Saturday’s game between TCU and Baylor has entered a weather delay for the second time, the Horned Frogs announced. The game was initially delayed with 13:46 remaining in the fourth quarter after lightning had been detected in the area.
Play resumed at 2:44 p.m. CT but was short-lived as lightning was spotted a second time. Currently, there is 6:47 remaining in the contest and TCU is clinging to a 35-21 advantage.
Play eventually resumed for the second time at 4:17 p.m. CT. Hopefully there will be no more delays as we move forward.
TCU went up as much as 28-10 to start the third quarter after Josh Hoover completed a three-yard touchdown pass to Ka’Morreun Pimpton on the first drive of the second half. Baylor was able to get it within a touchdown to start the fourth quarter, but the Horned Frogs quickly answered with a 65-yard touchdown run from Trent Battle to go up 35-21.
That is where the score currently remains. Hoover has carved up the Bears defense to the tune of 231 yards passing and three touchdowns so far as he looks to close things out here.
A conference win would go a long way for the Horned Frogs, who have lost two of their past three games including 41-28 against Kansas State last week. We’ll see if TCU can pick up where they left off once play resumes against Baylor to hang on for the win.
Big 12 announces policy change on throwing objects onto field, sets $100,000 fine for 2nd offense
The Big 12 sent a memo to schools this week announcing a refined sportsmanship policy with regard to throwing objects on the field, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The league introduced a $100,000 fine for the second offense if a team is flagged.
This week’s memo comes after a situation at the Texas Tech vs. Kansas game in Lubbock last week. The Red Raiders have a tradition of throwing tortillas onto the field, though the Big 12 announced a change in policy before the year attempting to curb it.
In the memo, the Big 12 said multiple punishments would be in play after the second offense. Teams could receive a 15-yard penalty, the league could clear the playing surface until it’s safe to resume play, it could clear the section of the stadium where the object was thrown, or officials can stop play and allow the home team’s coach or AD to address the crowd to stop throwing objects.
“It is the responsibility of each Big 12 member institution to maintain a secure venue for the safety of the participants, staff, fans, and game officials. … As such, please be informed that the Conference is refining its Sportsmanship Policy to address objects being thrown onto the playing enclosure (which includes team benches and playing surface,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark wrote in the memo, dated Oct. 13.