Injury updates ahead of No. 18 Texas vs No. 4 TCU

Horned Frogs are healing and Longhorns are banged up heading into the game.

The Texas Longhorns look to be shorthanded heading into their huge matchup with the playoff hopeful TCU Horned Frogs.

Ahead of the game, we learned that starting cornerback D’Shawn Jamison would be sidelined for Saturday night’s game. Some believed Jahdae Barron could be out for the game as well. However, it appears Barron is participating in pregame warmups.

The above injuries add to an already banged up secondary. Ryan Watts looked back to form against the Kansas State Wildcats, but Anthony Cook hasn’t been himself since he suffered a broken arm.

The Horned Frogs look to have positive news ahead of their game with Texas. Game breaking wide receiver Quentin Johnston appears to be primed for a big game, uninhibited by his ankle injury in warmups.

Pete Kwiatkowski’s conservative style of defense might bode well given the injuries the Longhorns have sustained. Here’s a look at some of social media’s injury updates before the big game.

Star TCU WR Quentin Johnston will play against Texas on Saturday

TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston is set to play against Texas.

Superstar wide receiver Quentin Johnston will play against Texas on Saturday night per Sonny Dykes.

The TCU pass catcher has been nursing an ankle injury throughout the week but he is ready to go for this marquee matchup.

Johnston is enjoying a breakout season for the Horned Frogs. He has hauled in 42 passes for 650 yards and four touchdowns on the year. NFL scouts project Johnston to hear his name called in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft.

Max Duggan loves to stretch the field with his 6-foot-4 wideout. Johnston is averaging over 15 yards per catch with a long of 55 yards. The threat of Johnston going downfield opens up the rest of the TCU offense.

Texas’ defense will have its hands full trying to slow down Johnston and TCU’s dynamic passing attack.

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FULL PREVIEW: No. 18 Texas vs No. 4 TCU

Crowd noise can change the result of the game.

The Texas Longhorns will play their biggest conference home game in years on Saturday. The game could be on par with the 2018 clash with Dana Holgerson, Will Grier and the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Steve Sarkisian’s team sits in poll position for the second spot in the conference title game. Should Baylor beat Kansas State, Texas could still control its destiny to make the conference championship. The simpler path involves Texas handling its business on Saturday.

The Longhorns will face a new challenge this season in conference play. They face a TCU team that is both well coached and presents matchup problems of their own for Texas.

Sonny Dykes’ coaching staff is seemingly doing everything right so far this season. Let’s examine what will decide this game.