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HORNED FROGS Media Contact: Mark Cohen - TCU Associate AD/Communications Office: (817) 257-5394 • Main Office: (817) 257-7969 • Cell: (817) 343-2017 • Twitter: @TCUCohen • Email: [email protected] • GoFrogs.com DETAILS TCU OHIO STATE Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 Time: 7 p.m. HORNED FROGS BUCKEYES 2018 Record: 2-0 (Big Ten: 1-0) Location: Arlington, Texas 2018 Record: 2-0 (Big 12: 0-0) Rankings: AP: 4; Coaches: 4 Venue: AT&T Stadium (64,167) Rankings: AP: 15; Coaches: 14 Series Record: Ohio State leads 4-1-1 Head Coach: Gary Patterson (Kansas State ‘83) Acting Head Coach: Ryan Day (New Hampshire ‘02) Last Meeting: Ohio State won 37-3 in 1973 TCU Record: 162-57 (18th season) Ohio State Record: 2-0 (1st season) Career Record: 2-0 (1st season) TV: ABC Career Record: 162-57 (18th season) Statistical Leaders: Statistical Leaders: Talent: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor Rushing: Mike Weber (217 yds., 7.8 ypc, 3 TD) Radio: WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7 FM, SiriusXM 84 Rushing: Shawn Robinson (112 yds., 11.2 ypc, 3 TD) Passing: Shawn Robinson (62.3 pct., 33-of-53, 4 TD, 1 Int., Passing: Dwayne Haskins (79.2 pct., 42-of-53, 9 TD, 1 Int., GAME 3 Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine 336 yards, 168.0 ypg) 546 yards, 273.0 ypg) Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 FM Receiving: KaVontae Turpin (8 rec., 111 yds., 1 TD) Receiving: K.J. Hill (11 rec., 107 yds., 0 TD) Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos Defensively: Arico Evans (10 tackles, 1 TFL), Defensively: Nick Bosa (9 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FR), Alec Dunham (10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FR) Jahsen Wint (8 tackles) 2018 TCU SCHEDULE ABOUT THE GAME 14-0 Ohio State win in 1937, the year before TCU 4No. 15 TCU will travel 18 miles to AT&T Stadium in won its second national championship in four years Day Opponent Time/Result Arlington to face No. 4 Ohio State in the AdvoCare behind 1938 Heisman Trophy winner Davey O’Brien. Sept. 1 Southern W, 55-7 Showdown. 4Since 2005, TCU is 5-5 in its last 10 games versus Sept. 7 at SMU W, 42-12 BACK IN AT&T STADIUM top-five ranked opponents with only two of those 4TCU will be playing at AT&T Stadium for the fifth Sept. 15 vs. No. 4 Ohio State# 7 p.m. contests at home. time since 2010. Sept. 22 at Texas* 3:30 p.m. 4ESPN’s College GameDay will take place on the 4The Horned Frogs are 2-2 at AT&T Stadium. Sept. 29 Iowa State* TBA TCU campus Saturday morning. The Horned Frogs Their most recent contest was last year’s Big 12 Oct. 11 Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. are 6-0 all-time when GameDay has been present, Championship Game versus Oklahoma. Oct. 20 Oklahoma* TBA the most wins by any school without a loss in the 4TCU defeated No. 24 Oregon State, 30-21, in the Oct. 27 at Kansas* TBA show’s history. TCU is hosting GameDay for the 2010 Cowboys Classic as well as posting a 38-28 Nov. 3 Kansas State* TBA second straight year and third time overall. win over BYU in 2011. TCU dropped a 37-27 decision Nov. 10 at West Virginia* TBA 4TCU’s 44-17 record (.721) in road and neutral-site to No. 12 LSU in the 2013 Cowboys Classic. Nov. 17 at Baylor* TBA games since 2009 is the third-best mark nationally. Nov. 24 Oklahoma State* TBA 4TCU will play at AT&T Stadium for the fifth time CONFERENCE RIVALS in nine seasons. 4TCU and Ohio State are conference rivals in rifle. 4The Horned Frogs have opened with a 2-0 record 4 #AdvoCare Showdown (Arlington, Texas) The Horned Frogs and Buckeyes compete in the for the 11th time in 18 seasons under head coach Patriot Rifle Conference. Other member schools are *Big 12 Conference game Gary Patterson. TCU is looking to go 3-0 for the 10th Air Force, Alaska, Nevada and UTEP. All Times Central time with Patterson. 4The Horned Frogs’ honorary captains for Saturday TCU NOTABLES will be TCU greats Jack Spikes and LaDainian 4TCU is one of just five programs nationally to Tomlinson. Spikes was an All-America fullback finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three 2018 OHIO STATE SCHEDULE (1957-59) who scored a touchdown in TCU’s 18-14 times in the last four seasons. The others are win at Ohio State in 1957, while Tomlinson is in the Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma. College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He 4Over the last four seasons, the Horned Frogs’ Day Opponent Time/Result serves on the TCU Board of Trustees. 42-13 overall record and 26-10 conference mark both Sept. 1 Oregon State W, 77-31 4Patterson is the only active college football head rank second in the Big 12. Sept. 8 Rutgers* W, 52-3 coach to have coached a Pro Football Hall of Famer 4Gary Patterson’s 18 seasons as TCU’s head coach Sept. 15 vs. No. 15 TCU# 7 p.m. (Tomlinson) at his current school. are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other Sept. 22 Tulane TBA FBS head coaches in the state of Texas. Sept. 29 at Penn State* TBA PATTERSON VERSUS THE BIG TEN 4Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 Oct. 6 Indiana* TBA 4TCU is 5-1 versus Big Ten opponents under Gary finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have Oct. 13 Minnesota* TBA Patterson. won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons. Oct. 20 at Purdue* TBA 4The Horned Frogs’ most recent game against a 4Ten of TCU’s 12 regular-season games will be Nov. 3 Nebraska* TBA Big Ten team was a 23-17 victory at Minnesota in played in the state of Texas. The Horned Frogs Nov. 10 at Michigan State* TBA the 2015 season opener. will not leave the state until their first flight of the 4Among the Horned Frogs’ Big Ten victories under Nov. 17 at Maryland* TBA season Oct. 26 for a game at Kansas. Patterson was a 21-19 decision over Wisconsin in 4The Horned Frogs’ 97 points equal their best Nov. 24 Michigan* TBA the 2011 Rose Bowl to cap a 13-0 season. output in the opening two games under Patterson. 4TCU has a home-and-home series with Purdue 4Shawn Robinson is the first TCU quarterback to #AdvoCare Showdown (Arlington, Texas) beginning next season in West Lafayette, Ind. win his first three starts since Jeff Ballard posted 11 *Big Ten Conference game straight victories from 2005-06. All Times Central SERIES HISTORY 4KaVontae Turpin’s 78-yard punt return for a 4 TCU and Ohio State are meeting for the seventh touchdown against SMU made him TCU’s career time in their history and first time since 1973. leader in punt returns for a score (4) as well as 4 The Buckeyes hold a 4-1-1 series edge with all six special teams touchdowns (5). previous meetings being in Columbus. 4In their last three games, the Horned Frogs 4 The Horned Frogs’ lone victory was an 18-14 have had three different players return punts for / TCUFootball @TCUFootball decision in 1957. touchdowns. Since 1996, TCU is the only FBS school / @tcufootball 4 The first meeting between the schools was a to accomplish the feat. 1 I 2018 TCU FOOTBALL TCU vs. Ohio State • Sept. 15, 2018 • Arlington, Texas • 7 p.m. • ABC A 22-TIME NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2018 TCU FOOTBALL HONOR ROLL 4Gary Patterson’s 22 national coach of the year BY THE NUMBERS Darius Anderson, RB honors: *Maxwell Award Watch List *Doak Walker Award Watch List 2009 .950 *Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List Eddie Robinson Award TCU’s winning percentage (19-1) when it leads in Bobby Dodd Award *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List time of possession over the last four seasons. Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award George Munger Award Ben Banogu, DE *Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Woody Hayes Award *Preseason All-Big 12 Walter Camp Football Foundation *Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Associated Press 1 Active college football head coaches (Kirk Ferentz, *Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List AFCA Iowa) who have been at their current school longer *Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List Sporting News *Ted Hendricks Award Watch List in continuous tenure than TCU’s Gary Patterson. *Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 2010 *AFCA Good Works Team, Nominee American Football Monthly’s Coach of the Year Derius Davis, WR 2014 *Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, vs. Southern Eddie Robinson Award 4 Paul “Bear” Bryant Award Previous games at AT&T Stadium for TCU with the Adam Nunez, P Woody Hayes Award Horned Frogs 2-2 in the facility. *Ray Guy Award Watch List Walter Camp Football Foundation AFCA Gary Patterson, Head Coach Associated Press *Bobby Dodd Trophy Watch List Sporting News Home Depot 5 Jalen Reagor, WR ESPN.com Former TCU players under Gary Patterson who are *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List CBSSports.com now part of his staff. Scout.com Shawn Robinson, QB *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. 2018 Southern Gene Stallings Award 4 6 Ty Summers, LB Patterson has also been coach of the year in all Number of TCU winning streaks of at least 12 games three leagues he has guided TCU: Conference USA *Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List under Gary Patterson, the most by any college (2002), Mountain West (2005, 2009) and Big 12 (2014).