No. 2 TCU in most important stretch, now headed to K

TCU coach Gary Patterson in his postgame press conference.

This marks only the third time the Hawkeyes have started 6-0 since 1985 and only the eighth time in school history they have opened a season by winning their first six games. “We have to be exactly the same way to overcome that”.

K-State took its first lead of the game at the 6:56 mark of the second quarter as Jones scored from 28 yards out to give the Wildcats a 21-17 lead. The four turnovers and 11 penalties were enough to make West Virginia kill itself, especially in the first half.

“It’s what everybody signed up for, ” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said Monday on the weekly Big 12 coaches teleconference.

A lot of youngsters made impacts tonight, and we’re not even talking about Elijah Lee.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Wolverines hit the accelerator on the opening drive and the Wildcats left with tire marks on their backs by the time the final seconds ticked off the clock at Michigan Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

At the end of the 3 quarter Texas’ D’Onta Foreman broke lose on a simple mis-direction trap up the middle and rambled for 81 yards before being brought down in the Sooner red-zone.

But Patterson said the venue is part of the reason. “Everybody holds court at home”. “They play better, and they play better at night”. On Monday, Snyder admitted the team should have looked for the first down. “You’ve got to get ready to go”. Kickoff at Iowa State is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday. Horned Frogs freshman kick returner KaVontae Turpin just tore up the special team defense as he went for 122 yards on kick returns and gave TCU good starting position nearly every time. The Mountaineer defense was once again the collective players of the game. They allowed 206 total yards in the fourth quarter that allowed the Horned Frogs to erase a double-digit deficit and take the lead. I think it shows how much they’ve taken the risk. The defense leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss. Listenbee was targeted twice but had no catches. Kindred has been quiet so far this season – while he has forced a pair of fumbles this season, he hasn’t had many opportunities to make plays in the passing game, as teams are focused on exploiting the younger players alongside him and thus avoiding throwing in his direction. I still don’t think we’re playing to our potential on the defensive side of the ball.

TCU (5-0) defeated Texas, 50-7, last week to stay undefeated. Steve Spurrier seems to have run out of answers at age 70, but Snyder just keeps going strong. They had only one timeout left. “There’s a standard of what we play like”. West Virginia will provide the biggest test to date, and despite what they were saying Monday in Waco, the Bears still haven’t forgotten their penalty-filled loss in Morgantown last season.

Five pass interference penalties called against TCU’s secondary is probably why Kansas State continued to throw the ball long past when it was reasonable to keep doing so.

Boykin amassed 301 yards in the air, which included two touchdowns and as many interceptions.

TCU ranks second in total yards (630.0 per game), fourth in passing yards (396.4), 17th in rushing yards (233.6) and second in scoring (50.8 points per game) through the first five weeks of the college football season. The way this conference looks, Boykin should actually reach (if not exceed) those projections. He shared it following the SMU game.