2024 TCU-Kansas Football Game Photos

Photos by Tom C. "Midnite" Burke

(photos above and below) TCU's 38-27 win over the University of Kansas on Saturday, September 28, was at GEHA Field, Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri. The game was broadcast by ESPN+. KU's on-campus football stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, is being renovated. The Jayhawks are playing their "home" Big 12 Conference football games in Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City is about 40 miles east of Lawrence. The Horned Frogs and Jayhawks played four consecutive years in Kansas City from 1944-47. TCU went 2-0-2 in those contests. Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 11-1 against Kansas. TCU head coach Sonny Dykes is 2-0 versus the Jayhawks.

(photos above and below) Arrowhead Stadium, which is billed as the "loudest stadium in the world," is the home of the National Football League's (NFL) Kansas City Chiefs, who have won two consecutive Super Bowls and three of the last five Super Bowls. Overall, the Chiefs have won four Super Bowls. No wonder Arrowhead is so loud! TCU has 27 players on NFL rosters and no team has more than the Kansas City Chiefs, who have three: tight end Jared Wiley; offensive lineman Lucas Niang; and running back Emani Bailey. Wiley was a 2024 fourth-round draft pick. Bailey and Niang are on the practice squad. Niang was on the active roster for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl titles the last two seasons.

A small contingent of TCU fans tailgated prior to the game and were in Arrowhead Stadium to see the Horned Frogs defeat the University of Kansas, 38-27.

University of Kansas mascot Big Jay

University of Kansas mascot Big Jay is thrilled at meeting TCU alum Tom C. "Midnite" Burke. The Horned Frog hex on the Jayhawks worked!        -- photo by Mary Burke

University of Kansas mascots Big Jay (left) and Baby Jay

TCU mascot Super Frog

Super Frog and Big Jay

Super Frog and Baby Jay

(photos above and below) The Marching Jayhawks is a marching band of about 400 pieces, consisting of woodwinds, brass, percussion, and color guard, representing the University of Kansas.

(photos above and below) TCU-Kansas pre-game festivities featured an impressive flyover of a KC-135 from the 190th Air Refueling Wing out of Topeka, Kansas

Prior to the TCU-Kansas football game, TCU head football coach Sonny Dykes (right) visits with Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold.

(photos above and below) Here come the Jayhawks!

(photos above and below) Here come the Horned Frogs!

TCU's captains were: (from left to right) Savion Williams (#3), Brent Matiscik (#42), Bud Clark (#21) and Josh Hoover (#10). Kansas' captains were: (from left to right) Luke Grimm (#11), Cornell Wheeler (#44), Devin Neal (#4) and Jalon Daniels (#6).

Go Frogs!

(photos above and below) The TCU offense totaled 507 yards of offense against the University of Kansas. The Frogs had 356 passing yards and 151 rushing yards. TCU scored for the 399th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 452 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since November 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0). Sophomore offensive lineman Ben Whitfield-Taylor (#56) started at right tackle, his first start of the season and second of his career.

TCU shook up its offensive line a little bit against the Jayhawks. Sophomore offensive lineman Ben Whitfield-Taylor (#56) started at right tackle, his first start of the season and second of his career. A stagnant Frogs' ground game came alive against Kansas, gaining 151 yards on 35 rushes, for an average of 4.3 yards per rush.

(photos above and below) TCU sophomore quarterback Josh Hoover (#10) 28-of-37 passes against Kansas for 356 yards. He threw three touchdown passes and two interception. Hoover ranks third in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in passing yards (1,774). He is tied for fourth in touchdown passes (14). Hoover is on pace to set TCU season records for completion percentage, yards and touchdown passes. He has thrown for at least two scores in eight consecutive games.

TCU quarterback John Hoover (#10) drives for a first down in the Frogs' 38-27 win over Kansas. Overall, however, Hoover did not have a strong rushing game against the Jayhawks, who sacked him once.

(photos above and below) After missing the last two games due to an injury, true freshman quarterback Hauss Hejny saw sparse action against Kansas. He did not throw a pass. He ran three times for seven net rushing yards.

(photos above and below) Against Kansas, TCU senior wide receiver Jack Bech (#18), a transfer from LSU, recorded his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with a career-high 10 catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Bech’s touchdowns were from 35 and seven yards, his second consecutive contest with multiple scores. He has a team-best six touchdown grabs on the season. TCU head football coach Sonny Dykes (photo below) congratulated and commended Bech during and after the game for his talents and consistency.

(photos above and below) TCU junior wide receiver Eric McAlister (#88), a transfer from Boise State, recorded his second straight 100-yard game with four receptions for 100 yards against KU. In the fourth quarter, he had a 59-yard touchdown catch, to give him a receiving score in three consecutive games.

TCU wide receiver Eric McAlister celebrates his 59-yard touchdown reception with fellow wide receiver Jack Bech (#18). At the time, McAlister's touchdown and the ensuing extra point increased TCU's lead over the Jayhawks from one point to eight points, at 35-27.

(photos above and below) TCU senior wide receiver Savion Williams (#3) had four catches for 47 yards against the Jayhawks, including cornerback Cobee Bryant (#2) and safety O. J. Burroughs (#5).

(photos above and below) TCU sophomore running back Cam Cook (#4) had 61 yards rushing on 15 carries, for an average of 4.1 yards per carry, against Kansas. Unfortunately, he also lost a fumble against the Jayhawks.

Despite the defensive efforts of Kansas safety Jalen Dye (#14) and linebacker Taiwan Berryhill, Jr., (#6), in the second quarter of the Frogs' 38-27 win, TCU running back Cam Cook had a three-yard scoring run for his team-best sixth rushing touchdown on the year.

TCU running back Cam Cook's touchdown run in the second quarter was set up by TCU wide receiver Jo Jo Earle on two preceding plays -- a 16-yard gain on a reverse and a nine-yard reception -- despite the defensive efforts of Kansas defensive end Dean Miler (#45), safety Jalen Dye (#14) and linebacker JB Brown (#1).

(photos above and below) TCU true freshman running back Jeremy Payne (#26) was the Frogs' leading rusher against Kansas. He achieved a career-best 65 net rushing yards on eight carries for an average of 8.1 yards per carry, despite the defensive efforts of Kansas linebacker JB Brown (#1), defensive end Dean Miller (#45), defensive end Dylan Wudke (#95) and cornerback Cobee Bryant (#2). Payne had a 32-yard run for TCU’s longest carry of the season.

Against Kansas cornerback Cobee Bryant (#2) and other Jayhawks defenders, TCU wide receiver JP Richardson (#7), a transfer from Oklahoma State, had four receptions for 42 yards to give him at least one catch in 32 consecutive games. The streak entered the game tied for seventh-longest in the nation. Richardson is third on the team with 20 receptions this season.

TCU wide receiver/punt returner JP Richardson (#7) on this play late in the third quarter returned a Kansas punt 89 yards for a touchdown, which tied for the fourth-longest in TCU history. Richardson had TCU’s first punt return for a touchdown since Derius Davis had two in 2022. Richardson is the seventh Horned Frog with a punt return for a touchdown since 2012. Richardson's punt return for a touchdown was one yard shy of the longest in the nation this season and tied for fourth longest in TCU football history. Richardson totaled 111 yards on three punt returns in the game. His performance earned him the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week Award.

TCU assistant head coach/outside receivers coach Malcolm Kelly congratulates TCU wide receiver/punt returner JP Richarson (#7) on his 89-yard punt return for a touchdown against Kansas. At the time, TCU was trailing the Jayhawks 27-21, but after getting the lead at 28-27, the Frogs never trailed again. 

TCU true freshman kicker Kyle Lemmermann (#34) missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter against Kansas.

TCU true freshman kicker Kyle Lemmermann (#34) kicked a 29-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter that accounted for TCU's final points in its 38-27 victory over the University of Kansas.

(photos above and below) TCU's defense held Kansas' offense to 27 points and 346 total yards; 179 yards passing and 167 yards rushing. The Jayhawks came into the game averaging 28.5 points and 410 total offensive yards per game; 240.8 yards per game passing and 169.25 yards per game rushing. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Markis Deal (#95, bottom photo) made his first career start.

TCU junior linebacker Johnny Hodges (#57) brings down Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6). Hodges tied for team-best honors with eight tackles, all solo, and a quarterback hurry.

TCU senior cornerback LeMareon "Scud" James (#6), a transfer from Old Dominion prevents Kansas wide receiver Quentin Skinner (#0) from catching a pass. Against TCU's defense, Skinner caught only two passes for 16 yards.

(photos above and below) TCU junior cornerback Channing Canada (#7) and senior linebacker Namdi Obiazor (#4) prevent Kansas wide receiver Quentin Skinner (#0) from catching a touchdown pass.

(photos above and below) On Kansas' last offensive play of their 38-27 loss to the Horned Frogs, TCU senior cornerback LaMareon "Scud" James (#6), a transfer from Old Dominion, intercepted a pass intended for KU running back Torry Locklin (#12), to the delight of TCU junior linebacker Devean Deal (#11), a transfer from Tulane.

TCU senior cornerback LaMareon "Scud" James' (#6)  game-sealing interception of a Kansas pass is celebrated by junior linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr (#3), a transfer from Cal, redshirt freshman linebacker Max Carroll (#33) and TCU wide receiver Jack Bech (#18), a transfer from LSU.

Against TCU, Kansas redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6) completed 15-0f-34 pass attempts for 179 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and one interception. He was sacked once.

(photos above and below) Kansas redshirt junior quarterback Jalen Daniels (#6) rushed four times against the Frogs for a net of only six yards.

(photos above and below) Kansas senior running back Devin Neal (#4) carried the football 14 times for 70 yards and one touchdown against the Horned Frogs. TCU sophomore safety Jamel Johnson (#2) tied for team-best honors with eight tackles.

KU senior running back Devin Neal (#4) rushed for a two-yard touchdown in the first quarter against the Frogs, enabling Kansas to take an early 14-7 lead over TCU.

Kansas senior tight end Jared Casey (#47) caught two passes for 35 yards against TCU.

Despite the efforts of TCU junior cornerback Channing Canada (#7), Kansas senior wide receiver Luke Grimm (#11) caught six passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Horned Frogs. Grimm scored the game's first touchdown on a 15-yard reception.

In the third quarter,  TCU junior cornerback Channing Canada couldn't prevent Kansas redshirt junior running back Daniel Hishaw, Jr., (#9) from scoring a touchdown on an eight-yard run, to give the Jayhawks' a 24-21 lead.

(photos above and below) Kansas kicker Tabor Allen (#40), a senior from Mansfield, Texas, converted two field goal attempts against the Frogs. He kicked a 24-yarder in the second quarter and a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter, which accounted for the Jayhawks' final points of their 38-27 loss to the Horned Frogs.

TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati was in Arrowhead Stadium to enjoy TCU's 38-27 victory over the University of Kansas.

University of Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold (left) congratulates TCU head football coach Sonny Dykes on the Horned Frogs' 38-27 win over the Jayhawks.

(photos above and below) With there being a "Cowtown Burger" concession in Arrowhead Stadium, it was only appropriate that TCU enjoyed a 38-27 victory over Kansas.