FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover threw two of his four touchdowns to Eric McAlister and ran for another score as TCU overcame a two-TD deficit and beat Colorado 35-21 on Saturday night in the Buffaloes’ first trip there since coach Deion Sanders’ winning debut with them two years ago.
TCU (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) went ahead for good on Hoover's 18-yard TD to Joseph Manjack IV with 5:44 left. That came only a few plays after a disputed offensive pass interference call wiped out a big fourth-down gain to inside the 5-yard line and forced the Frogs to punt instead. That kick ricocheted off the back of a Colorado player and was recovered by tight end Chase Curtis.
“Obviously some things didn’t go our way. ... You’ve just got to respond and I think we did that,” Hoover said. “Thankfully we had t