The rating at halftime is at present Stanford 17 TCU 10

TCU followers bought their first have a look at new defensive coordinator Andy Avalos to begin the video games because the Frogs misplaced the toss and have been on protection. On 4 separate third-down alternatives, the Horned Frogs both bought an pointless roughness penalty or a facemask. Stanford would fumble the ball however recuperate, organising first and objective. The Horned Frogs would permit a landing, making the rating Stanford 7, TCU 0, with simply over eight minutes to go.‘

The Horned Frogs would get the ball again and do what they do greatest: fast passes and inside runs that might gash defenses for 8+ yards. Savion Williams made his presence recognized and made it recognized rapidly. It was catching a six-yard fade cross from Josh Hoover for the primary TCU landing of the season, making it 7-7 with 1:16 to go.

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: STANFORD 7, TCU 7

The brand new look protection would get their first cease of the day after some extremely well-drawn up blitzes by Andy Avalos, giving the offense the ball with 13:20 to go within the second quarter.

The offensive drive would not final lengthy. John Paul Richardson would fumble on TCU’s 21, and Stanford would take over in prime subject place.

After the protection had a unbelievable displaying within the crimson zone, and held Stanford to a fourth down, they would elect to go for it on fourth and objective, and the Horned would path 14-7 to Stanford with 9:19 to go.

TCU would not do a lot with the ball,a nd would march the size of the sector to the Stanford 27, the place they’d go for it on fourth down giving the ball to Stanford with 5:27 to play.

Stanford would be taught that school soccer is a recreation of give and take and would flip the ball over after Tymon Mitchell would catch a deflected cross for a TCU interception on the following play.

TCU could not get a lot going and can be shimmied within the crimson zone and must accept a subject objective the place freshman Kyle Lemmerman would sneak it in to make the rating Stanford 14 TCU 10 with simply over 4 minutes to play.

The Horned Frogs protection stepped up with lower than two minutes to go, primarily the cornerbacks (Jamel Johnson, JaTravis Broughton), and held Stanford to a subject objective, making the rating Stanford 17, TCU 10 with 1:37 to go.

TCU was driving the size of the sector, however a miscue on a bobbled snap between Hoover and Cam Prepare dinner would trigger TCU to fumble with 13 seconds left within the half.

The Horned Frogs could have quite a bit to scrub up on this second half of soccer, after many pricey penalties and uncharacteristic turnovers, the group might want to come out sharp to bounce again and win this soccer recreation.

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Soccer
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Horned Frogs 34, Stanford 27

TCU 34, Stanford 27
 
Staff Notes
•TCU opened its season with a Friday evening street sport for the primary time since 2022, when it gained 38-13 at Colorado en path to a Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship look.
 
•The Horned Frogs outgained Stanford 457-to-281 in complete offense.
 
•With Jack Bech (139) and JP Richardson (107), TCU had two 100-yard receivers in the identical sport for the primary time since Derius Davis (139) and Quentin Johnston (114) towards Oklahoma State in 2020.
 
•Underneath first-year Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos, the Horned Frogs totaled 10.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.
 
•TCU is 4-0 all-time towards Stanford with every sport going down since 2007.
 
•TCU has a four-game profitable streak towards ACC opponents.
 
•The Horned Frogs are 5-5 all-time towards the ACC.
 
•The Horned Frogs are 8-4 in street video games underneath Head Coach Sonny Dykes.
 
•Stanford marked the primary of 11 Energy 4 Convention opponents for TCU this season.
 
•August 30 tied for the earliest begin to a TCU soccer season in program historical past. The earlier two events have been in 2008 and 2014.
 
•TCU scored for the 395th consecutive sport, the second-longest streak in NCAA historical past. No. 1 is Florida at 448 video games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs have not been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
 
•TCU wore a purple helmet, white jersey and purple pants.
 
Particular person Notes
Offense
•Josh Hoover accomplished his first eight cross makes an attempt and completed 28-of-42 for 353 yards and two touchdowns.
 
•Jack Bech had a career-best 139 yards receiving on six catches for his first 100-yard sport. His earlier career-high was 84 yards receiving whereas taking part in for LSU towards Auburn in 2021.
 
•Bech’s six receptions have been one shy of a personal-best seven within the 2021 contest versus Auburn.
 
•JP Richardson had a career-best 107 yards on six receptions for the second 100-yard sport of his profession. His six catches have been one shy of a career-high seven whereas taking part in for Oklahoma State towards Texas in 2022.
 
•Richardson has at the least one catch in 28 consecutive video games, tied for the seventh-longest energetic streak within the nation.
 
•Savion Williams tied a career-high with 11 receptions for 85 yards. He additionally had 11 versus Texas final season.
 
•Williams had a 5-yard landing catch on TCU’s opening collection, his ninth profession receiving rating. It was a part of 5 receptions on the drive.
 
•Cam Prepare dinner scored the primary dashing landing of his profession on a 7-yard carry for TCU’s last factors. He ran for a career-high 81 yards on 20 makes an attempt.
 
•True freshman quarterback Hauss Hejny made his collegiate debut and had two dashing makes an attempt for 7 yards.

Protection 
•Making his first profession begin, Jamel Johnson had a personal-best 11 tackles whereas additionally forcing a fumble.
 
•Namdi Obiazor totaled 2.5 tackles for loss, together with 1.5 sacks, as a part of 4 stops.
 
•Devean Deal additionally had 2.5 TFLs with a half sack in his TCU debut.
 
•Marcel Brooks’ 1.5 sacks have been his first at TCU and since recording 1.5 whereas taking part in as a real freshman on LSU’s 2019 nationwide championship group.
 
•Cooper McDonald took half in his first sack as a Horned Frog.
 
•Tymon Mitchell had his first profession interception off a deflection by Johnny Hodges and added a key fourth-down sort out to show the ball over on downs.
 
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah posted 4 quarterback hurries.
•JaTravis Broughton recorded two cross breakups.

Particular Groups
•Kyle Lemmermann made 22- and 42-yard discipline targets on his first two collegiate makes an attempt.
 

Novak Djokovic didn’t go simple on himself when assessing the listless approach he carried out from the beginning of the US Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the primary motive the protection of his 2023 title surprisingly ended within the third spherical.

“I’ve performed among the worst tennis I’ve ever performed, truthfully,” Djokovic mentioned, simply after midnight as Friday turned to Saturday. “Serving — by far — the worst ever.”

With 14 double faults, elevating his event whole to 32, Djokovic bowed out with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Twenty eighth-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia, one other surprising consequence at Flushing Meadows one night time after 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz exited.

It is Djokovic’s earliest loss at a serious for the reason that 2017 Australian Open, the place he misplaced within the second spherical to Denis Istomin. It is also solely the third time within the Open period that two of the highest three males’s seeds on the US Open are gone earlier than the fourth spherical; the opposite cases have been in 1973 and 2000.

“It was simply an terrible match for me,” the No. 2-seeded Djokovic mentioned. “I wasn’t taking part in even near my finest. It isn’t good to be in that type of state the place you are feeling OK bodily, and naturally you are motivated as a result of it is a Grand Slam, however you simply will not be capable of finding your sport. That is it. The sport is falling aside, and I assume it’s important to settle for that tournaments like this occur.”

Not typically for him, although.

In spite of everything, Djokovic was making an attempt to develop into the primary participant in tennis historical past with 25 Grand Slam singles titles. As an alternative, after knee surgical procedure in June, he finishes a 12 months with out claiming at the very least one main championship for the primary time since 2017. Earlier than that, it hadn’t occurred since 2010.

Additionally of word: It is the primary season since 2002 by which not one of the Large Three of males’s tennis — Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — earned a Slam trophy.

The third-round exit equals Djokovic’s worst exhibiting at Flushing Meadows; the one different events he was defeated that early on the US Open got here in 2005 and 2006. The person who defeated Djokovic 18 years in the past, Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame member Lleyton Hewitt, is now Australia’s Davis Cup captain and was sitting in Popyrin’s visitor field at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Djokovic, Popyrin mentioned, “wasn’t taking part in his finest tennis; I used to be ready for him to type of step up.”

“I did not wish to be a type of moments the place Novak type of stepped up and got here again from two-sets-to-love down,” Popyrin mentioned. “That was going by means of my head.”

Djokovic, who’s 37, has reached the ultimate at Ashe 10 occasions, leaving with the title in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.

On Friday, although, he was sluggish and emotionally flat, maybe residual fatigue after accumulating his first Olympic gold medal for Serbia by beating Alcaraz within the ultimate on the Paris Video games earlier in August.

“Clearly, it had an impact,” Djokovic mentioned. “I spent lots of power profitable the gold, and I did arrive to New York simply not feeling contemporary mentally and bodily. However as a result of it is the US Open, I gave it a shot and I attempted my finest. I imply, I did not have any bodily points. I simply felt out of gasoline. And you can see that with the best way I performed.”

The No. 3-seeded Alcaraz entered the US Open because the event favourite having gained the French Open and Wimbledon. He additionally acknowledged his power was decrease than he realized after being eradicated by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday night time.

“I wakened this morning and confirmed my girlfriend straightaway, in shock. It was loopy. Outcomes like that occur,” mentioned Popyrin, who had by no means set foot on the taking part in floor in 23,000-plus capability Ashe till about 20 minutes earlier than taking over Djokovic. “I assumed to myself: Why not me right this moment?”

Djokovic changed Alcaraz because the money-line choose to take the lads’s title, in response to ESPN BET, however that standing did not final lengthy. Now the one previous US Open males’s champion remaining earlier than Week 1 is even over is Daniil Medvedev, whose lone Slam title got here in 2021. He performs No. 31-ranked Flavio Cobolli on Saturday within the third spherical.

For the 25-year-old Popyrin, the victory represented a breakthrough: He had been 0-3 in opposition to Djokovic and 0-6 in third-round matches at majors.

However the strong-serving Popyrin is taking part in in addition to ever, coming off the largest title of his profession lower than three weeks in the past at a hard-court event in Montreal, the place he picked up 5 wins in opposition to opponents ranked within the prime 20.

Every little thing was working in opposition to Djokovic.

Popyrin was terrific on the web, going 10-for-10 on serve-and-volley approaches and 25-for-36 general on factors when he pushed ahead. Djokovic, in distinction, gained the purpose on solely 19 of his 40 journeys to the online, partially as a result of Popyrin saved flipping passing pictures by him.

Popyrin took large cuts along with his highly effective forehand, accumulating 22 of his 50 whole winners with the shot.

And he broke Djokovic 5 occasions, together with for a lead of 3-2 within the fourth. That sport felt titanic, lasting greater than 10 minutes. It included 4 break possibilities for Popyrin, who transformed the final one with an inside-out forehand to shut a 22-stroke trade then rocked again on his heels, clenched each fists and set free a roar. He took Djokovic’s subsequent service sport too to make it 5-2.

The primary time Popyrin served for the match, he faltered, permitting Djokovic to interrupt. The second time, Popyrin completed the deal, holding at love when Djokovic despatched a forehand lengthy.

Now Popyrin will attempt to attain his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by getting previous No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, who superior Friday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 13 Ben Shelton in a matchup of two People.

“If he serves nicely, performs nicely, he can beat anyone,” Djokovic mentioned about Popyrin. “Look, Alcaraz is out. I am out. Some large upsets. The draw is opening up.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic didn’t go straightforward on himself when assessing the listless means he carried out from the beginning of the U.S. Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the principle cause the protection of his 2023 title surprisingly ended within the third spherical.

“I’ve performed among the worst tennis I’ve ever performed, truthfully,” Djokovic mentioned, simply after midnight as Friday turned to Saturday. “Serving — by far — the worst ever.”

With 14 double-faults, elevating his event whole to 32, Djokovic bowed out with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Twenty eighth-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia, one other stunning end result at Flushing Meadows one night time after Carlos Alcaraz exited.

“It was simply an terrible match for me,” the No. 2-seeded Djokovic mentioned. “I wasn’t taking part in even near my finest. It’s not good to be in that sort of state the place you are feeling OK bodily, and naturally you’re motivated as a result of it’s a Grand Slam, however you simply will not be capable of finding your sport. That’s it. The sport is falling aside, and I suppose you need to settle for that tournaments like this occur.”

Not typically for him, although.

In spite of everything, Djokovic was making an attempt to turn into the primary participant in tennis historical past with 25 Grand Slam singles titles. As an alternative, after knee surgical procedure in June, he finishes a 12 months with out claiming no less than one main championship for the primary time since 2017. Earlier than that, it hadn’t occurred since 2010.

Additionally of observe: 2024 now turns into the primary season since 2002 wherein not one of the Huge Three of males’s tennis — Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — earned a Slam trophy.

The third-round exit equals Djokovic’s worst exhibiting at Flushing Meadows; the one different events he was crushed that early on the U.S. Open got here in 2005 and 2006. The person who defeated Djokovic 18 years in the past, Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame member Lleyton Hewitt, is now Australia’s Davis Cup captain and was sitting in Popyrin’s visitor field in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Djokovic, who’s 37, has reached the ultimate in Ashe 10 instances, leaving with the title in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.

On Friday, although, he was sluggish and emotionally flat, maybe residual fatigue after accumulating his first Olympic gold medal for Serbia by beating Alcaraz within the closing on the Paris Video games earlier in August.

“Clearly, it had an impact,” Djokovic mentioned. “I spent a variety of power profitable the gold, and I did arrive to New York simply not feeling contemporary mentally and bodily. However as a result of it’s the U.S. Open, I gave it a shot and I attempted my finest. I imply, I didn’t have any bodily points. I simply felt out of fuel. And you may see that with the way in which I performed.”

The No. 3-seeded Alcaraz entered the U.S. Open because the event favourite having received the French Open and Wimbledon, and acknowledged his power was decrease than he realized after getting eradicated by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday night time.

Djokovic then changed Alcaraz because the money-line choose to take the boys’s title, in line with BetMGM Sportsbook, however that standing didn’t final lengthy in any respect.

For the 25-year-old Popyrin, this represents an actual breakthrough: He had been 0-3 in opposition to Djokovic and 0-6 in third-round matches at majors.

However the strong-serving Popyrin is taking part in in addition to ever, coming off the largest title of his profession lower than three weeks in the past at a hard-court event in Montreal, the place he picked up 5 wins in opposition to opponents ranked within the high 20.

All the things was working in opposition to Djokovic.

Popyrin was terrific on the web, going 10 for 10 on serve-and-volley approaches and 25 for 36 general on factors when he pushed ahead. Djokovic, in distinction, solely received the purpose on 19 of his 40 journeys to the online, partially as a result of Popyrin saved flipping passing photographs by him.

Popyrin took huge cuts together with his highly effective forehand, accumulating 22 of his 50 whole winners with that shot.

And he broke Djokovic 5 instances, together with for a lead of 3-2 within the fourth. That sport felt titanic, lasting greater than 10 minutes and together with 4 break probabilities for Popyrin, who transformed the final with an inside-out forehand to shut a 22-stroke change, then rocked again on his heels, clenched each fists and let loose a roar. He took Djokovic’s subsequent service sport, too, to make it 5-2.

The primary time Popyrin served for the match, he faltered, permitting Djokovic to interrupt. The second time, Popyrin completed the deal, holding at love when Djokovic despatched a forehand lengthy.

Now Popyrin will attempt to attain his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by getting previous No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, who superior Friday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 13 Ben Shelton in a matchup between two Individuals.

“If he serves properly, performs properly, he can beat anyone,” Djokovic mentioned about Popyrin. “Look, Alcaraz is out. I’m out. Some huge upsets. The draw is opening up.”

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