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Good teams have a motto. Really good teams have several. Gary Patterson's Tom Petty-inspired "Don't back down" slogan has been well-documented this season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and the Buckeyes took advantage to win their sixth straight in the series.

Matthew Tucker and Joseph Turner each ran for two touchdowns, and No. 4 TCU routed Wyoming 45-10 on Saturday for the Horned Frogs' best start in 71 years.

The rumblings started during spring practice in April. Could the 2009 TCU offense be better than the image-shaping defensive unit that had been ranked No.

The Football Writers Association and the Charlotte, N.C. Touchdown Club announced Thursday that Cody was a finalist for the award which the writers association gives to its defensive player of the year.

The last time TCU played at Wyoming, the Horned Frogs lost. The last time they were 10-0, they lost.

Wouldn't it be something if TCU and Texas met in a BCS bowl game? If the season ended at the time this was written, TCU and Texas would probably meet in a BCS bowl game and it would be lots of fun to watch these teams duke it out for 60 minutes.

Iowa's Pat Angerer is one of five finalists for the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given each year to the National Defensive Player of the Year.

Having now cleared the most serious hurdles standing between themselves and a shot at a BCS bowl, the fourth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs now turn their attention to the rest of their Mountain West Conference schedule, and in particular, the Wyoming Cowboys in Laramie this weekend.

Clemson running back C.J. Spiller has been named one of 15 "Players to Watch" in the race for the 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

The Horned Frogs made one thing clear on Saturday: This isn't just a defensive team anymore.

The University of Texas has a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback, one of the top defenses in the country and a coach considered one of the best in the NCAA who also has won a national title.

TCU has easily proven itself as the best in the Mountain West with lopsided victories over the league's other Top 25 teams -- at BYU and now Utah, last year's BCS buster.

The question we need to ask in the wake of TCU's 55-28 win Saturday against Utah isn't, "Does TCU deserve to play in a BCS bowl?" It's this one: Of the three presumptive favorites to fill the two spots in the BCS title game, how many would struggle with TCU? Certainly, TCU might have trouble scoring against Alabama or Florida, but could the Crimson ...

The view from the TCU athletic director's suite in the end zone is obscured by guests standing and high-fiving 'til their palms bleed.

No. 4 ranked TCU showed Utah just why it is one of the top teams in the country with a convincing 55-28 victory over the outmanned Utes Saturday night at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

FORT WORTH, Texas - After a week of hype, including ESPN College GameDay's arrival on the TCU campus and the unveiling of new uniforms, the Frogs and Utah Utes are just about ready to play football.

An Oklahoma offensive line already missing starters Brian Simmons, Brody Eldridge and Jarvis Jones Saturday night against Texas A&M has another issue.

The premiere game in the Mountain West Conference this week takes place in Fort Worth, Texas as the fourth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs encounter their final real hurdle en route to a perfect regular season as they entertain the 16th-ranked Utah Utes at Carter Stadium.

The main reason TCU is on the verge of taking the college football scene by storm isn't what most people think: that back-breaking Frog defense.