Miller was stopped again on a handoff on fourth down. On third down, the Wildcats stopped TCU running back Kendre Miller short again on another play that was reviewed to see if he had scored (though the game was not stopped for the review). In overtime, Duggan scrambled for what looked like a possible touchdown on second down, but officials ruled he was down short of the goal line.

But behind quarterback Max Duggan, the Horned Frogs mounted a wild comeback to tie the game at 28-28 with 1:51 left in regulation. TCU, like it has several times this season, fell behind Kansas State and trailed 28-17 early in the fourth quarter.

My hope is that we would stay at 3 and go tee it up and see how we do.' I don't think the conference championship games are designed to punish teams and prevent them from getting in the playoffs. I don't think we should be punished for coming to the Big 12 championship game. 10 Kansas State, Sonny Dykes said he is confident the Horned Frogs deserve a spot in the College Football Playoff when the selection committee's rankings are revealed tomorrow. 3 TCU's first loss of the season, a 31-28 overtime defeat in the Big 12 championship game to No. Sonny Dykes says TCU belongs in CFP despite OT loss to Kansas StateĬollege Football, TCU Horned Frogs, Kansas State WildcatsĪRLINGTON, Texas - Shortly after No. Colorado would go on to lose 19–10 to Clemson in the Champs Sports Bowl.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser The game would also be the last for Colorado head coach Gary Barnett, who was replaced on December 15 by Dan Hawkins. The win was the 8th largest margin of victory in Texas football history, and sent the Longhorns to the BCS title game in Pasadena, where they defeated USC 41–38. Texas, undefeated and at #2 in the BCS standings, was looking to travel to the national championship. The game saw the Big 12 South champions Texas Longhorns take on the Colorado Buffaloes, winners of the Big 12 North. The 2005 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held at Reliant Stadium on December 3, 2005.

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