AUSTIN, Texas _ The TCU Horned Frogs dropped their second straight game this season, this one coming to Texas, 31-16 at Darrell K. Royal _ Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
The Longhorns scored the final 21 points of the game, including a 38-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger to Lil' Jordan Humphrey with 3:18 left that put this one out of reach.
TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson (17-for-29, 197 yards, touchdown) did not have his best game, throwing two interceptions, including one to UT freshman Caden Sterns in the third-quarter, which Sterns returned to the TCU 2. Ehlinger (22-for-32, 255 yards, two touchdowns) ran it in one play later to give Texas a 24-16 lead.
TCU didn't have the most impressive first half, but it took a 13-10 lead into the locker rooms.
The Frogs put together a touchdown drive late in the first half. The 47-yard drive ended with a 1-yard TD pass from Robinson to Jalen Reagor on a back-shoulder fade.
TCU settled for field goals on its two other scoring drives in the first half.
But this has the makings of a dogfight in the second half. Texas had success running up the middle, and should've won the field position battle but coach Tom Herman made an odd call to go for it on fourth-down in TCU territory despite leading 10-6 at the time.
