TCU Gets Right in Big Way in 63-7 Home Win Over Grambling

TCU opened its home slate in a big way after the Horned Frogs dismantled Grambling State 63-7 in Fort Worth on Saturday night.

After taking a long trip to Dublin, Ireland to start the year, which ended in a disappointing 15-10 loss to North Carolina, the Horned Frogs took advantage of returning to their hometown.

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It did take a while for TCU to truly hit its stride, even being back in front of hundreds of Horned Frogs faithful hoping to see a reassuring performance.

At the end of the first quarter, the Horned Frogs held only a 7-0 lead after a touchdown on their opening drive from Major Everhart.

The rust started to wear off as the game rolled on, with TCU adding on three more scores to the lone touchdown for the Tigers to take a 28-7 advantage into the halftime break.

The Horned Frogs came out of the locker room in a fury and quarterback Jaden Craig tossed a pair of touchdowns to truly break the game open in their favor.

Once it got rolling, TCU refused to let up by racking up three more touchdowns throughout the fourth quarter to move the final score from solid win to outright domination.

Fresh off a relatively quiet debut for TCU, Craig turned into the version of himself that was so highly touted in the offseason coming over from Harvard.

He finished with nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-31 passing with no interceptions. He also racked up almost 60 yards with his legs and was the Horned Frogs second-leading rusher behind Jeremy Payne.

TCU's defense also continued to impress by holding Grambling scoreless for three quarters and have now allowed only two touchdowns in as many games.

The Horned Frogs have now won 18 of their last 20 home openers inside Amon. G Carter Stadium, with the last defeat coming back in 2023 in a 45-42 thriller with Colorado in Deion Sanders' coaching debut.

Saturday's win also extended its streak of scoring at least 30 points in those openers to 19 years.

The victory prevented back-to-back losses, which have plagued Dykes-led teams every year since the run to the national championship in his first year back in 2022.

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TCU improves to 1-1 on the season and has a chance to get back on the right side of the record in its final non-conference matchup against Arkansas State.

After the international trip to begin the year, the Horned Frogs will get to stay home for that finale with the RedWolves. They will head to Fort Worth next Saturday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. CT.