Know Your Foe: Five TCU Horned Frogs to know for regular season finale

Oklahoma takes on TCU in their final Big 12 home game to end their regular season. Here are five TCU players to know as the Sooners prepare.

Friday will be an emotional day of celebration. The Oklahoma Sooners (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) will host their Senior Day. This will be the last time the Sooners host a Big 12 game on Owen Field.

The crimson and cream have made it through another Big 12 slate. The chances of earning a trip to Arlington for the Big 12 Championship are slim but not quite zero. The Sooners will need help from other Big 12 members to make that happen.

All Oklahoma can do is worry about finishing their final Big 12 slate with a win at home.

Their opponents were the first Big 12 team not named Oklahoma to make it to the College Football Playoff. Sonny Dykes orchestrated a masterful coaching job to get TCU (5-6, 3-5) to the national championship last year. Things didn’t go so hot in their game against Georgia, but his work speaks for itself.

The Horned Frogs lost a significant amount of production from that team, and this season has hardly been as fruitful. This team can still hang with many teams and is hungry for bowl eligibility. They are one win shy of playing in a bowl game and would love nothing more than to spoil Oklahoma’s festivities and get that sixth victory.

There is no Max Duggan, Quentin Johnston, Kendre Miller, Dee Winters, Steve Avila, or Derius Davis for this year’s TCU Horned Frogs. That group of players was the backbone of last year’s team and a big reason Oklahoma lost 55-24 in Fort Worth last year.

With so many faces gone and off to the NFL, who are the players to know for Sonny Dykes’ team? We break down five TCU Horned Frogs to know ahead for Oklahoma’s regular-season finale.

Pair of Sooners included in ESPN’s top 100 college football players for 2023

Ahead of the 2023 season two Sooners were included in ESPN’s top 100 players along with several players they’ll face this season.

The Big 12 may not get the respect that the SEC or the Big Ten do, but there’s a lot of talent in the conference that will be on display every Saturday in the fall.

The Oklahoma Sooners have a pair of players that are among the most talented in the league heading into 2023. Dillon Gabriel and Danny Stutsman will lead the way for their respective sides of the ball this season and were featured on ESPN’s top 100 players for the 2023 season.

Let’s take a look at where they landed in addition to the players Oklahoma will face this season that were also included in the top 100.

Phantom roughing the passer calls aren’t limited to the NFL

TCU was hit with a phantom roughing the passer penalty

The replay booth took an apparent TD from Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.

Later in the second quarter, the officials threw a flag for roughing the passer on the Horned Frogs’ Johnny Hodges, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound transfer from Navy.

The hit wasn’t late and appeared to be clean.

The ESPN broadcast booth was surprised by the call and said in the NFL maybe, not in college football.

The Horned Frogs’ defense stiffened, so the questionable call led to no points for the Wolverines, who were being handled, 21-3.

Know your foe, Navy: Which Midshipmen could give Notre Dame problems

Navy brings a very solid defense to South Bend

When any team faces a 2-6 team, you donโ€™t usually expect a lot from the opponent. Although that is true with Navy, as they are set to travel to South Bend, the Irish will have their hands full with the multi-headed rushing attack. The Midshipmen have a few defenders who are solid as well, so they wonโ€™t roll over against the Irish. Here are five Navy players who could give Notre Dame problems on Saturday.