TCU football at K-State Wildcats: Kickoff time, TV, betting line, radio, prediction
TCU coach Gary Patterson never likes seeing a coach lose his job. Patterson knows how many families are affected by a decision such as those at Texas Tech with Matt Wells being fired.
Patterson had a brief conversation with Wells on Monday night, but had yet to speak with former assistant Sonny Cumbie, who is taking over for Wells on an interim basis.
“I’m trying to beat Kansas State right now,” Patterson said during his midweek news conference. “That was a five-minute conversation I had (with Wells) at 11:30, 11:45 p.m. last night. I was still trying to finish up scripts. Some people think that’s late. That’s just getting started in my world.”
Yes, Patterson and his staff have been putting in the hours to try and turn this season around as much as possible. The Frogs (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) have lost four of their last five games and are facing an uphill battle to reach bowl eligibility.
But they can take a significant step forward with a win at K-State (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) on Saturday. With that being said, here’s everything you need to know going into it:
THE DETAILS
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
TV: ESPNU (Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox)
Radio: WBAP/820 AM, SiriusXM 83 (Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine)
Spanish Radio: Zona MX/99.1 FM (Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos)
The line: Kansas State by 3 1/2 points, over/under 58 (per VegasInsider.com’s consensus line Thursday)
DID YOU KNOW?
TCU is 47-21 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson. ... The Frogs rank sixth nationally with 45 road wins since 2009. ... The all-time series record is tied 7-7. The first game was a 45-0 victory by Kansas State in Manhattan in 1922. The schools didn’t meet again until 1983. ... TCU is averaging 34.3 points per game, while K-State is averaging 27 points. ... Patterson played safety and outside linebacker at K-State from 1980-81 under Jim Dickey. Patterson graduated from K-State in 1983.
PREDICTION
TCU has been reeling on defense and that shouldn’t bode well against K-State and Deuce Vaughn. But the Frogs tend to show up on the road and, outside of Vaughn, the Wildcats don’t have too many weapons on offense. The thought here is that TCU plays more like the team that won at Texas Tech rather than the team that lost at home to West Virginia. TCU 37, K-State 30.
This story was originally published October 29, 2021 at 7:00 AM.
