TCU outlasts Baylor in wild fourth quarter to win Big 12 shootout

FORT WORTH, Texas (Interstat) — Texas Christian outscored Baylor by 14 points in the second quarter and held off a late rally to defeat the Bears 42-36 on Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The Horned Frogs improved to 4-2, while Baylor also moved to 4-2.

TCU quarterback Josh Hoover, from Rockwall, Texas, threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson passed for 318 yards and two scores but was intercepted three times, twice in the final minutes. The Horned Frogs’ defense was led by linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who recorded 16 tackles.

Baylor scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, including a 35-yard touchdown pass from Robertson to Kole Wilson with 30 seconds remaining, but could not complete the comeback.