Frogs to Host West Virginia for Homecoming

TCU returns to The Carter at 11 A.M. Saturday

10/22/2026

For its Homecoming matchup, TCU (3-3, 1-2) returns to Amon G. Carter Stadium to face West Virginia (4-3, 1-3) at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.

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GAME DAY DETAILS

TCU (3-3, 1-2) vs. West Virginia (4-3, 1-3)
Saturday, October 24 - 11 a.m.
Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas

Tracking the Game:
Television » ESPN2 (Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox, Laura Stickells)
Radio Tuning » KZPS 92.5 FM and Sirius XM 81 / Spanish KAMV-FM 107.1-2 and KLNO-FM 94.1-2
Radio Streaming » The Varsity Network App
Live Stats » StatBroadcast

GAME DAY TIMELINE

Parking Lots Open – 6 a.m.
Frog Alley Opens – 8 a.m.
Frog Walk – 8:30 a.m.
Gates Open – 9:30 a.m.
Carter March – 10:10 a.m.
Pregame Show – 10:40 a.m.
Kickoff vs. West Virginia – 11:00 a.m.

GAME DAY LINKS

Game Day Central » View
Weekly Press Conference » Watch
2026 Media Guide » Read
Weekly Game Notes » Read

Amon G Carter Stadium vs ACU with Fireworks

WHAT'S NEW AT THE CARTER

TCU has announced multiple new features and experiences coming to historic Amon G. Carter Stadium for the 2026 season.

The lighting system in The Carter has been completely overhauled with brand new, full-spectrum LED lights. A similar installation was done in Schollmaier Arena last year and quickly became a fan favorite.

Many preparations have been made to ensure that this offers an elite experience inside the stadium, and fans are encouraged to stay in their seats as we start a new fourth quarter tradition against Grambling State.

Thanks to our extended partnership with Learfield, we have overhauled the structure with another brand new, state-of-the-art LED board to match the clarity and quality of the board in the north endzone. The structure will remain, but the screen will now stretch edge-to-edge rather than be framed within it, and the old scoreboard will be fully integrated.

A full list of new features at historic Amon G. Carter Stadium can be found here.

NOTING THE GAME

It's homecoming in Fort Worth as TCU welcomes West Virginia looking to win its second straight off a bye week.
Last week, the Horned Frogs earned a win thanks to a defensive showcase in the 122nd edition of The Revivlary against Baylor.
TCU enters the matchup trailing the all-time series 8-6, but is coming off a victory in last season's meeting in Morgantown. The road team has won the last four meetings in this matchup.
West Virginia safeties coach Gabe Franklin previously worked with Andy Avalos at Boise State while he was the defensive coordinator with the Broncos.
TCU has won four consecutive Homecoming games under Dykes, with wins over Kansas State, BYU, Texas Tech and Baylor.

Through six games, TCU's defense has allowed just eight touchdowns, the least in the power four and second in FBS.

Gallery: Football at Baylor

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Nate McCashland and Easton Black embracing after made kick

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Ed Small turning to run after catching pass

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Tristan Johnson celebrating a defensive play

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Ed Small and Terry Shelton celebrating in air after touchdown

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Jaden Craig rolling out fixing to pass ball

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Jordon Dwyer doing first down celebration

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Koron Hayward tacking quarterback to ground for sack

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Jordan Dwyer making contested catch with Baylor defender draped over him

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Koron Hayward celebrating sack holding both arms in air

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Hudson Hooper looking in distance as TCU defense makes play

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NOTING THE HORNED FROGS

TCU is in its fifth season under the direction of head coach Sonny Dykes in 2026. The 2022 National Coach of the Year led TCU to 36 wins in his first four seasons, the most by a TCU head coach since Francis Schmidt won 37 from 1929-32.
Dykes has also led programs at SMU (2018-21), Cal (2013-16), and Louisiana Tech (2010-12). In all four stops, Dykes has guided the program to the postseason, making him one of four active head coaches to take four different schools to a bowl game, joining Butch Jones, Lane Kiffin, and Rich Rodriguez.
Dykes is also one of eight active head coaches to have appeared in the CFP National Championship game, along with Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney, Ryan Day, Marcus Freeman, Kalen DeBoer, Mario Cristobal, and Curt Cignetti. Dykes and Cignetti are the only two coaches in CFP history to take over a losing program and direct them to the CFP in their first season.
For the first time in three seasons, TCU has a new starting quarterback directing the offense as Harvard transfer Jaden Craig takes the reins. With the Crimson, he became the most accomplished quarterback in program history and left Cambridge with multiple school records. Through six games, Craig has posted numbers that are not only near the top of the conference, but the country. He is currently ranks second in the Big 12 in 300-yard passing performances (3) and ranks third in passing average per game (282.33). His passing average sits 12th nationally.
The Horned Frogs also have a new offensive play caller in Gordon Sammis. For the past two seasons, Sammis ran the offense at UConn, helping the Huskies post consecutive nine-win seasons for the first time in program history while producing one of the nation's most efficient and explosive offenses. During that span, UConn achieved the program's first-ever 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver and 1,000-yard rusher in the same season.
In year three under defensive coordinator Andy Avalos, the Horned Frog defense has been elite. The unit currently leads the Big 12 in Third Down Defense (13th in FBS), First Down Defense (6th in FBS), Red Zone Defense (4th in FBS), Scoring Defense (3rd in FBS) and Total Defense (7th in FBS). Through six games, TCU's defense has allowed just 73 points (12.2 per game), which ranks first among power-four teams this season. In addition, the figure is the third best through six by a Frog defense since 1964, only trailing 2000 and 2010.

WATCH LIST FROGS

Home to 10 national awards since 2009, the Horned Frogs are no strangers to taking home hardware including the Ted Hendricks Award (Jerry Hughes, 2009), the Rimington Trophy (Jake Kirkpatrick, 2010), the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Trevone Boykin, 2014; Max Duggan, 2022), the Jim Thorpe Award (Tre'von Moehrig, 2020; Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, 2022), the Davey O'Brien and Unitas Golden Army Award (Max Duggan, 2022), and of course, the Heisman Trophy (Davey O'Brien, 1938).

Prior to the 2026 season, eight Frogs earned preseason recognition (listed below).