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Following up a tough come-from-behind road loss against Baylor, the TCU Horned Frogs put the hurt on No. 15 Oklahoma State at home, 42-9. The Frogs wanted to let everyone know that they are resilient and despite a deflating loss to one of the conference’s best teams, they aren’t a team that is going to roll over.
While Kliff Kingsbury might be one of the best young coaches in all of college football, and one that would be voted as Ryan Gosling‘s look-a-like, his Texas Tech Red Raiders have struggled mightily this season with a 3-4 record. When you can’t stop teams on the defensive side of the ball, you’re going to have trouble winning games.
Trevone Boykin is growing into his own as the Horned Frogs’ starting quarterback for the second time in three years, passing for 1,873 yards, 14 touchdowns and just three interceptions for the ninth-best aerial attack in the country. Boykin has also found the ground to be a method of gaining solid yards, rushing for 346 yards and three scores on 4.4 yards per touch. The junior quarterback is second on the team in rushing to only B.J. Catalon who has accounted for 370 yards and eight touchdowns this season. Josh Doctson leads the receiving game with 497 yards and five touchdowns on 31 receptions while Kolby Listenbee is close behind with 418 yards and three scores on 18 snags. Deante’ Gray is another receiver to keep an eye on as he has 23 receptions, second on the team, for 266 yards and four touchdowns, also second on the team.
To no one’s surprise, the Red Raiders have one of the best passing attacks in the nation. However, this year, they are relying on just one quarterback to get the job done instead of two because of Baker Mayfield‘s transfer out of the program, leaving Davis Webb with all of the snaps. The sophomore quarterback is on his way to becoming the next solid quarterback to come through Texas Tech as he’s already flirting with last year’s solid numbers, passing for 2,239 yards and 22 touchdowns with an elevated 12 interceptions for the 10th-best passing attack in the country. Junior wide out Jakeem Grant has been Mayfield’s favorite target, catching 50 passes for 629 yards and five touchdowns while senior Bradley Marquez has 41 catches for 517 yards and a team-high seven touchdown receptions. The run offense ranks 69th behind junior running back DeAndre Washington‘s career-year of 622 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Red Raiders’ struggles have been holding them back this season. Texas Tech ranks a lowly 116th in points allowed per contest while also ranking 109th in total yards allowed by giving up nearly 470 per outing. On the other hand, TCU has been far more impressive, ranking near the top of the conference in total yards allowed per game, 359.5, and points allowed with 21 per game. Texas Tech has the daunting task of traveling to a deafening Amon G. Carter Stadium for this matchup.
Texas Tech will travel to TCU to take on the Horned Frogs at 3:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 25. The game will be broadcasted on FOX.
PREDICTION: Texas Tech 20, TCU 35
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Connor Muldowney is a columnist for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @Connormuldowney, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google. You can also reach him at [email protected].
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