TCU 38-27 Kansas (September 28, 2024) Game Recap

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, JP Richardson returned an 89-yard go-ahead punt in the second half and TCU topped Kansas 38-27 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Jack Bech had 131 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and Cam Cook had a touchdown run to help the Horned Frogs (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) rally against the Jayhawks (1-4, 0-2). 11-1 to improve. since they became conference rivals 12 years ago.

Jalon Daniels was 15 of 34 for 179 yards with a touchdown and a pick for Kansas. Daniel Hishaw and Devin Neal had TD runs.

The Jayhawks, who have lost four straight games, play their Big 12 home games at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs. And their recent losing streak could have been a big reason why there were a lot of red and yellow spots.

Thanks to a few TCU turnovers, Kansas was fortunate to trail 21-17 at halftime – a fumble on the opening series that Daniels turned into a touchdown pass to Luke Grimm and a pick by OJ Burroughs that turned into a field goal .

Otherwise, the Jayhawks couldn't slow down Hoover and the Horned Frogs.

The productive sophomore was 21 of 26 for 227 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone. His favorite target was Bech, who had seven catches at the time, including a 35-yard TD reception and a 7-yard scoring strike with 12 seconds left.

The teams traded points early in the second half – Hishaw had a TD run for Kansas, Richardson answered with his punt return to take the lead for TCU. But ultimately the Jayhawks failed again due to mistakes and missed opportunities.

Their biggest missed opportunity came early in the fourth quarter when the Horned Frogs led 28-24. Kansas had to settle for a field goal instead of taking the lead with a touchdown. Two plays later, Hoover hit Eric McAlister near the sideline and slipped tackles from Burroughs and Mello Dotson en route to a 59-yard touchdown reception.

Kyle Lemmermann made up for his earlier miss with a 29-yard field goal with 3:02 left to tie the game.

Reviews go to TCU

Kansas coach Lance Leipold was angry with referee Michael VanderVelde for most of the second half. After discussing the play, the officials initially overturned a long third-down reception by the Jayhawks, and the on-field call stood on review. A few minutes later, Hoover was hit from behind and fumbled, but VanderVelde nullified that call and gave the ball back to TCU.

The takeaway food

TCU overcame three turnovers thanks largely to a defense that was able to shut down Kansas' passing game.

Kansas only had six penalties for 50 yards, but at particularly bad times. When open players dropped passes and the defense also gave up tasks, the mistakes were too big to bear.

Next

TCU returns to face Houston on Friday night.

Kansas travels to Arizona State on Saturday.

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