TCU Football Stomps Arizona on Senior Day

The Horned Frogs never trailed in their final home game of the season.

Nov 23, 2024; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; TCU Horned Frogs running back Cam Cook (4) celebrates with offensive lineman Coltin Deery (51) after scoring a touchdown against the Arizona Wildcats in the third quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

Senior Day can always be emotional for the players involved. It's the last time these guys will play in front of the home crowd. For some, their collegiate career began elsewhere, and for others, their journey lasted all four years in Fort Worth. Regardless, the objective remains the same to go out and win in the final home game. TCU did just that defeating Arizona 49-28.

It was as perfect of a start that Sonny Dykes could've asked for, as Bud Clark intercepted Noah Fifita on the first play of the game. It didn't take long for the Frogs to punch it in as Trent Battle did the honors. A touchdown from Savion Williams made it 14-0, and this game was getting ugly quickly for the Wildcats.

However, they settled in and scored 13 unanswered points to make it a one-point game. However, the following drive by TCU was game-changing. They drove down the field highlighted by a scramble on third down by Josh Hoover. Coach Dykes said that was the game-changing play. Williams took a direct snap and scored a 20-yard touchdown to make it 21-13 at the half.

From that point, the Horned Frogs rolled, scoring four touchdowns in the second half. In total, TCU had six rushing scores. Battle and Williams accounted for two each, while Jeremy Payne and Cam Cook scored in the fourth quarter.

It was a big game for J.P. Richardson, who hauled in six catches for 107 yards and his first receiving touchdown of the season. Jack Bech also became the sixth player in TCU history to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season. Savion Williams also ran for a career-high 80 yards.

It was an emotionally wholesome press conference as the trio of Bech, Richardson, and Williams took the podium together. They talked about the emotional value this final home game brings and how much it meant to them to get a win. Richardson mentioned how they'll look back on this game in 30 years, and he'll remember all the memories he made with his teammates.

Jack Bech, Savion Williams and J.P. Richardson just had the best postgame presser I’ve been to at TCU. I saw pure emotion and happiness from these guys. It was a lot of fun

— Zion Trammell (@zion_trammell) November 23, 2024

There is no doubt this season has had some lows but this TCU team looks way different then the one against Houston. They're playing as a unified squad and building momentum each week. They've won four of their last five games to get to 7-4 and 5-3 in conference.

TCU will play their regular season finale on Saturday against Cincinnati.

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