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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Shawn Robinson became the first true freshman quarterback to start a game for No. 11 TCU in coach Gary Patterson's 17 seasons as head coach.
Even after a 27-3 win over Texas Tech that got the Horned Frogs closer to a spot in the Big 12 championship game, Patterson kept to his policy of not letting freshmen talk to the media after the game.
The victory speaks loud enough for Robinson and the Horned Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP).
''Our goal is for our seniors to have the best season they can have,'' Patterson said. ''They have a chance to win 10, 11 or 12 ballgames, which is really cool.''
Less than a year after winning a Texas Class 6A state high school championship game, Robinson ran for 84 yards and threw a key second-half touchdown in his first career start at TCU. He was filling in for senior Kenny Hill, who didn't even make the trip to Lubbock because of an unspecified injury.
''The worst thing that could have had happened today was he could have had such a terrible outing that you lose your confidence and lose it for three years,'' Patterson said. ''For me, that was the one thing that was not going to happen today. Shawn Robinson was not going to lose his confidence for the next three years.''
While Robinson was only 6-of-17 passing for 85 yards, his 12-yard TD to Jalen Reagor came late in the third quarter as the Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP) took a 17-3 lead.
That score came on the drive after another missed field goal by Texas Tech (5-6, 2-6), which with numerous kickers has made only 8 of 16 attempts this year. Clayton Hayfield badly hooked a 20-yard try , the ball sweeping across the front of the goalposts.
That miss came after the Red Raiders forced a fumble by Robinson and recovered at the TCU 6.
''They put the ball in the end zone here, we're going to loop back from there,'' Texas Tech safety Jah'Shawn Johnson said of the sequence. ''I mean TCU's defense done a great job of doing what they had to do to get off the field and force our kicker to make a field goal, and they put some pressure in his face and he missed it.''
The Red Raiders got their only score on their opening drive of the game, a 21-play, 70-yard effort that ended with Hatfield's 22-yard field goal with 6:08 left in the first quarter. TCU also scored on its opening drive, on KaVontae Turpin's 2-yard TD run on the first play of the second quarter.
''I'm always confident in what we can do offensively,'' Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. ''Today was obviously a very poor performance, but love what I'm seeing on the defensive side and how hard we're playing on that side of the ball.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas Tech: There will be plenty of questions about whether former Red Raiders quarterback Kingsbury has coached his last home game for his alma mater. They won their first seven games after Kingsbury became their coach in 2013, but are 22-32 since. After starting this season 4-1, Tech has to win its finale Friday night at Texas or will miss out on a bowl game for the third time in four seasons.
The Red Raiders haven't missed bowls in consecutive seasons since 1991-92.
TCU: The Horned Frogs took the first step toward a possible rematch with No. 3 Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game. TCU's defense dominated, an effort capped by Jeff Gladney's 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
NOT THE NORM
Texas Tech senior quarterback Nic Shimonek had a season-low 137 yards passing. His 17 completions were also a season-low. He was 17-of-37 with an interception.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders play Friday night at Texas.
TCU: The Horned Frogs are home against Baylor on Friday.
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TCU at Texas Tech Postgame Notes
No. 12 TCU at Texas Tech
Nov. 18, 2017
Lubbock, Texas - Jones AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 51,278
Final: No. 12 TCU 27, Texas Tech 3
Team Notes
* Shawn Robinson became the first true freshman to start at quarterback in the 17 seasons Gary Patterson has been head coach. The last true freshman to start at quarterback for TCU was Casey Printers Sept. 25, 1999, at Arkansas State, a 24-21 Horned Frogs’ win. Patterson was in his second year as TCU’s defensive coordinator.
* TCU is 9-2 or better after 11 games for the third time in four seasons, eighth time in 11 years and 12 times overall in 17 campaigns under head coach Gary Patterson.
* Over the last four seasons, TCU’s 38-12 overall record and 25-9 conference mark rank second in the Big 12.
* The Horned Frogs posted their nation’s-best sixth game of holding an opponent to single digits in scoring this season.
* TCU ran for 204 yards and is now 87-5 under Patterson when running for at least 200.
* KaVontae Turpin’s 2-yard touchdown run gave TCU points on its opening drive for the seventh time this season. It was the Horned Frogs’ sixth opening series touchdown.
* TCU had a 10-3 halftime lead. The Horned Frogs are 9-0 this season when leading at the break. TCU is 128-14 under Patterson when holding a halftime lead.
* TCU is now 5-1 against teams it lost to last season.
* The Horned Frogs are now 37-12 under Patterson in regular-season games following a loss.
* The Horned Frogs had three sacks to give them at least one in 52 of their last 54 games.
* TCU scored for the 317th consecutive game. It's the nation's second-longest current streak and fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
* TCU's team captains were Ben Banogu, John Diarse, Nick Orr, Matt Pryor.
* TCU wore a white jersey with white pants and a purple helmet.
Individual Notes
* True freshman quarterback Shawn Robinson made his first collegiate start. He ran for 84 yards and passed for 85.
* Robinson led a 10-play, 63-yard scoring drive, covering 5:14 on the clock, on TCU’s opening series. He rushed for 68 yards on four carries on the drive.
* KaVontae Turpin’s 2-yard scoring run was his second rushing touchdown of the season and his career.
* Kyle Hicks rushed for 81 yards on 22 carries to put him over 2,000 yards in his career. He now has 2,018.
* Jalen Reagor’s 12-yard third-quarter touchdown catch from Robinson was his team-best fifth scoring grab of the season.
* Ty Summers had sacks on consecutive snaps to give him three on the season and 5 1/2 in his career. He also had a fumble recovery.
* Sammy Douglas had a team-best 10 tackles after entering the game with 10 on the season. He also forced a fumble.
* Mat Boesen had his sixth sack of the season. He has at least one sack in five of the last six games.
* Jeff Gladney registered his second career interception in the fourth quarter. He returned it 93 yards and then made a fumble recovery in the end zone. He added seven tackles.
* Arico Evans totaled a career-high eight tackles.
* Cole Bunce had a 43-yard field goal, the longest of the season by a Horned Frog, on his first collegiate attempt. He later added a 25-yard make.
* Adam Nunez had a career-long 61-yard punt.
* Andrew David had a 56-yard punt on his second collegiate attempt.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Shawn Robinson became the first true freshman quarterback to start a game for No. 11 TCU in coach Gary Patterson's 17 seasons as head coach.
Even after a 27-3 win over Texas Tech that got the Horned Frogs closer to a spot in the Big 12 championship game, Patterson kept to his policy of not letting freshmen talk to the media after the game.
The victory speaks loud enough for Robinson and the Horned Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP).
''Our goal is for our seniors to have the best season they can have,'' Patterson said. ''They have a chance to win 10, 11 or 12 ballgames, which is really cool.''
Less than a year after winning a Texas Class 6A state high school championship game, Robinson ran for 84 yards and threw a key second-half touchdown in his first career start at TCU. He was filling in for senior Kenny Hill, who didn't even make the trip to Lubbock because of an unspecified injury.
''The worst thing that could have had happened today was he could have had such a terrible outing that you lose your confidence and lose it for three years,'' Patterson said. ''For me, that was the one thing that was not going to happen today. Shawn Robinson was not going to lose his confidence for the next three years.''
While Robinson was only 6-of-17 passing for 85 yards, his 12-yard TD to Jalen Reagor came late in the third quarter as the Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP) took a 17-3 lead.
That score came on the drive after another missed field goal by Texas Tech (5-6, 2-6), which with numerous kickers has made only 8 of 16 attempts this year. Clayton Hayfield badly hooked a 20-yard try , the ball sweeping across the front of the goalposts.
That miss came after the Red Raiders forced a fumble by Robinson and recovered at the TCU 6.
''They put the ball in the end zone here, we're going to loop back from there,'' Texas Tech safety Jah'Shawn Johnson said of the sequence. ''I mean TCU's defense done a great job of doing what they had to do to get off the field and force our kicker to make a field goal, and they put some pressure in his face and he missed it.''
The Red Raiders got their only score on their opening drive of the game, a 21-play, 70-yard effort that ended with Hatfield's 22-yard field goal with 6:08 left in the first quarter. TCU also scored on its opening drive, on KaVontae Turpin's 2-yard TD run on the first play of the second quarter.
''I'm always confident in what we can do offensively,'' Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. ''Today was obviously a very poor performance, but love what I'm seeing on the defensive side and how hard we're playing on that side of the ball.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas Tech: There will be plenty of questions about whether former Red Raiders quarterback Kingsbury has coached his last home game for his alma mater. They won their first seven games after Kingsbury became their coach in 2013, but are 22-32 since. After starting this season 4-1, Tech has to win its finale Friday night at Texas or will miss out on a bowl game for the third time in four seasons.
The Red Raiders haven't missed bowls in consecutive seasons since 1991-92.
TCU: The Horned Frogs took the first step toward a possible rematch with No. 3 Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game. TCU's defense dominated, an effort capped by Jeff Gladney's 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
NOT THE NORM
Texas Tech senior quarterback Nic Shimonek had a season-low 137 yards passing. His 17 completions were also a season-low. He was 17-of-37 with an interception.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders play Friday night at Texas.
TCU: The Horned Frogs are home against Baylor on Friday.
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TCU at Texas Tech Postgame Notes
No. 12 TCU at Texas Tech
Nov. 18, 2017
Lubbock, Texas - Jones AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 51,278
Final: No. 12 TCU 27, Texas Tech 3
Team Notes
* Shawn Robinson became the first true freshman to start at quarterback in the 17 seasons Gary Patterson has been head coach. The last true freshman to start at quarterback for TCU was Casey Printers Sept. 25, 1999, at Arkansas State, a 24-21 Horned Frogs’ win. Patterson was in his second year as TCU’s defensive coordinator.
* TCU is 9-2 or better after 11 games for the third time in four seasons, eighth time in 11 years and 12 times overall in 17 campaigns under head coach Gary Patterson.
* Over the last four seasons, TCU’s 38-12 overall record and 25-9 conference mark rank second in the Big 12.
* The Horned Frogs posted their nation’s-best sixth game of holding an opponent to single digits in scoring this season.
* TCU ran for 204 yards and is now 87-5 under Patterson when running for at least 200.
* KaVontae Turpin’s 2-yard touchdown run gave TCU points on its opening drive for the seventh time this season. It was the Horned Frogs’ sixth opening series touchdown.
* TCU had a 10-3 halftime lead. The Horned Frogs are 9-0 this season when leading at the break. TCU is 128-14 under Patterson when holding a halftime lead.
* TCU is now 5-1 against teams it lost to last season.
* The Horned Frogs are now 37-12 under Patterson in regular-season games following a loss.
* The Horned Frogs had three sacks to give them at least one in 52 of their last 54 games.
* TCU scored for the 317th consecutive game. It's the nation's second-longest current streak and fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
* TCU's team captains were Ben Banogu, John Diarse, Nick Orr, Matt Pryor.
* TCU wore a white jersey with white pants and a purple helmet.
Individual Notes
* True freshman quarterback Shawn Robinson made his first collegiate start. He ran for 84 yards and passed for 85.
* Robinson led a 10-play, 63-yard scoring drive, covering 5:14 on the clock, on TCU’s opening series. He rushed for 68 yards on four carries on the drive.
* KaVontae Turpin’s 2-yard scoring run was his second rushing touchdown of the season and his career.
* Kyle Hicks rushed for 81 yards on 22 carries to put him over 2,000 yards in his career. He now has 2,018.
* Jalen Reagor’s 12-yard third-quarter touchdown catch from Robinson was his team-best fifth scoring grab of the season.
* Ty Summers had sacks on consecutive snaps to give him three on the season and 5 1/2 in his career. He also had a fumble recovery.
* Sammy Douglas had a team-best 10 tackles after entering the game with 10 on the season. He also forced a fumble.
* Mat Boesen had his sixth sack of the season. He has at least one sack in five of the last six games.
* Jeff Gladney registered his second career interception in the fourth quarter. He returned it 93 yards and then made a fumble recovery in the end zone. He added seven tackles.
* Arico Evans totaled a career-high eight tackles.
* Cole Bunce had a 43-yard field goal, the longest of the season by a Horned Frog, on his first collegiate attempt. He later added a 25-yard make.
* Adam Nunez had a career-long 61-yard punt.
* Andrew David had a 56-yard punt on his second collegiate attempt.