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TCU drops in final minutes to No. 12 LSU, 37-27
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Terrence Magee ran for two second-half touchdowns, Zach Mettenberger threw for 251 yards with a key late score and 12th-ranked LSU held on for a 37-27 victory over No. 20 TCU late Saturday night.
Odell Beckham's 75-yard kickoff return set up a 20-yard TD pass from Mettenberger to Jarvis Landry with 6 minutes left.
B.J. Catalon returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and scored on a 26-yard run for TCU, the two-time BCS buster now in its second Big 12 season.
TCU started in Tigers territory after a shanked 28-yard punt after the three-and-out. But the Horned Frogs' drive was hampered when Trevone Boykin was sacked and fumbled. They recovered the ball, but had to settle for Jaden Oberkrom's 39-yard field goal to get within 30-27 with 7 1/2 minutes left. Then came Beckham's big kickoff return.
Before that, Alfred Blue's fumble set TCU up at the 6. Waymon James' 5-yard TD run made it 30-24 with 13 minutes left.
Magee ran 52 yards for a touchdown less than 2 minutes into the second half put LSU up 23-10, three plays after an interception by Jalen Mills - one of only three full-time returning defensive starters for the Tigers. Magee added a 3-yard score later in the third quarter.
The Tigers gained 448 total yards against a TCU team known for its defense. Even after moving from the Mountain West to the Big 12 last season, the Horned Frogs led their new league in total defense.
LSU was up 13-3 when 270-pound fullback J.C. Copeland plunged in from a yard out early in the second quarter.
But Catalon returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD, with only one LSU player even getting a hand on the speedy running back. That tied for the second-longest return in TCU history, behind only a 105-yarder against Texas in 1933.
While Miles had been deliberately vague to keep TCU guessing on Jeremy Hill's status following his offseason arrest for throwing a punch outside a bar, the running back didn't play.
TCU was without reigning Big 12 defensive player of the year Devonte Fields, who was also in uniform without playing. He's serving a two-game suspension for an unspecified violation of university and team policy during the offseason.
Colby Delahoussaye kicked three field goals for LSU, two in the first 6 1/2 minutes even before TCU took its first offensive snap with Casey Pachall getting the start over Boykin at quarterback.
Though once TCU finally got on offense, both Pachall and Boykin were on the field.
Pachall, who came in with a 15-2 career record as the starter, was the quarterback in his return after leaving the team for treatment in a substance abuse program four games into last season after a DUI arrest. Boykin lined up as a receiver the first two plays, but played much of the second half at quarterback, taking over after Pachall was picked off by Mills.
The Frogs had only 259 total yards. Pachall was 9-of-16 passing for 75 yards and Boykin was 6 of 12 for 70 yards.
There was a loud crowd of 80,230 for the Cowboys Classic, with plenty of purple (a predominant color for both teams). Both teams were playing for the third time in the NFL team's stadium, where both had been 2-0. Each had played in the season-opening game once.
Delahoussaye kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the first half for a 16-10 lead, after a strange ending sequence.
LSU had first-and-goal from the 2 after a pass interference penalty in the end zone, and was still there after two running plays. The Tigers called timeout with 15 seconds left, then got penalized for a delay of game penalty and then a false start without running a play. An incomplete pass brought up fourth down with 5 seconds left.
Referee John O'Neill of the Big Ten crew doing the game, then announced that because offensive tackle La'el Collins' helmet came off and LSU had no timeouts, there would be a 10-second clock runoff, ending the half. With TCU players in the tunnel to the locker room, O'Neill clarified that since the clock was stopped on the incompletion that there would be no runoff. He repeated that in a statement released at halftime.
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[SIZE=small]Post-Game Notes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]LSU 37, TCU 27[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Attendance: 80,230[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Team Notes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU's captains were Trevone Boykin, Sam Carter, Jon Koontz and Casey Pachall.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU played in the Cowboys Classic for the second time in four years. The HornedFrogs defeated Oregon State, 30-21, in 2010. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*With B.J. Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return, TCU has now had either a punt return or kickoff return for a touchdown in six of the last seven seasons.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*No. 12 LSU represented TCU's highest-ranked opponent in a season opener since it defeated No. 5 Oklahoma 17-10 in 2005.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU drops to 2-6-1 in its series history versus LSU. The teams met for the first time since 1968.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*The Horned Frogs are now 9-4 in season openers under head coach Gary Patterson. TCU entered the game having won nine of its last 10 season debuts.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU is now 3-1 when debuting a new single-game uniform from Nike over the last five seasons.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Individual Notes
*Defensive end Matt Anderson made his first career start. He played in his first game since 2010. He missed the previous two seasons due to injury. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Jonathan Anderson made his first career start at linebacker. He had four previous starts at weak safety.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*After starting nine games at quarterback last season, Trevone Boykin made his first career start at wide receiver. Casey Pachall also saw action at wide receiver.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*B.J. Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return tied for second longest in TCU history, behind only a 105-yard effort by Charles Casper against Texas in 1933.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon had TCU's first 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown since Cory Rodgers at BYU in 2005.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return set an AT&T Stadium record for a collegiate game.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon's 26-yard third-quarter touchdown run was his first career rushing score. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon added a team-best 52 yards rushing on eight carries.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Waymon James' 5-yard fourth-quarter scoring run was his first of the season and 13th of his career.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Brandon Carter had a team-best four receptions for 44 yards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Josh Doctson's first reception as a Horned Frog was a 35-yard grab from Boykin in the third quarter. He finished with two catches for 43 yards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*True freshman Ty Slanina recorded his first career reception, for eight yards, in the fourth quarter.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Safeties Chris Hackett and Elisha Olabode had a team-high 10 tackles. Hackett was one shy of a career-best 11 versus Oklahoma last season, while Olabode equaled a career high set last year at Oklahoma State.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Hackett and Jason Verrett recorded their first career sacks.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Verrett totaled seven tackles and three pass breakups.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Kevin White's four pass breakups tied for fourth most in a single game during Gary Patterson's 13 seasons as head coach. White added a fumble recovery and four stops.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Jaden Oberkrom's 21- and 39-yard field goals extended his streak to six consecutive made attempts dating back to last season.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Oberkrom made all three of his extra-point attempts and is now 45-of-45 in his career. The 45 consecutive PATs rank fourth all-time at TCU.[/SIZE]
TCU drops in final minutes to No. 12 LSU, 37-27
Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Terrence Magee ran for two second-half touchdowns, Zach Mettenberger threw for 251 yards with a key late score and 12th-ranked LSU held on for a 37-27 victory over No. 20 TCU late Saturday night.
Odell Beckham's 75-yard kickoff return set up a 20-yard TD pass from Mettenberger to Jarvis Landry with 6 minutes left.
B.J. Catalon returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and scored on a 26-yard run for TCU, the two-time BCS buster now in its second Big 12 season.
TCU started in Tigers territory after a shanked 28-yard punt after the three-and-out. But the Horned Frogs' drive was hampered when Trevone Boykin was sacked and fumbled. They recovered the ball, but had to settle for Jaden Oberkrom's 39-yard field goal to get within 30-27 with 7 1/2 minutes left. Then came Beckham's big kickoff return.
Before that, Alfred Blue's fumble set TCU up at the 6. Waymon James' 5-yard TD run made it 30-24 with 13 minutes left.
Magee ran 52 yards for a touchdown less than 2 minutes into the second half put LSU up 23-10, three plays after an interception by Jalen Mills - one of only three full-time returning defensive starters for the Tigers. Magee added a 3-yard score later in the third quarter.
The Tigers gained 448 total yards against a TCU team known for its defense. Even after moving from the Mountain West to the Big 12 last season, the Horned Frogs led their new league in total defense.
LSU was up 13-3 when 270-pound fullback J.C. Copeland plunged in from a yard out early in the second quarter.
But Catalon returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD, with only one LSU player even getting a hand on the speedy running back. That tied for the second-longest return in TCU history, behind only a 105-yarder against Texas in 1933.
While Miles had been deliberately vague to keep TCU guessing on Jeremy Hill's status following his offseason arrest for throwing a punch outside a bar, the running back didn't play.
TCU was without reigning Big 12 defensive player of the year Devonte Fields, who was also in uniform without playing. He's serving a two-game suspension for an unspecified violation of university and team policy during the offseason.
Colby Delahoussaye kicked three field goals for LSU, two in the first 6 1/2 minutes even before TCU took its first offensive snap with Casey Pachall getting the start over Boykin at quarterback.
Though once TCU finally got on offense, both Pachall and Boykin were on the field.
Pachall, who came in with a 15-2 career record as the starter, was the quarterback in his return after leaving the team for treatment in a substance abuse program four games into last season after a DUI arrest. Boykin lined up as a receiver the first two plays, but played much of the second half at quarterback, taking over after Pachall was picked off by Mills.
The Frogs had only 259 total yards. Pachall was 9-of-16 passing for 75 yards and Boykin was 6 of 12 for 70 yards.
There was a loud crowd of 80,230 for the Cowboys Classic, with plenty of purple (a predominant color for both teams). Both teams were playing for the third time in the NFL team's stadium, where both had been 2-0. Each had played in the season-opening game once.
Delahoussaye kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the first half for a 16-10 lead, after a strange ending sequence.
LSU had first-and-goal from the 2 after a pass interference penalty in the end zone, and was still there after two running plays. The Tigers called timeout with 15 seconds left, then got penalized for a delay of game penalty and then a false start without running a play. An incomplete pass brought up fourth down with 5 seconds left.
Referee John O'Neill of the Big Ten crew doing the game, then announced that because offensive tackle La'el Collins' helmet came off and LSU had no timeouts, there would be a 10-second clock runoff, ending the half. With TCU players in the tunnel to the locker room, O'Neill clarified that since the clock was stopped on the incompletion that there would be no runoff. He repeated that in a statement released at halftime.
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[SIZE=small]Post-Game Notes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]LSU 37, TCU 27[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Attendance: 80,230[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Team Notes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU's captains were Trevone Boykin, Sam Carter, Jon Koontz and Casey Pachall.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU played in the Cowboys Classic for the second time in four years. The HornedFrogs defeated Oregon State, 30-21, in 2010. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*With B.J. Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return, TCU has now had either a punt return or kickoff return for a touchdown in six of the last seven seasons.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*No. 12 LSU represented TCU's highest-ranked opponent in a season opener since it defeated No. 5 Oklahoma 17-10 in 2005.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU drops to 2-6-1 in its series history versus LSU. The teams met for the first time since 1968.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*The Horned Frogs are now 9-4 in season openers under head coach Gary Patterson. TCU entered the game having won nine of its last 10 season debuts.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*TCU is now 3-1 when debuting a new single-game uniform from Nike over the last five seasons.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Individual Notes
*Defensive end Matt Anderson made his first career start. He played in his first game since 2010. He missed the previous two seasons due to injury. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Jonathan Anderson made his first career start at linebacker. He had four previous starts at weak safety.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*After starting nine games at quarterback last season, Trevone Boykin made his first career start at wide receiver. Casey Pachall also saw action at wide receiver.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*B.J. Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return tied for second longest in TCU history, behind only a 105-yard effort by Charles Casper against Texas in 1933.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon had TCU's first 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown since Cory Rodgers at BYU in 2005.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon's 100-yard kickoff return set an AT&T Stadium record for a collegiate game.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon's 26-yard third-quarter touchdown run was his first career rushing score. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Catalon added a team-best 52 yards rushing on eight carries.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Waymon James' 5-yard fourth-quarter scoring run was his first of the season and 13th of his career.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Brandon Carter had a team-best four receptions for 44 yards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Josh Doctson's first reception as a Horned Frog was a 35-yard grab from Boykin in the third quarter. He finished with two catches for 43 yards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*True freshman Ty Slanina recorded his first career reception, for eight yards, in the fourth quarter.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Safeties Chris Hackett and Elisha Olabode had a team-high 10 tackles. Hackett was one shy of a career-best 11 versus Oklahoma last season, while Olabode equaled a career high set last year at Oklahoma State.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Hackett and Jason Verrett recorded their first career sacks.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Verrett totaled seven tackles and three pass breakups.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Kevin White's four pass breakups tied for fourth most in a single game during Gary Patterson's 13 seasons as head coach. White added a fumble recovery and four stops.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Jaden Oberkrom's 21- and 39-yard field goals extended his streak to six consecutive made attempts dating back to last season.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]*Oberkrom made all three of his extra-point attempts and is now 45-of-45 in his career. The 45 consecutive PATs rank fourth all-time at TCU.[/SIZE]
