Jason Benetti was screaming, and so were we, along with anyone who bet on TCU, probably.
Down two points on the road to Baylor with 1: 34 to play, the No. 4 Horned Frogs put together a nine-play drive that covered 45 yards, giving kicker Griffin Kell a chance to kick a game-winning field goal.
What created the chaos was that TCU burned all its timeouts. And instead of spiking the ball or running out of bounds to stop the clock on the play before the kick, the Horned Frogs ran the ball up the middle for two yards.
So, the clock just kept ticking away as TCU frantically ran onto the field to set up for a 40-yard game-winning field goal. And this wasn’t just any game-winner; TCU’s playoff hopes were at stake.
But it worked. I present to you, the hurry-up field goal:
TCU runs the ball with no timeouts but the kicker nails it at the HORN 🚨🚨🚨🚨 LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/YtGQGRTgQY
— AJ King (@allday__ajking) November 19, 2022
TCU fans had a big reason to celebrate after that kick, but bettors who put money on TCU to cover did not.
The Horned Frogs were 2.5-point favorite. So, w