SAN ANTONIO _ Desmon White had never returned a punt for a touchdown at TCU.
He had never thrown a touchdown pass at TCU.
He did both in his final game at TCU.
The senior returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to give TCU its first lead in the Alamo Bowl en route to a 39-37 comeback victory against Stanford on Thursday night.
For the second time in three seasons, the Horned Frogs rallied from a big deficit to win the San Antonio bowl game. On Jan. 2, 2016, they came back from a 31-0 halftime deficit behind TCU folk legend Bram Kohlhausen.
The 15th-ranked Frogs won 11 games for the second time in three seasons, finishing 11-3 and easing the memory of two losses to Big 12 champion Oklahoma, including in the league championship game.
TCU quarterback Kenny Hill threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns, including a 93-yard strike to freshman receiver Jalen Reagor, a play that tied for the fourth-longest score in TCU history.
Hill also ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass _ the throw from White _ in notching his second touchdown-triple of the season with a touchdown run, touchdown throw and touchdown catch. He is the only player in the country to do that this season.
White's touchdown throw was his first pass as a college player. It went to Hill for an 11-yard touchdown that cut the deficit to 21-16 in the third quarter.
White's touchdown catch in the third quarter from Hill cut the lead to 28-23.
Reagor caught a 93-yard touchdown bomb in the fourth quarter, tied for the fourth-longest score in TCU history.
Cole Bunce's 33-yard field goal with 3:07 left put TCU ahead, 39-37.
Stanford led 37-36 on J.J. Arcega-Whiteside's third touchdown catch, with 6:42 left in the game.
Two years ago, TCU trailed 31-0 at the half. This time, it was 21-10 _ still formidable but not so bad thanks to a smart second-quarter drive that ended with Hill's 6-yard scramble for a touchdown.
Stanford's Whiteside caught two touchdown passes in the first half, giving the Cardinal a 21-3 lead.
Bryce Love's 15-yard run opened the scoring for a 7-0 Stanford lead with 1:06 in the first quarter.
