TCU survives scare at Texas Tech with miracle fourth down catch

It’s Washington’s fourth touchdown of the afternoon.

Aaron Green made it sound simple: He was just following the ball, as he had been told.

Mahomes 45-yard pass to Jakeem Grant leads 21-16!

Sure it was only Western Michigan, but a 38-12 victory should have the folks in Columbus feeling much better after a couple of wonky wins with quarterbacks coming and going. TCU added two touchdowns to win by 19.

Trevone Boykin had one of the best games of his career, throwing the game-winning touchdown with under 30 seconds remaining.

Oh, the Froggies deserved to win as much as the Red Raiders in their Big 12 opener Saturday night. Cooper Rush threw incomplete under pressure from Calhoun and linebacker Riley Bullough. “I think it’s just bad luck right now, to be honest with you”.

The most encouraging aspect of Pat’s performance was his ability to manage the game, and Kliff Kingsbury deserves a great deal of credit for calling a great game. The Frogs are 15/18 scoring in the red zone with 14 touchdowns.

Tech’s Pete Robertson blocks a Jaden Oberkrom field goal attempt. The Cougars (2-2) lost their second straight. Fournette rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns, helping to bail out a Tiger team that was decidedly lethargic in the first half of its 34-24 victory at Syracuse.

Both football programs are 3-0 in their 2015 campaigns and are known for their impressive offense.

The biggest series of the game may have been Texas Tech going three and out from inside their 20 with less than four minutes to go. His defenses have finished out of the top 25 once since 2005.

Notre Dame’s C.J. Sanders scored on a 50-yard punt return to spark the Fighting Irish to a 62-27 win against Massachusetts.

That loss in the receiving corps was compounded with the loss of Ty Slanina late in the first quarter. Spruce, who now has 2,570 yards, eclipsed Michael Westbrook’s mark by 22 yards. Surely, this won’t be a defensive struggle, so look for lots of scoring.

TUCSON, Ariz. – Josh Rosen passed for 284 yards, Paul Perkins scored three touchdowns as the Bruins romped to the victory. Old Dominion got trucked 49-0 at home by Appalachian State. Justin Stockton has 17 carries for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 4 catches for 65 yards and a touchdowns. The kick is blocked by Pete Robertson and Texas Tech takes over on their own 37 yard line.

Baylor’s Seth Russell matched a school record with six touchdown passes as the Bears routed Rice 70-17. Shaun Nixon has 8 catches for 112 yards.

“He saved us, so we’re 4-0”, TCU star receiver Josh Doctson said about Green.

Texas A&M receiver Albert Connell set the record back in 1996, the first year of the league, when he had 18 catches against Colorado.

Thorson, the freshman quarterback, finished 18 of 31 for 256 yards with one interception for the Wildcats (4-0).

The Horned Frogs’ Boykin, on the other hand, is nearing a thousand yards as he has 65 completions for 985 yards and 10 touchdowns.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Jake Coker threw for three touchdowns and the Crimson Tide allowed only 92 yards as Alabama bounced back from losing to Ole Miss last week. TCU leads 7-0. First time that Texas Tech has trailed all season. On a huge 3 down and goal, TCU stuffs a broken play, but an unnecessary roughness call gives Tech new life and a 1 and goal from the 2. Chris Hawkins scooped it up and ran 94 yards for the third of the four second-quarter touchdowns for the Trojans.

DURHAM, N.C. – DeVon Edwards returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and the Blue Devils took advantage of several special teams malfunctions by Georgia Tech. TCU leads Texas Tech, 48-45.

The Wolverines (3-1) have won three straight under Jim Harbaugh after an opening loss at Utah. There were 12 such upsets past year, half the total of the previous four seasons (24) combined. It beat Nebraska and Boise State, then almost knocked off UCLA.