TCU’s 29-22 upset of then 15th-ranked Oklahoma State last Saturday, December 5, in Amon G. Carter stadium, on Senior Day, would have been a nice finish to the unique and challenging 2020 season (Midnite predicted a 28-27 TCU victory).
After all, the Frogs had won two consecutive games and four of their last five games to achieve an overall and Big 12 record of 5-4.
It is the first winning conference record for TCU since 2017, when the Horned Frogs went 7-2 in conference play, during an overall 11-3 season.
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| Tom C. "Midnite" Burke |
But, alas, during the week of its final Big 12 game of the season, TCU scheduled a 10th and final game of the season, against Louisiana Tech.
Kickoff between the Horned Frogs and the Bulldogs will be at 6 pm Central, on Saturday, December 12, in Amon G. Carter Stadium. It will be TCU’s first home night game of the season, and the Frogs’ second night game of the season.
Thus, the pressure again will be on TCU.
The Horned Frogs now will have to stretch their winning streak to three consecutive games, and they will have to win their fifth of their last six games, to achieve a winning 2020 season, which, considering all of the obstacles the team has had to overcome, will be admirable.
Win or lose this Saturday, TCU probably already has punched its ticket to a bowl game, which would end a one-year bowl drought for the Frogs, who sat at home during bowl season after last year’s 5-7 regular-season record.
A win over LA Tech would assure the Frogs of a bowl game, and a nice one.
The NCAA has waived bowl requirements for teams during this COVID-shortened season, so bowls can select the most appealing teams, despite the team’s won-loss records.
The latest bowl projections have TCU in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl or the Texas Bowl.
The Guaranteed Rate Bowl is scheduled to be played in Phoenix, Arizona, at 9:15 pm Central, on December 26. The bowl is not allowing fans to attend the game.
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl is scheduled to be played in Memphis, Tennessee, at 3 pm Central, on December 31. The bowl is allowing a limited number of fans to attend.
The Texas Bowl is scheduled to be played in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, at 7 pm Central, on December 31. The bowl has not announced whether fans will be allowed to attend the game.
The Frogs’ last bowl appearance was in Phoenix, in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl. TCU defeated Cal, 10-7, in overtime.
The Cheez-It Bowl now is played in Orlando, Florida, in Camping World Stadium, on December 29.
TCU has played in two Liberty Bowl games, the last of which was in 2016, when Georgia defeated the Frogs, 31-23. In the 2002 Liberty Bowl, TCU defeated Colorado State, 17-3.
The Horned Frogs have played in two Texas Bowls. In the 2005 Texas Bowl (then called the Houston Bowl), TCU defeated Iowa State, 27-24. In the 2007 Texas Bowl, the Frogs defeated Houston, 20-13.
Speaking of bowl games, SMU has accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl, to be played in Frisco, Texas, and Boston College has said "Thanks, but no thanks," to any bowl invitation that might come its way.
TCU was thankful to beat Oklahoma State. Especially considering that the Frogs won despite having five turnovers; four fumbles, including one that was returned for a touchdown, and an interception.
TCU head coach Gary Patterson had to feel as if the stars were properly aligned to win a game in which the Frogs not only lost the turnover battle, 5-1, but missed a field goal and bungled a kickoff return, which resulted in the Frogs’ offense starting a drive at their own one-yard line.
After the game, Patterson was feeling so lucky that he wrote a song. Listen: here
“I’ve never been a part of a game like today’s,” said Patterson, in reference to the Oklahoma State game. “I’ve never lost (the turnover battle) 5-1, and won.”
Watch TCU Football highlights of the win: here
One has to wonder if Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has ever coached a team that won the turnover battle 5-1, but lost the game.
In fact, 2010 was the last time the Cowboys had lost a game in which they had forced five turnovers.
With the loss, Oklahoma State dropped to 6-3 overall, 5-3 in the Big 12. The Cowboys sank to 22nd in the latest College Football Playoff ranking, and dropped out of the Associated Press and Coaches top 25 polls.
Even worse for Gundy and Oklahoma State fans, the Cowboys’ opportunity to claim their first Big 12 conference championship since 2011 evaporated.
Expectations were high for Oklahoma State football entering the 2020 season, with an array of veteran offensive and defensive playmakers returning to Stillwater. But, Boone Pickens’ disciples again are left to ponder what they must do to secure a place among the Big 12’s elite teams, especially considering the millions and millions of dollars that have been pumped into the program over the last decade or so.
After the loss to the Horned Frogs, Gundy wrote a song. Listen: here
Last Saturday, with a 42-6 win over West Virginia, Iowa State ended its season as the Big 12’s elitist team in 2020. At 8-1, the Cyclones boast the best conference record among their nine colleagues.
Iowa State will play in the Big 12 Conference Championship game against second-place Oklahoma. The game is scheduled for Saturday, December 19, at 11 am Central, in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The
Sooners, with a 6-2 conference record, had one conference game remaining, against
West Virginia, on December 12, but it has been canceled. West Virginia is shutting down its football operations for seven days to get virus infections under control.
Oklahoma began its conference schedule 0-2. OU lost to Kansas State, 38-35, on September 26, and lost to Iowa State, 37-30, on October 3.
Since those two consecutive conference losses, the Sooners have won six in a row, including a 27-14 victory over Baylor this past Saturday. Going into the game, Oklahoma had scored 28 or more points in 60 consecutive games.
Iowa State, which lost to Oklahoma State, 24-21, on October 24, last won conference championships in football in 1911 and 1912. The Cyclones tied for Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) titles in those years. The MVIAA later became known as the Big Eight Conference.
Oklahoma is seeking its sixth consecutive Big 12 championship in football.
At this crucial stage of the season, the Sooners apparently will be without Shane Beamer, their assistant head coach for offense. Beamer has agreed to become South Carolina’s next head football coach.
Beamer, who has worked at Oklahoma the past three seasons, did not coach during the Sooners' win over Baylor.
The coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on the 2020 college football season this past Saturday.
Notable canceled games included: Maryland-Michigan; Kent State-Miami (Ohio); Houston-SMU, for the second time this season; and Vanderbilt-Georgia.
Ohio State beat Michigan State, 52-12, last Saturday. Because of virus infections, the Buckeyes were without head coach Ron Day and 23 players.
Coastal Carolina and Liberty were scheduled to play on Saturday. On Thursday, Liberty had to back out of the game because of virus infections. At the last minute, BYU agreed to travel from Provo, Utah, to Conway, South Carolina, to play the Chanticleers on Saturday.
Coastal Carolina beat the accommodating Cougars, 22-17, as a BYU receiver was tackled at Coastal Carolina’s one-yard line on the final play of the game. Coastal Carolina remined unbeaten, at 10-0. With its first loss of the season, BYU dropped to 9-1.
Rice intercepted five passes and defeated No. 21 Marshall, 20-0, on Saturday. Marshall was favored by 24 points over the Owls.
It was the first win by Rice over a ranked team since 1997. Rice defeated a ranked team on the road for the first time since 1991. Rice shut out a ranked opponent for the first time since 1960.
No. 5 Texas A&M defeated Auburn, 31-20, for its sixth straight win.
The win was A&M’s first non-bowl victory in the month of December since the Aggies topped Kansas State on December 5 in the 1998 Big 12 Championship game.
Texas A&M’s 7-1 record against SEC opponents this season marks the most Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories for the Aggies since they joined the conference in 2012.
Some games that were scheduled for this Saturday, December 12, already have been canceled because of virus situations within programs.
Texas' game at Kansas on December 12 has been canceled, due to a shutdown of Texas' football operations due to virus infections. The game had been rescheduled from November 21, when Kansas was experiencing virus infections.
The Ohio State-Michigan game scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because of virus infections within the Michigan program. The Buckeyes and Wolverines had played their rivalry game every year since 1918.
The game was scheduled to be the final regular-season game for both teams. That means Ohio State ends the regular season 5-0, one game short of the six-game minimum that the Big 10 Conference had set at the beginning of its virus-shortened season to determine participants in its conference championship game.
However, the Big 10 has rescued Ohio State, which as the No. 4-ranked team in the country is in the running for inclusion as one of the four College Football Playoff teams. The conference this week amended its rule to allow Ohio State to play in the Big 10 title game.
So, the lucky Buckeyes will play Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game on December 19. Now, they just have to avoid being upset by the Wildcats.
Indiana and Purdue mutually agreed to cancel their Old Oaken Bucket Big 10 rivalry game Saturday in Bloomington because of an increase in COVID-19 cases at the schools.
Indiana and Purdue first met on the gridiron in 1891. The Old Oaken Bucket was first awarded in 1925.
Washington and Oregon have canceled their December 12 game because of coronavirus cases within the Huskies' program. If Oregon (3-2) had won the game, the Ducks would have won the division and advanced to next Friday's Pac-12 championship game against either USC or Colorado.
Cincinnati and Tulsa will not play their scheduled regular season ending game, because of COVID-19 issues at Cincinnati.
Now, without a head-to-head matchup to determine the tiebreaker, the site of the championship game will be the home stadium of the team that is ranked higher in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings. Cincinnati has been the highest ranked of the two teams.
Baylor reportedly closed its football facilities this week due to coronavirus issues, but the school has said it still will play its scheduled Saturday game against Oklahoma State.
A&M was to celebrate Senior Day this Saturday, with a home game in College Station, Texas, against Ole Miss, but the Rebels had to cancel the game because of virus infections within their program.
The Horned Frogs’ Senior Day at The Carter on December 5 against Oklahoma State certainly didn’t start well.
Thanks to the Cowboys’ Brock Martin’s 42-yard scoop and score of a fumble by TCU true freshman running back Zach Evans on the Frogs’ seventh play of the game, Oklahoma State had a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.
With just over four minutes left in the first quarter, OSU increased its lead to 13-0 on a one-yard touchdown run by Dezmon Jackson. The extra-point kick was missed.
Oklahoma State's 13-0 lead set the stage for TCU's first win since 2017 when being down by 13 or more points.
A one-yard run by TCU sophomore quarterback Max Duggan cut the Cowboys’ lead to 13-7 with 37 seconds left in the first half.
That should have been the halftime score, but because of a drive that included a 28-yard pass completion on a third-down play, Oklahoma State was able to increase its lead to 16-7 on a 31-yard field goal by Brady Pohl as time expired in the first half.
Evans’ first-quarter fumble was one of three miscues by the Frogs’ offense in the first half.
Kicker Griffin Kell missed a 43-yard field goal at the start of the second quarter.
In defense of Kell, who has made 11-of-16 field goal attempts this season, it was not a good day for kickers. OSU kicker Pohl missed two field goal attempts and an extra-point kick.
With about six minutes left in the second quarter, Duggan had an errant pass intercepted by OSU defensive back Thomas Harper at the Cowboys’ two-yard line.
The second half of the game, fortunately, belonged to the Frogs.
Despite three more lost fumbles, TCU’s offense scored 22 points and the Frogs’ dominating defense held the Cowboys to six points, to earn the Horned Frogs the seven-point win.
A 42-yard touchdown run by Duggan that capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive to start the second half, cut the Frogs’ deficit to 16-14.
After a three-and-out by OSU, Evans climaxed a six-play, 68-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run that gave the Frogs their first lead, 21-16.
With seven seconds left in the third quarter, the Cowboys took their final lead of the game, 22-21, on a one-play drive.
The one play was a 55-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Spencer Sanders to wide receiver Tylan Wallace, who is from Fort Worth. A two-point after-touchdown play failed.
Unfortunately, Wallace was injured on the play and was unavailable for the remainder of the game. Wallace was one of several Cowboys who were knocked out of the contest with injuries.
TCU scored the winning points on a dramatic touchdown of its own, with just under eight minutes remaining in the game.
Duggan connected with wide receiver/returner Derius Davis on a 71-yard touchdown pass. A two-point pass to Quentin Johnston pushed the lead to 29-22.
That lead appeared safe when TCU Safety Trevon Moehrig intercepted a Sanders’ pass in the end zone and TCU’s offense took over with just over four minutes left in the game.
However, three plays later, Duggan fumbled and Oklahoma State had the football at the TCU 26-yard line, with 3:30 left in the game.
Four plays later, Oklahoma State had lost two yards and the Frogs again had the football.
TCU’s offense could not run out the clock and the Cowboys had 33 seconds with which to possibly tie or win the game.
The Horned Frogs’ defense again rose to the occasion, keeping Oklahoma State out of the end zone on the final five plays of the game.
TCU’s offense was far from perfect in the second half.
In addition to Duggan’s fumble late in the game, true freshman running back Kendre Miller lost a fumble at the TCU 23-yard line with 3:08 left in third quarter.
Barlow inexplicably caught an Oklahoma State kickoff at the TCU one-yard line and stepped out of bounds, with six seconds left in the third quarter and Oklahoma State leading 22-21. So, the Frogs’ offense had to start a drive from their own one-yard line.
Immediately after Barlow's lapse in judgement, Patterson was seen on the sidelines tying both of his sneakers.
With just over 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Barlow lost a fumble at the TCU 44-yard line, with TCU still leading, 22-21.
Three of the Frogs’ four fumbles in the game were caused by Oklahoma State linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga.
Can you guess who was named the Big 12’s Defensive Player of the Week?
Yes, it was Ogbongbemiga, who also has been named a semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
TCU’s swarming defense had its share of players who could have been named conference defensive players of the week. The defense dominated in the second half, particularly after the Frogs’ miscues.
Oklahoma State had four drives after a TCU turnover. The Cowboys had three points and nine total yards on those four drives.
The Frogs’ held Oklahoma State to just two scores in five red-zone trips (40 percent scoring rate).
It was the Horned Frogs’ lowest opponent percentage since Texas Tech had no scores on two red-zone visits earlier this season (November 7) and the first time to stop an opponent three times in the same game since November 18, 2017, at Texas Tech.
Moehrig came into the 2020 season being talked about as a potential first-round NFL Draft choice in 2021. Against the Cowboys, he contributed six tackles, two pass breakups and the interception in the end zone, which was his second of the season and seventh of his career.
Moehrig, who has been named a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award, which are two of the top national defensive awards, has recorded back-to-back seasons with multiple interceptions (four in 2019, two in 2020), becoming the first Horned Frog to do so since 2020 NFL first-round draft pick Jeff Gladney (two in 2017, two in 2018).
Senior linebacker Garret Wallow had a team-best 11 tackles, including one for loss, to put him in double figures for the fifth time in the last seven games and 15th time in his career.
Wallow has been named a Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist.
Sophomore linebacker Dee Winters set a career high with 10 tackles.
True freshman defensive end Khari Coleman recorded two tackles for loss to give him 13.5 on the season, the most among freshmen nationally. He has at least one tackle for loss in eight of his nine games this season.
Sophomore cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson tied his career high with three pass breakups in the opening half. He leads the team with 13 pass breakups this season, the second most in the country and tops among Power 5 players.
Hodges-Tomlinson was assigned to cover Tylan Wallace for most of the game. Wallace, who is one of the best receivers in the conference, and the country, was held to just seven catches and 92 yards. Fifty-five of those yards came on the one touchdown pass, on which Hodges-Tomlinson was not the coverage man.
TCU’s offense exploded on the 10th anniversary (December 5, 2010) of the implosion of the west side of Amon G. Carter Stadium. Watch the implosion: here
TCU totaled a season-best 501 yards of offense in knocking off a second ranked team of the season (Texas was ranked ninth when the Frogs beat them 33-31 on October 3), and in defeating the Cowboys for the third time in the last four seasons.
TCU is 28-27 versus ranked teams under head coach Gary Patterson. The Horned Frogs are 91-27 in 20 seasons under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
The Horned Frogs rushed for 236 yards and are 5-0 this season and 100-8 under Patterson when totaling at least 200 yards on the ground.
For the first time in 20 seasons with Patterson as head coach, and for the first time since 1996, TCU had two 100-yard receivers and an 100-yard rusher: junior Derius Davis, 139 receiving yards; true freshman Quentin Johnston, 114 receiving yards; and Duggan, 104 rushing yards.
Davis and Johnston became the first pair of TCU pass-catchers to top 100 yards receiving in a game since November 7, 2015, when Shaun Nixon (146) and KaVontae Turpin (107) did the same, also against Oklahoma State.
The career-high 139 yards receiving on a career-best six receptions by Davis were the most by a Horned Frog since Jalen Reagor had 150 yards at West Virginia in 2018.
The 71-yard Duggan-to-Davis touchdown pass was TCU’s longest pass play since the 2017 Alamo Bowl, when Kenny Hill hit Reagor for a 93-yard score.
Duggan totaled 369 yards of offense (265 passing, 104 rushing), the second-best game of his career. He had 398 total yards at Texas Tech last year.
Duggan posted the third 100-yard rushing game of his career, tying Trevone Boykin (2012-15) for the most by a quarterback in TCU history.
Duggan had two scoring runs, giving him a team-best nine on the season. His 15 career rushing scores are the most among current Horned Frogs.
Duggan’s nine rushing touchdowns this season are the most by a TCU quarterback since Kenny Hill had 10 in 2016. Duggan is second in TCU history for the most rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback since joining the Big 12 (Trevon Boykin, 9, 2015; Hill, 10, 2016).
Duggan is the first TCU quarterback in the Patterson era with two 100-yard rushing games in the same season.
Duggan had the two-longest completions of his career with the 71-yard touchdown pass to Davis and a 58-yard completion to Johnston.
Johnston set a career high with 114 receiving yards on three catches. It was his first-career 100-yard receiving day.
Just over a month ago, TCU was 1-3 on the season and the outlook was bleak. But Patterson and the Frogs turned things around.
The Frogs now have an opportunity to win three games in a row and not only have a winning season, but a special, memorable season at 6-4.
TCU must avoid a let-down against Louisiana Tech this Saturday. The Frogs are at least a 21-point favorite.
Louisiana Tech is part of the University of Louisiana System. The school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, which is located between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, off of Interstate 20.
Skip Holtz is Louisiana Tech's head football coach. He is the son of former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz.
Skip Holtz is in his eighth year as the head coach at Louisiana Tech. He was named the school's 33rd head football coach on December 14, 2012.
In his seven years at LA Tech, Skip Holtz has amassed 56 victories, which is the third most in program history.
Louisiana Tech is in Conference USA, along with: the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); Florida Atlantic; Florida International; Marshall; Middle Tennessee State; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of North Texas; Old Dominion University; Rice University; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP); and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
After the Southwest Conference broke up and TCU was not invited to join the realigned Big 12, the Frogs were in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1996-2000.
In 2001, TCU joined Conference USA (C-USA) and remained in the conference until the school joined the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2005.
TCU’s football team won a Conference USA co-championship, with Cincinnati, in 2002. Both teams had 6-2 conference records. With a 9-2 overall regular-season record, TCU represented Conference USA in the Liberty Bowl. The Frogs beat Colorado State, 17-3.
TCU and Louisiana Tech have played once, in the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl, in San Diego, California. The Frogs defeated the Bulldogs, 31-24, as TCU quarterback Casey Pachall threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left in the game.
The Bulldogs are 5-3 overall, 4-2 Conference USA.
On Thursday, December 3, in Denton, Texas, Louisiana Tech beat North Texas, 42-31, for its fifth victory of the season. The game had been rescheduled from November 7.
Previously, Louisiana Tech had beaten: Southern Miss, 31-30; Houston Baptist, 66-38; UTEP, 21-17; and UAB, 37-34 (2OT).
The Bulldogs have lost to: BYU, 45-14; Marshall 35-17; and UTSA, 27-26.
Louisiana Tech had its season-opener against Baylor canceled. The Bulldogs also have had games against Louisiana Monroe and Florida International canceled. A November 14 scheduled game against Rice was postponed, but has not been rescheduled.
Louisiana Tech's offense is averaging 31.75 points a game.
The Bulldogs have accumulated 2,682 total yards, an average of 335.3 yards per game.
LA Tech has rushed for 827 yards and 10 touchdowns. The 'Dogs average 103.4 rushing yards per game.
Louisiana Tech has 1,855 passing yards, having completed 182-of-284 passes. The Bulldogs average 231.88 passing yards per game.
LA Tech has scored 20 touchdowns through the air.
The Bulldogs' offense has thrown eight interceptions, fumbled seven times (losing one) and given up 21 sacks.
Redshirt senior running back Israel Tucker (#22) leads the team in rushing. He has run 119 times for 497 yards, an average of 62.13 yards per game. He has scored four rushing touchdowns and has a long run of 31 yards.
In LA Tech’s victory over North Texas, Tucker had 161 rushing yards on 37 carries. His performance earned him Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Redshirt senior Justin Henderson (#33) was second on the team in rushing, with 252 yards on 75 carries. In late November he opted out of the remainder of the season and declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.
The Bulldogs have played two quarterbacks: graduate transfer Luke Anthony (#9) and redshirt sophomore Aaron Allen (#3). Both are passing quarterbacks, with limited running ability.
Anthony, who transferred from Abilene Christian, has completed 123-of-196 passes for 1,318 yards. He has thrown 15 touchdown passes and five interceptions. He has a long completion of 66 yards.
Allen has completed 58-of-86 passes for 530 yards. He has thrown four touchdown passes and three interceptions. He has a long completion of 31 yards.
In late November, Adrian Hardy, who was the Bulldogs' leading receiver, opted out of the remainder of the season and declared for 2021 NFL Draft. But LA Tech has no shortage of receivers.
Louisiana Tech's leading receiver now is five-foot-six-inch, 184-pound Smoke Harris (#5), who is a redshirt sophomore. He has caught 30 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns. He has a long reception of 66 yards.
Redshirt junior wide receiver Griffin Hebert (#80) has caught 17 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He has a long reception of 50 yards.
Redshirt senior wide receiver Cee Jay Powell (#0) has 28 receptions for 218 yards. He has long reception of 23 yards.
Redshirt junior wide receiver Jawaun Johnson (#8) has caught 14 passes. He has two touchdown-receptions and a long catch of 41 yards.
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Wayne Toussant (#86) has caught 11 passes. He has two touchdowns and a long reception of 44 yards.
Redshirt senior wide receiver Isaiah Graham (#13) has 14 receptions. He has caught three touchdown passes and has a long reception of 37 yards.
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kyle Maxwell (#88) has nine receptions. He has caught two passes for touchdowns and has a long reception of 18 yards.
Redshirt junior fullback Jacob Adams (#45) has caught a touchdown pass.
Louisiana Tech's defense is giving up 416.4 yards per game and 32.13 points a game.
Opponents have rushed for 1,328 yards, an average of 166 yards per game, against LA Tech. They have scored 16 touchdowns on the ground against the Bulldogs.
Through the air, LA Tech's opponents have gained 2,003 yards on 169 completions in 266 attempts. Opponents are averaging 250.38 yards per game through the air.
The Bulldogs' defense has intercepted nine passes, forced six fumbles (recovered four), and recorded 14 sacks.
Freshman linebacker Tyler Grubbs (#52) has 78 total tackles and seven tackles for loss. He is on the 2020 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-American Watch List.
Redshirt senior linebacker Trey Baldwin (#3) has 66 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and one interception.
Redshirt sophomore defensive back BeeJay Williamson (#4) has 50 total tackles and three interceptions.
Redshirt senior linebacker Ezekiel Barnett (#46) has 42 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions.
Redshirt defensive lineman Milton Williams (#97) has 10 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.
Redshirt junior defensive back Jaiden Cole (#7) has two tackles for loss and two sacks.
Junior linebacker Levi Bell (#55) has 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Mykol Clark (#56) has 1.5 sacks.
The Bulldogs' punter is redshirt freshman Jacob Barnes (#35). He is averaging 36.92 yards per punt. He has a long punt of 53 yards. he has not had a punt blocked.
Barnes also kicks field goals. He has made 10-of-11 attempts. His longest made field goal has been from 51 yards. He has not had a kick blocked.
Barnes has been named to the 2020 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-American Watch List. He also is a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, given annually to the best collegiate kicker.
Hopefully, Louisiana Tech doesn’t get a kick out of playing the Horned Frogs this Saturday.
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