TCU-Oklahoma State Gameday 2018

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Game 12 of the 2018 TCU Football Season: TCU (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) vs Oklahoma State (6-5, 3-5 Big 12): Saturday, November 24, 2018, at 7 pm (Central); Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas; TV: FOX (TV Talent: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Holly Sonders); Radio -- WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7, Sirius 105, XM 199  (Radio Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine); Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 (Radio Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos).

Game Notes: 

• Purple Out: All fans wear purple  
• Fill-It-In: All fans wearing purple are allowed to fill in student sections 122-127 
• Senior Day: The 2018 seniors have posted a 33-18 record. They have six wins against ranked opponents the last four years. They posted two perfect seasons at home. They were part of 2016 and 2018 Valero Alamo Bowl championships. 
• Pre-Game Special: Half-off Knuckle Up sandwich at Riff Ram BBQ until kickoff 
• Weather Forecast: 70, sunny and windy

TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Talks About Oklahoma State: here

Oklahoma State Head Coach Mike Gundy Talks About TCU: here

TCU's Oklahoma State Game Hype Video: here

ESPN College GameDay on Saturday, November 24: ESPN's College GameDay will be in Columbus Ohio, on Saturday, November 24, for the Big 10 showdown between #4-ranked Michigan, 10-1, and #11-ranked Ohio State, 10-1. It will be the third time this season that GameDay has been at the site of an Ohio State game but the first time to be in Columbus in 2018. GameDay was in Fort Worth for the TCU-Ohio State matchup in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and in Happy Valley for the game between Penn State and Ohio State. The Michigan-Ohio State game will kick off at 11 am Central and will air on FOX. GameDay airs from 8 to 11 am Central on Saturdays on ESPN.

The Line for TCU-Oklahoma State: Game opened with Oklahoma State as a 4.5-point favorite. At press time, Oklahoma State was a  five-point favorite. The over/under was 56.5 points.

Midnite's TCU-Oklahoma State Prediction: TCU 23, Oklahoma State 21

TCU-Oklahoma State Game-Watching Party Locations: here 

TCU's Previous Game: The Horned Frogs surprised Baylor, 16-9, in Waco on Saturday, November 17. Highlights: here 

Oklahoma State's Previous Game: Oklahoma State upset then seventh-ranked West Virginia, 45-41, on Saturday, November 17, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Highlights: here

Previous TCU-Oklahoma State Game: TCU beat No. 6 Oklahoma State 44-31 in Stillwater last season. Highlights: here 

TCU's 2018 Football Media Guide: here

2018 TCU Football Video: here

2018 Oklahoma State Football Guide: here

2018 Oklahoma State Football Video: here 

TCU-Oklahoma State Rivalry:

• TCU is playing Oklahoma State at home for just the third time in its seven seasons in the Big 12. Upon entering the conference in 2012, TCU inherited Texas A&M's league schedule in which the Aggies owed the Cowboys an extra home game. TCU played at Oklahoma State in consecutive seasons in 2012 and 2013, before hosting the Cowboys for the first time in 2014.
• Behind a career-high 160 yards rushing and three touchdowns by Darius Anderson, TCU posted a 44- 31 win over No. 6 Oklahoma State in Stillwater last season.
• Oklahoma State holds a 15-11-2 edge in the all-time series with TCU.
• TCU is 6-5-2 versus Oklahoma State in Fort Worth, 4-8 in Stillwater, 1-1 in a pair of meetings (1943, 1946) in Oklahoma City and 0-1 in Dallas (1945 Cotton Bowl).
• TCU and Oklahoma Lite have played 28 times. The Cowboys have won 15 times, TCU 11 times. There have been two ties. The first game was played in 1915; Oklahoma State won by the unlucky score of 13-0. Oklahoma Lite beat TCU in the 1944 Cotton Bowl, 34-0.

TCU-Oklahoma State Connections:

• The game will feature the all-time winningest coaches at both schools. Patterson has 165 victories at TCU. Mike Gundy has 120 wins for OSU.
• TCU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Chad Glasgow was a three-year letterman (1991- 93) at linebacker for Oklahoma State. He was also a graduate assistant (1994-95) under former head coach Bob Simmons.
• TCU co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Curtis Luper played at Oklahoma State (1984- 87) before returning to Stillwater as a Cowboys' assistant coach (2005-08).
• Oklahoma State defensive analyst Chris Thurmond was a TCU defensive backs coach in 1995 as well as 1998-2000, Gary Patterson's three seasons as the Horned Frogs' defensive coordinator before becoming head coach. Thurmond was also Houston's interim head coach when it faced TCU in the 2007 Texas Bowl
• Oklahoma State has 46 players from Texas on its roster, including four from Fort Worth: Tylan Wallace (#2) and Tracin Wallace (#4), South Hills; Shaun Taylor (#18), All Saints Episcopal; and Truett Knox (#54), Aledo.
• TCU has one player on its roster from Oklahoma: junior cornerback Keenan Reed (#4), of Tulsa. 

TCU Notables:

• Over the last five seasons, TCU (45-19, 29-15) has the Big 12's second-best overall and conference records.
• TCU is one of just five programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times in the last four seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• Gary Patterson's 18 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25.
• The Horned Frogs have won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons.
• Patterson has accounted for 25.4 percent (165 of 649) of TCU's all-time football victories.
• Despite five starters and numerous others sidelined by injury, TCU ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in total defense (350.3 yards per game).
• TCU is a plus-5 in turnover margin over the last three games.
• Jalen Reagor tops the Horned Frogs with 64 receptions for 970 yards and eight touchdowns. He needs 30 yards to become just the fourth player in TCU history to reach 1,000 yards in a season.
• Reagor has a touchdown catch in six consecutive games, tying Josh Doctson's TCU record from 2015.
• In just two seasons, Reagor is tied for fifth in TCU history with 16 touchdown catches.
• The Horned Frogs are 85-21 in 18 seasons under head coach Gary Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
• TCU has reached a bowl game in 18 of the 20 seasons Gary Patterson has been on campus, including 15 of his 17 years as head coach.
• The Horned Frogs are 44-8 in home night games under Patterson.
• The Horned Frogs are playing their 10th game in the state of Texas this season. TCU has already played five home games, in addition to contests in Dallas, Arlington, Austin and Waco. TCU left the state only twice in 2018.
• Nine of TCU's last 21 Big 12 road games have been decided by seven points or less. The Horned Frogs are 6-3 in those games. Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 9-6 in conference road games decided by seven points or less.
• Four of TCU's losses this season are to teams ranked in the CFP top 20: No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 9 West Virginia, No. 10 Ohio State and No. 19 Texas. The Horned Frogs held second-half leads against the Buckeyes and Longhorns. TCU also led in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech and Kansas.
• TCU has held 10 of 11 opponents below their season total offense averages and seven under their season scoring mark.

TCU Injuries: TCU continues to deal with injuries, especially to key players. About 40 Horned Frogs have dealt with significant injuries this season, with about 20 being season-ending injuries. Second-string quarterback Michael Collins and running backs Darius Anderson and Sewo Oloilua were injured in the Baylor game and are doubtful for the Oklahoma State game. Starting senior defensive tackle Joseph Broadnax didn't play in the West Virginia game and isn't expected to play again because of an undisclosed medical condition initially discovered during a preseason screening. Quarterback Shawn Robinson is out for season-ending shoulder surgery. Safety Innis Gaines suffered an injury in the Texas Tech game. He is likely out for the season. Safety Niko Small re-injured himself in the Kansas game. His status for the rest of the season is unknown. Linebacker/defensive end Ty Summers suffered an injury in the Kansas game. He played in the Baylor game, but not the complete game. His status for the Oklahoma State game is unknown. Starting offensive guard Cordel Iwuagwu suffered an injury in the Texas game. His status for the Oklahoma State game is unknown. Third-string defensive back Michael Onyemaobi (#22), a redshirt freshman, suffered a season-ending injury in the game against Southern. TCU defensive end Ross Blacklock suffered an injury during fall camp. He is out for the season. Freshman safety Atanza Vongor suffered a season-ending injury during fall camp.

Bowl Eligibility for TCU: TCU must beat Oklahoma State to finish the regular season 6-6 and qualify for a bowl game.

2019 TCU Football Schedule: Here is the 2019 TCU football schedule, which features an away game at Purdue, a home game against cross-town rival SMU, a Thursday night road game against Kansas State, road games at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, and a Friday night home game against West Virginia on the Friday after Thanksgiving:

• August 31 (Saturday): versus Arkansas State
• September 14 (Saturday): at Purdue
• September 21 (Saturday): vs SMU
• September 28 (Saturday): vs Kansas
• October 5 (Saturday): at Iowa State
• October 17 (Thursday): at Kansas State
• October 26 (Saturday): vs Texas
• November 2 (Saturday): at Oklahoma State
• November 9 (Saturday): vs Baylor
• November 16 (Saturday): at Texas Tech
• November 23 (Saturday): at Oklahoma
• November 29 (Friday): vs West Virginia
• December 7: Big 12 Championship Game

Big 12 2019 Football Schedule: here

Amon G. Carter Stadium: Construction is underway, with completion in time for the 2019 season, on the $100 million Amon G. Carter Stadium premium seating expansion. The project calls for two new levels of luxury seating above the current upper deck on the east side of the stadium. The new Legends Club and Suites will include 48 loge boxes with two private clubs, over 1,000 club seats and 22 luxury suites. Additional information about The Carter: here

Have Fun Tailgating at Amon Carter Before and After the Football Games: Donor parking lots open five hours prior to kickoff. For games that start before 2:30 pm Central, lots must be cleared by three hours after the game ends. For games that start at 2:30 pm Central or later, lots must be cleared 90 minutes after the game ends, or by 11 pm Central (whichever comes first, due to city ordinance).

Countdown to Kickoff at Amon Carter: Here is the countdown to kickoff:

• Three hours prior to kickoff: Frog Alley opens.
• Two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff: Frog Walk begins.
• Two hours prior to kickoff: autographs by members of other TCU athletic teams.
• One hour prior to kickoff: TCU Marching Band and Spirit.
• Thirty minutes prior to kickoff: Frog Alley closes and pre-game show begins.

TCU Gameday Parking and Traffic Information for Amon Carter: here 

Information about Amon Carter Rules and Regulations: here 

• Important! Security measures at TCU Athletic Events: Only the following items are permitted into TCU athletic facilities:
• Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
• One unopened bottle of water
• Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the stadium with one of the clear plastic bags

Exceptions are made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at the stadium gates. Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags are not be allowed.