – Option, a Frog defender was in the backfield on the pitch and Ward stumbled after getting the pitch, only picked up 1 yard.

INJURY TIMEOUT Tech

4th and 3 (5:08 4Q) – GOING FOR IT… Mahomes on the keeper, Summers had him dead to rights in the backfield but whiffed on the tackle.
1st and 10, TCU 39 – Mahomes on the keeper, SACK, FLAG… Illegal substitution on TCU; he was one step from the sideline.
1st and 5, TCU 34 – Mahomes on the keeper, good for 4 yards
2nd and 1 – Ward on the carry, 5 yard gain
1st and 10, TCU 20 – Quick pass out complete, Howard forces him out of bounds at the TCI 13
2nd and 3 – Mahomes with the keeper, picks up 2 yards

TIMEOUT TECH

3rd and 1 – Frogs need this stop and force 4th down… Ward up the middle good for the first down.
1st and GOAL, TCU 9 – Mahomes with the keeper, picks up 1 yard
2nd and GOAL, TCU 8 – Pass complete for a Tech TD; 17-17 ballgame.

TCU 10th Possession (11:43 4Q):

This is what you miss when you decide to watch from home…

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1st and 10, TCU 33 – Sawyer is working through his progressions and pass to TJ is off his finger tips
2nd and 10 – Pass to Williams is low, incomplete. What is with these low passes?!
3rd and 10 – Pass completed by Williams along the sideline for 11 yards
1st and 10, TCU 45 – Sewo with the carry for no gain. FLAG … illegal substitution, 12 players TECH
1st and 5, Midfield – Handoff to Anderson, no gain
2nd and 5 – Pass over the middle to a crossing Williams, complete for 17 yards
1st and 10, Tech 33 – Sewo with the carry, picks up 6 yards
2nd and 4 – Sewo with the carry up the middle and moves the pile 5 yards
1st and 10, Tech 18 – Pass to Turpin is incomplete
2nd and 10 – Sewo with the carry, picks up 3

TIMEOUT TCU

3rd and 7 – Trips right (short side), fade to Diarse is too long and incomplete
4th and 7 – FG Attempt… Hatfield on the attempt… NO GOOD

Tech 10th Possession (14:37 4Q):

1st and 10, Tech 25 – Ward with the carry, picks up 8 yards
2nd and 2 – Ward again, gets enough to move the sticks
1st and 10, Tech 36 – Mahomes with all day long but is finally hit from behind by Bosen… officially loses 1/2 a yard
2nd and 10 – Ward with the carry, hit hard by Boesen and Curry, gain of just 1 yard
3rd and 9 – Mahomes again has to move around in the pocket, but no one is open, the secondary is locking down and BOESEN with the SACK
4th and 20 – PUNT… Orr and White back deep, White with the return to the TCU 33.

Kickoff (14:37 4Q) – Sails through the back corner of the end zone. Tech will start on their 25 yard line.

TCU 9th Possession (0:51 3Q):

1st and 10, Tech 15 – Welcome Mr. Sawyer… pass complete for 9 yards
2nd and 1 – TJ picks up a couple and the first down

END 3Q

1st and GOAL, Tech 4 – TCU will now drive towards the North end zone… TJ withe the handoff stopped at the 1
2nd and GOAL, Tech 1 – TD TJ!!!

Tech 9th Possession (1:55 3Q):

1st and 10, Tech 20 – Handoff for 1 yard
2nd and 9 – Pass is ruled a forward pass but is dropped
3rd and 9 – Pass complete out to the edge to Ward and forced out short of the yard to gain by Howard, gain of just 5
4th and 4 – PUNT… White and Orr back deep… punter dropped the ball and is taken down by Douglas!!!! TURNOVER

TCU 8th Possession (4:49 3Q):

1st and 10, TCU 20 – Empty backfield… trips left… Hill with the keeper, picks up 7
2nd and 3 – Pass complete to Diarse, picks up 12
1st and 10, TCU 39 – Hicks is back in the game… hand off to Hicks, no gain
2nd and 10 – Pass over the middle to Slanina who found the whole in the zone
1st and 10, midfield – Handoff to Green and a pickup of 6
2nd and 4 – Green smashes up the middle for a first down
1st and 10, Tech 39 – Pass intended for Austin off the mark, incomplete
2nd and 10 – Fade to Turpin in the end zone but the pass is short and picked off. INTERCEPTION

OFFICIAL REVIEW They’re trying to decide if that interception was in the end zone or at the 1 yard line… now they’re saying it might not be a catch… STANDS

Tech 8th Possession (11:39 3Q):

1st and 10, Tech 2 – Ward with the carry, Howard on the stop, no gain, lucky to get out of the end zone
2nd and 10 – Mahomes with the keeper, Howard again on the stop, gain of just 2
3rd and 8 – Receiver makes a good catch after being forced out of bounds, first down Tech
1st and 10, Tech 24 – Ward with the carry, Johnson on the stop after 8 yard pickup
2nd and 2 – Pass complete to Batson and Texada makes a great play to stop him for no gain
3rd and 2 – Ward slips through the line and picks up the first down.
1st and 10, Tech 37 – Pass complete to Ward and Douglas plays wheelbarrow with him after 9 yards.
2nd and 1 – Rush up the middle is enough to pick up the first down
1st and 10, TCU 48 – Ward picking his way through the line picks up 5 or 6 yards
2nd and 4 – Rush up the middle for 4 yards
1st and 10, TCU 38 – Stockton with the carry, Curry on the stop, 2 yard gain
2nd and 8 – Mahomes with the keeper, makes Texada miss on a fake but pays the price as three Frogs gang tackle him after 4 yards
3rd and 4 – SACK Frogs cover well downfield, Mahomes runs around and can’t find anyone and loses 7 yards
4th and 11 – FLAG Delay of game… declined?
4th and 11 – PUNT… hit the pylon! Touchback.

TCU 7th Possession (15:00 3Q):

1st and 10, TCU 25 – TJ with the carry and goes east/west but picks up the first down
1st and 10, TCU 35 – TJ again, this time no gain
2nd and 10 – Pass complete to Williams, low again, he was wide open, but the pass caused him to catch it with a knee on the ground. Would have been a first down
3rd and 2 – TJ with the carry, stopped for a loss, no push, loss of 2
4th and 4 – PUNT… Nunez to punt, Batson back deep for the Raiders… UH WHAT!!! A Fake Punt!!!! First down TCU!!!
1st and 10, Tech 41 – Hill can’t find anyone, TJ wide open in the flat and Hill over throws him by 5 yards
2nd and 10 – Side pass to Stewart who is caught from behind for no gain
3rd and 10 – Raiders bring pressure and Hill hit from behind, pass sails incomplete
4th and 10 – PUNT… Nunez with a great punt, downed at the 2 yard line!!!

START 3Q; Kickoff (15:00 3Q) – TCU will receive, back deep are Diarse and Gray…  kick sails out the back of the end zone, Frogs will begin the second half at their 25.

Tech 7th Possession (0:35 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 35 – Handoff up the middle for Ward, gain of 9
2nd and 1 – Ward again, picks up the first down

TIMEOUT TECH

1st and 10, Tech 49 (0:16 2Q) – Mahomes finds Ward over the middle, good for 6 yards
2nd and 4, TCU 45 – Mahomes spikes it, but didn’t look like it was in time… resetting the clock to 0:01
3rd and 4 (0:01 2Q) – Hail Mary to the back of the end zone is too high, three Frogs there and it’s tipped out the back of the endzone.

HALFTIME

Halftime Report

TCU 6th Possession (1:17 2Q):

1st and 10, TCU 30 – Hill wit the keeper, picks up 3
2nd and 7 – Pass to an open Walsh is low, skipped it in there. Incomplete
3rd and 7 – Pass to Slanina is low and Frogs go 3 and out in 30 seconds.
4th and 7 – PUNT… caught at the 20 and taken out to the Tech 35

Tech 6th Possession (2:04 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 22 – Quick pass out on the edge, caught, Texada on the tackle, gain of 2
2nd and 8 – Mahomes is running for his life, throws it away
3rd and 8 – NEED A STOP HERE… Patterson rushes three, again, nearly giving Mahomes time to find an open receiver, thankfully the pass falls incomplete between the two raiders.
4th and 8 – PUNT… Orr and White back again… Punt sails out of bounds at the TCU 35 yard line.

TCU 5th Possession (2:48 2Q):

1st and 10, TCU 33 – Green with the carry, gain of 3 yards
2nd and 7 – Hill doesn’t see anyone and hesitates to run which cost him additional yardage, picks up just 1 yard

TIMEOUT TCU

3rd and 6 – Telegraphed Pass to Diarse nearly picked off, incomplete
4th and 6 – PUNT… good punt by Nunez, fair catch made at the Tech 22

Tech 5th Possession (4:10 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 14 – Ward wit the carry up the middle, Howard on the tackle, gain of about 4 yards
2nd and 6 – Pass complete to Ward, Howard credited wit the stop but he nearly missed that tackle
3rd and 3 – Quick pass on the crossing route but Texada breaks it up, nice play by Texada!
4th and 3 – PUNT… Orr (!!) and White back deep… White catches the ball and Orr lays a lick on a Raider, looks like that was a planned blocking assignment all the way, White is tackled at the TCU 33

TCU 4th Possession (6:49 2Q):

1st and 10, Frog 25 – Pass to Gray on the edge, picks up 7
2nd and 3 – Turpin is in… Double reverse, Turpin to Gray and he picks up the edge and slides for a first down
1st and 10, Frog 37 – Pass to Turpin makes two great cuts and goes down on his own (odd, doesn’t look injured)
1st and 10, Tech 45 – Sewo on the carry, picks up 7 yards
2nd and 3 – TJ gets the carry, stopped for no gain
3rd and 3 – Pass intended for Austin deep falls incomplete
4th and 3 – PUNT… Crowd doesn’t like this call… first punt of the day for the Frogs… Downed at the 14 yard line.

Kickoff (6:49 2Q) – Gray and Diarse back deep… kicked 5 yards deep into the end zone, Gray takes a knee. Frogs will being on their 25

Tech 4th Possession (9:32 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 33 – Mahomes tried to fake the pass and hand it off but he faked out his own RB who was out blocking, taken down after a 2 yard scramble
2nd and 8 – Pass complete for a first down, pick up of 8
1st and 10, Tech 43 – Mahomes overthrows an open receiver running for the end zone… Frogs get lucky there.
2nd and 10 – Quick pass in the slot is off the hands of the receiver, incomplete; that is two passes to open receivers missed by Mahomes
3rd and 10 – Another fumble but recovered by Mahomes, FLAG offsides TCU
3rd and 5 – Pressure comes again and Mahomes retreats deep into his half of the field but makes a pass out to the TCU 40 for a first down; 12 yard pickup
1st and 10, TCU 40 – Blitz up the Middle and Mahomes is hammered, but gets it off and somehow finds a receiver
1st and 10, TCU 24 – Pass incomplete, well off the mark.

TIMEOUT TECH

2nd and 10 – Pass is incomplete, intended receiver was slowed by traffic
3rd and 10 – Mahomes needs to move the pocket again, pressure getting close, sees a breaking receiver crossing the back of the end zone but overthrows him.
4th and 10 – 41 yard FG attempt… GOOD; 10-10 ballgame

Kickoff (9:33 2Q) – Bunce to kick it off… High short kick caught over the shoulder by the Raiders, Tech will begin at their 33 yard line

TCU 3rd Possession (13:23 2Q):

1st and 10, TCU 25 – TCU has Hicks and TJ in the backfield (interesting), play action pass to White, picks up 8
2nd and 2 – Pass to Stewart is complete out to midfield for 15 yards!
1st and 10, TCU 48 – Pass over the middle to Hicks, nice downfield block by White, takes it to the Tech 38
1st and 10, Tech 38 – Hicks with the carry, stopped after a run of 4 yards
2nd and 6 – Hill with the keeper, reverses direction and picks up a couple of blocks and the first down; 12 yard gain!
1st and 10, Tech 23 – Delayed handoff to Green, hits the hole quickly but it closes just as fast, pick up of just 3
2nd and 7 – Turpin with the carry, stops, pivots, and makes a few Raiders look foolish, picks up the first down at the 4 yard line!

Injury Timeout Tech

1st and Goal, Tech 4 – Handoff to Green who is hit immediately in the backfield, no blocking, loss of 2
2nd and Goal – Pass out to Anderson is dropped
3rd and Goal – Sewo back in at RB… Hill overthrows Hunt out of the back of the end zone.
4th an Goal, Tech 6 – FG is GOOD… 10-7 TCU; That drive was 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:50 minutes.

Kickoff (13:23 2Q): Turpin is not in on the kickoff, it’s Gray and Diarse back deep… kick to Gray is 7 yards deep, takes a knee, touchback.

Tech 3rd Possession (3:12 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 20 – Pass complete over the middle for 8 yards
2nd and 2 – Mahomes with the keeper, Johnson stops him for no gain
3rd and 2 – Long pass out to the edge is complete, missed tackle and the receiver goes for 12 yards
1st and 10, Tech 39 – Rush up the middle, 3 yard pickup
2nd and 7 – Pass complete out the edge (hold not called on the edge), pickup of 6 yards
3rd and 1 – Mahomes with the keeper, looks to have enough… yes, 1st down Tech
1st and 10, TCU 49 – Stockton with the carry, stopped after a short gain of 2
2nd and 8 – Mahomes wit the keeper, sort of hops around, no gain

END 1Q

RIFF RAM Video – Aaron Green is the Give ‘Em Hell, and he’s in the house, crowd goes wild seeing him on the big screen.

3rd and 8 – Frogs now defending the North Endzone… Big 3rd Down for the Frogs D… Mahomes keeps it and runs for 9
1st and 10, TCU 38 – Ward with the carry, stopped by Douglas after a 3 yard gain
2nd and 7 – Mahomes with a fake then quick pass, trying to setup a WR screen but it’s broken up after 2 yards
3rd and 5 – Mahomes pressured, flushed out of the pocket, but he has a man deep… TD Tech; 7-7 Tied Game; 12 play 80 yards.

TCU 2nd Possession (3:56 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 23 – Empty backfield, pass to Anderson is low, short gain of 3
2nd and 7 – Pass to Williams crossing over the middle is on time, but is broken up, incomplete
3rd and 7 – TURPIN IS IN THE GAME Turpin was WIDE open, Hill missed the coverage and Kevonte is hopping up and down in the middle of the field. Pass is thrown too far and out of bounds.
4th and 7 – 37 yard attempt… NO GOOD, wide left.

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Tech 2nd Possession (4:40 2Q):

1st and 10, Tech 25 – Handoff, goes one yard and the ball is stripped, but Tech retains possession. Tech #32 Ward is down and being checked out by the training staff… he’s shaken up but walking off the field. Could be a cramp.
2nd and 9 – Pass out to the edge is low and takes a bounce, incomplete
3rd and 9 – This is a big down for this Frog Defense… Frogs bring the LBs on a blitz and causes a fumble by Mahomes… FROG FOOTBALL!!! TURNOVER Bosen caused the fumble.

Kickoff (4:40 1Q): Bunce again will kickoff… another great kick out of the back of the end zone. Tech will begin again at their 25 yard line.

TCU 1st Possession (11:29 1Q):

1st and 10, TCU 1 – Kenny Hill will start at QB for the Frogs… Handoff to Hicks, picks his way to the 6 yard line, pick up of 5 yards
2nd and 5 – Hicks again, patiently waits for a hole to develop and picks up the first down
1st and 10, TCU 12 – Pass intended for a wide open Williams is high, incomplete. He should have caught that
2nd and 10 – TJ withe the carry off tackle, just gets 2 yards
3rd and 8 – Pass over the middle is a strike to White, picks up the first down after a gain of 15
1st and 10, TCU 30 – Hill with the keeper gets 5
2nd and 5 – Hicks picks up 2
3rd and 3 – Pass to Gray is complete and he gets the first down, pick up of 7
1st and 10, TCU 44 – Sewo gets the carry, enough for another first down
1st and 10, Tech 45 – Sewo gets the ball and carries half of the Red Raiders for 6 yards
2nd and 4 – Sewo again, with a nice spin move and picks up the first down
1st and 10, Tech 33 – Pass complete to Walsh, another first down… they’re moving fast folks!
1st and 10, Tech 20 – Quick pass to Walsh, stays on his feet and falls forward for 7
2nd and 3 – Green with the carry, stopped a yard short
3rd and 1 – Hill keeps it and picks up the first down, hard run by Hill
1st and Goal, Tech 4 – Green up the middle, picks up two yards
2nd and Goal, Tech 2 – Direct snap to Green, up the gut and TD TCU!!! 7-0 Frogs; 17 plays, 99 yards and over 7 minutes of possession. STATEMENT DRIVE

Tech 1st Possession (15:00 1Q):

1st and 10, Tech 25 – Shotgun, empty backfield, Issahaku brings the pressure and forces a quick throw, incomplete
2nd and 10 – Pass complete to and Johnson immediately brings him down for a short yard gain.

TIMEOUT TECH

NOTE: Summers is not on the field, LBs are Douglas and Howard.

3rd and 9 – 5 wides, empty backfield… Frogs bring just three and Mahomes has enough time to find the hole in the coverage, picks up just enough for the first down
1st and 10, Tech 37 – Pressure comes from the right side, but is picked up, Mahomes passes over the middle and is complete for 9
2nd and 1 – Run up the middle, picks up the first down
1st and 10, TCU 47 – Quick pass out to the left, Howard brings him down quickly, pick up of 3
2nd and 7 – No one is open and Mahomes dumps it off to the open RB in the flat, picks up 8 on the catch and run
1st and 10, TCU 36 – SACK Mahomes is brought down by Curry, loss of 1
2nd and 11 – INTERCEPTION Mahomes throws to the end zone but Nick Orr picks it off at the one yard line. Thought he was in the end zone, but the refs mark him down at the 1.

Kickoff (15:00 1Q): TCU will kickoff to Tech to begin the game, The Frogs will defend the South Endzone. Uniforms today are the purple tops, white pants, and white hats. Bunce to kickoff… kick sails out of the back of the end zone… touchback. Raiders start at their 25 yard line.

Coin Toss: Hicks, Carraway, Schlottman, Johnson are the captains… TCU wins the toss and will kickoff.

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