FORT WORTH, Texas -- Eric McAlister had eight catches for 254 yards and three of the career-high five touchdowns thrown by Josh Hoover as TCU beat SMU 35-24 on Saturday in the last scheduled game between the former Southwest Conference rivals that was played for the 104th time in 110 years. Hoover finished 22-of-40 passing for 379 yards, and now has 53 TD passes in his 22 career starts. McAlister's 70-yard catch-and-run score after breaking through two defenders with 9:18 left put TCU (3-0) ahead to stay, and he added a 44-yard touchdown three minutes later with a 30-yard catch to midfield in between on a fluttering pass from Hoover after he got hit while he threw on a third-and-15. McAlister also came close to two other scores. “He just did amazing things after the catch,” Hoover said. “T

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