TCU looks to correct myriad mistakes and find its running game when it hosts Long Island University for its home opener on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.The Horned Frogs (1-0) opened their season on Aug. 30, producing a 34-27 road win over Stanford. TCU trailed 24-20 with 6:57 to play but took charge with a 74-yard march that culminated in a 4-yard TD pass from Josh Hoover to Jack Bech.After stopping Stanford on the ensuing possession, the Horned Frogs salted away the win with 7-yard scoring run from Cam Cook with 1:31 remaining.”Obviously, there are things we need to clean up, but when we needed to make plays, we made plays,” Hoover said.Hoover passed for 353 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Bech hauled in six passes for 139 yards and JP Richardson had six catches for 107 receiving yards. Combined with Savion Williams’ 85 yards, it marked the first time in program history that the Horned Frogs had three receivers with at least 85 yards in the same game.TCU outgained Stanford 457-286 while the Horned Frogs defense racked up 10 tackles for loss with four sacks. But TCU also had seven penalties for 100 yards and lost two fumbles.”We were mentally tough,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. “When we had to get stops, we got stops. When we had to score touchdowns, we scored touchdowns.”
