TCU on SI: TCU's Offense Comes Alive in Regular Season Finale Win Over Cincinnati

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TCU's Offense Comes Alive in Regular Season Finale Win Over Cincinnati​

The Horned Frogs rolled at home over the Bearcats.​

Zion Trammell



TCU Football has received heavy criticism for its lack of offensive consistency over the last several weeks. After scoring two touchdowns in their first three drives against the Houston Cougars, they mustered three points the rest of the way in the victory. On Saturday, they put together their most complete performance of the season, powering to a 45-23 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

For the second straight week, the Frogs got off to a hot start. After a big fourth-and-one stop on Cincinnati's opening drive, it took eight plays for TCU to find the end zone. Josh Hoover completed a pass to Joseph Manjack to make it 7-0. After another quick stop by the defense, the offense picked up right where they left off. Hoover threw a beautiful back shoulder throw to Eric McAlister to extend the lead to 14-0.

The Bearcats' offense found its stride, scoring on consecutive drives, but the possessions were sandwiched by a 69-yard touchdown catch by Jordan Dwyer. TCU's offense was on a roll all night long, scoring on seven of its ten total drives.

Jeremy Payne Had a Career Night Running the Ball​

TCU Horned Frogs running back Jeremy Payne (26) runs with the ball for a fist down against the Cincinnati Bearcats during the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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[4 Oaks Frog]

Good article…

 

[ShreveFrog]

Probably was said during the game thread. But that was Hoover's most impressive performance. Absolutely on the money. Receivers made the plays he asked them to make. Offensive line had a good night! Hope we can keep the 1-2-3 punch of Payne, Palmer and Denman.

 

[Wexahu]

Probably was said during the game thread. But that was Hoover's most impressive performance. Absolutely on the money. Receivers made the plays he asked them to make. Offensive line had a good night! Hope we can keep the 1-2-3 punch of Payne, Palmer and Denman.

A week ago Sonny was being criticized for not bringing in better RB’s. Now we are hoping we can hang on to our 1-2-3 punch.

College football fans in a nutshell, lol.

 

[TopFrog]

A week ago Sonny was being criticized for not bringing in better RB’s. Now we are hoping we can hang on to our 1-2-3 punch.

College football fans in a nutshell, lol.

Perhaps the poster you responded to like an a-hole was not one of those you were referring to.

 

[Wexahu]

Perhaps the poster you responded to like an a-hole was not one of those you were referring to.

It wasn’t directed at Shreve at all, I hope he didn’t take it that way. I’ve always thought our RB group was fine.

 

[ShreveFrog]

@Wexahu - Same here. Payne is definitely improving. But our o-line actually gave him daylight to work with vs. Cincy.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

@Wexahu - Same here. Payne is definitely improving. But our o-line actually gave him daylight to work with vs. Cincy.

Last two games they have played much better.

 

[Traveling Frog]

A week ago Sonny was being criticized for not bringing in better RB’s. Now we are hoping we can hang on to our 1-2-3 punch.

College football fans in a nutshell, lol.

Our OL and RB sucked terrible in 2024, and we did nothing to upgrade them. They sucked again in 2025. having one good game in a meaningless game at the end of the year does not change that. There needs to be a cleaning of the house on OL and RBs. If you want to keep Payne as a good receiving threat go for it.