No. 7 TCU Moves to 8-0 with Win at West Virginia

Saturday, October 29

Morgantown, W. Va.

11 a.m. CT

TCU

8-0 , 5-0

West Virginia

3-5 , 1-4

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
TCU	7	21	0	13	41
West Virginia	7	14	3	7	31

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10/29/2022 4:04:00 PM | Football

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Big plays on offense and big stops on defense key the victory in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Big plays on offense and big stops on defense were key for No. 7 TCU as it moved to 8-0 with a 41-31 win Saturday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va.

TCU's five touchdowns were at least 29 yards, while the defense has now allowed just one second-half touchdown in its last three games.

Leading 28-24, TCU's defense came up huge. As the Mountaineers went for it on 4th-and-goal at the 4, Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson closely defended the pass in the end zone to turn the ball over on downs.

TCU responded with a 14-play, 84-yard possession to extend its lead to 31-24 on a Griffin Kell 30-yard field goal with 13:03 to play. Duggan's 11-yard completion to Quentin Johnston on a 4th-and-3 at the West Virginia 20 kept the drive alive, which was keyed by a 57-yard reception by Savion Williams.

Following a 46-yard field goal by Kell, now 8-of-8 on the season, the Mountaineers cut the deficit to 34-31 and had the ball with 3:56 left with a chance to tie the game. However, TCU forced a 3-and-out. The Horned Frogs took over at midfield and sealed the game when Duggan found Williams in the end zone on a 4th-and-1 at the 29 with 20 seconds remaining.

After West Virginia tied the game at 21-21 with 1:35 to play in the first half, TCU immediately answered. Emani Bailey's 30-yard touchdown run with 24 seconds left in the second quarter capped a 7-play, 73-yard drive and gave TCU a 28-21 halftime lead it would not relinquish.

TCU took its first lead of the game, at 21-14, after a takeaway. Hodges-Tomlinson forced a fumble on a corner blitz with Lwal Uguak making the recovery. On the first snap of the ensuing series, Kendre Miller broke free up the middle for a 51-yard touchdown with seven minutes left in the first half.

Miller has a rushing score in all eight games, the second-longest streak to begin a season in TCU history. TCU Board of Trustees member LaDainian Tomlinson ran for a touchdown in all 12 games in 2000.

Miller finished with 120 yards on just 12 carries for his fifth 100-yard effort in the last six games.

Up Next
TCU hosts Texas Tech next Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m.