At the very least, credit the Horned Frogs with an off-the-charts degree of difficulty as they continue to display the art of the comeback in the most improbable ways.Somehow, TCU won despiteand then losing standout receiver Quentin Johnston and 1,000-yard rusher Kendre Miller to injuries during the game.
“There’s no nerves. There’s no panic. Nobody blinked,” senior quarterback Max Duggan said. “We talk about so much this season that we’ve been in so many games like that, so many dogfights. It’s the culture of the program.” TCU kicker Griffin Kell celebrates with teammates Jordy Sandy , Carter Ware and Alex Honig after kicking a game-winning 40-yard field goal on the final play of a victory over Baylor in an NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Waco.
“Like, I don’t even know we were doing bazooka until I heard it,” Kell said, “so I didn’t really have time to think about that.” “It’s a tough locker room. I told them I wished I could take the pain away,” Baylor coach Dave Aranda said. “I respect the team. I think this game in a lot of ways is a microcosm of us.”For Baylor’s seniors, their final game at McLane Stadium turned bittersweet.
Game time temperature was a brisk 39 degrees, the lowest kickoff temperature in the eight-year history of McLane Stadium. It didn’t slow either team.Baylor rushed for 56 yards on its first drive against a TCU defense that limited Texas to 29 on the ground in a 17-10 win. Qualan Jones scored from 10 yards out for the game’s opening touchdown. Baylor pretty much emptied the run game playbook, including a tight end around by Kelsey Johnson for a 14-7 lead in the second quarter.