TCU 360 • 18th September 2024

Iron Skillet Preview: TCU football hopes to avoid another defensive downfall in Dallas

After a tough loss on Saturday to UCF, TCU football aims for a third straight victory over SMU this Saturday, seeking to keep the Iron Skillet in Fort Worth.
While both schools agree the Iron Skillet rivalry began in 1946, fans from each side tell different stories about how the name originated.
SMU claims a Mustang fan was frying frog legs in an iron skillet before the game when a TCU fan suggested the winner should keep both the pan and the frog legs. Conversely, TCU says the name came from th...

TCU 360 • 17th September 2024

Former TCU QB Andy Dalton to start for Carolina Panthers

Former TCU quarterback Andy Dalton has replaced Bryce Young as the Carolina Panthers’ starting quarterback.

Sources: The #Panthers are benching former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young and starting veteran Andy Dalton beginning this week.
Coach Dave Canales has repeatedly said “Bryce is our quarterback.” But with the season quickly slipping away, Canales decided to make a change. pic.twitter.com/jTYawQCi2C
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 16, 2024
Young, who was drafted first overall in...

TCU 360 • 17th September 2024

TCU volleyball player earns first-ever consecutive AVCA National Player of the Week

TCU volleyball’s Melanie Parra is the first-ever back-to-back AVCA National Player of the Week.
Parra’s tenure as a Horned Frog has been nothing short of record-breaking.
Her 2023 report card showed one of the most successful single-seasons in program history. Her most notable accolades include being named AVCA Third Team All-American, AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team and All-Big 12 First Team.
She received her first AVCA award in 2023 after she recorded her season and program-best 34 kills...

Dallas News • 15th September 2024

5 takeaways from TCU vs. UCF: Horned Frogs defense collapses in one-point loss

After taking a 21-point lead at the half, the Frogs fell to the Knights in a one-point game, 35-34. UCF’s run game was too powerful for the defense to stop.

Here are five takeaways from the game:

In the first half alone, TCU’s special teams unit came to play, shutting down UCF’s kicker. DL Caleb Fox blocked a 47-yard field goal attempt from the Knights in the first quarter. The play resulted in TCU’s second touchdown, with an 18-yard completion to WR Savion Williams.

If one blocked field goa...

TCU 360 • 14th September 2024

TCU volleyball breaks records in home-opening Fight in the Fort tournament

TCU volleyball adds three more wins to the column after a successful two-day stretch of the Fight in the Fort tournament.
If leaving the tournament undefeated wasn’t enough, outside hitter Melanie Parra showed the court why she was named AVCA Offense Player of the Week, earning back-to-back Big 12 Player of the Week.
Parra broke the 24-year-old school record for most kills in a three game set with 23. The record was previously held by Amy Atamanczuk, who recorded 22 against Stephen F. Austin on...

Dallas News • 12th September 2024

TCU prediction: Can Horned Frogs’ defense pass first Big 12 test vs. UCF?

When: 6:30 p.m. at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas

Records: TCU (2-0), UCF (2-0)

Last meeting: This will be the first meeting between TCU and UCF.

TV: FOX

TCU enters Big 12 play 2-0, one of nine teams in the conference with that record. This week’s opponent, the UCF Knights, are also entering this matchup with two wins, scoring 45 or more points in each, while averaging nearly 600 yards of offense per game.

The last time TCU went into conference play 2-0 was in 2022 when the Fro...

Dallas News • 10th September 2024

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes looks ahead to matchup against UCF, QB KJ Jefferson

TCU is gearing up to face UCF, a team with the No. 1 rushing offense in the nation thanks to dual-threat QB KJ Jefferson, in its Big 12 opener at Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday.

This is the first real test for TCU’s defense, which made a point of emphasis to stop the run game and contain the quarterback since the season-opening win against Stanford.

Sonny Dykes had a lot of positives to say about UCF. Here are some takeaways from Dykes’ media availability this week.

Gus Malzahn coached at...

Dallas News • 8th September 2024

5 takeaways from TCU-LIU: Josh Hoover looks better than ever as Horned Frogs roll

FORT WORTH — TCU took control of Saturday’s matchup with Long Island from the first drive to the last. In the 45-0 blowout, the Frogs played both cleaner and smarter compared to last week’s shaky win against Stanford.

Here are five takeaways from the game.

The Horned Frogs’ run game tore apart LIU’s defense, with Cam Cook and Dominique Johnson trading off deep carries. Cook led TCU with three touchdowns, and 13 carries for 58 yards. Despite not seeing any minutes against Stanford, Johnson has...