Overview
- TCU beat Arkansas State 31-7 on Saturday night, with quarterback Jaden Craig completing 21 of 29 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns.
- Wide receiver Ed Small had a breakout game, catching seven passes for 164 yards and a touchdown that fueled TCU’s sustained drives.
- The decisive sequence came in the third quarter when TCU stopped Arkansas State on fourth-and-goal at the 1 and then marched 99 yards on 14 plays to extend the lead.
- Arkansas State’s Trey Owens finished with 133 passing yards and 58 rushing yards and led a late first-half touchdown drive but failed on the fourth-and-goal try, while running back Kenyon Clay left early with an apparent knee injury that remains a developing issue.
- TCU outgained Arkansas State 468-261, outscored them 17-0 in the second half, improved to 2-1 and now prepares for its Big 12 opener at UCF while Arkansas State falls to 1-2 and returns home to face Kennesaw State.