Colorado State-TCU: Rams Get Jumped on by No. 8 Horned Frogs, 44-6

CSU (3-4, 0-3 MWC) came out strong in their toughest contest of the year, against an undefeated TCU team (6-0, 2-0 MWC), as the Rams led 6-0 after the first quarter. But CSU was demolished by the Horned Frogs’ relentless offensive attack, which put up an unanswered 44 straight points as they blew out the Rams in Fort Worth, TX.

To begin the game, CSU stopped TCU on consecutive drives, one a punt and the second a forced fumble and the Rams capitalized by scoring back-to-back field goals. Everything looked good, but it was evident soon that CSU should have turned those scores into touchdowns, as TCU turned on their explosive offense from the second quarter on.

In that second quarter, the Horned Frogs scored 17 points on the shoulders of quarterback Andy Dalton and the legs and amazing moves on a 69-yard TD punt return by Jeremy Kerley .

CSU on the other hand, could only punt three times, all of which were much shorter than MWC all second team punter Pete Kontodiakos usually boots the ball. And, Leonard Mason , who was running the ball effectively against TCU early, left the game after injuring a rib and was unable to come back into the contest.

So, at halftime, the Rams were down 17-6, but still virtually in the game. Head coach Steve Fairchild expressed his disappointment as he tweeted at halftime, “We're obviously not covering kicks very well. Hanging in there defensively but offensively we've got to get a better push.”

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