No. 4 TCU escaped a defensive struggle with No. 18 Texas 17–10 on Saturday night in Austin to clinch a trip to the Big 12 title game next month and keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Behind a suffocating defensive effort, the Horned Frogs took a 3–0 lead into halftime. With both teams struggling to find offense, TCU running back Kendre Miller broke a 75-yard touchdown run with 5:08 to go in the 3rd quarter to extend TCU’s lead to 10–0.
After a Texas field goal late in the third made it a one-score game once again, Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan hit star receiver Quentin Johnson for a 31-yard touchdown to go up 17–3 with 12:36 to play in the game.
