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The No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs will have to do without their good-luck charm when they play in San Diego for the fifth straight season.

Sixteen minutes into last week's game against New Mexico, San Diego State decided to shake things up a bit on the offensive line.

Joseph Turner still has fond memories of San Diego, and not because of the Southern California sunshine.

TCU has little margin for error if it hopes to secure a BCS bid, and thanks in large part to its defense, the Horned Frogs haven't had to worry about any missteps.

Brian Murphy's column in the Statesman Saturday did what it was designed to do. It got some people riled up by saying Boise is not a "football town." The points were well-taken. If Boise is a football town, the San Jose State game should have sold out.

Andy Dalton's 178 passing yards with three touchdowns Saturday led sixth-ranked TCU to a 41-0 Mountain West Conference rout of UNLV.

The Horned Frogs defense is that good again. "For us, we want to hold to one point less, and score one more," Patterson repeated after TCU's latest dominating performance, a 41-0 victory Saturday over UNLV.

Why TCU won The Horned Frogs held UNLV to 160 yards, the lowest total of the season for the Rebels by 150 yards.

UNLV faces a dilemma against Texas Christian star defensive end Jerry Hughes: play him straight up or double-team him.

The TCU Horned Frogs and the UNLV Rebels will face off in a Halloween showdown in Fort Worth.

TCU coach Gary Patterson only has to point at the half-shaded pyramid of goals to remind his Horned Frogs how much they still haven't accomplished -- even though they are now in position to be a BCS buster.

By JAN HUBBARD While on the sidelines, coach Gary Patterson usually avoids the temptation to smile, even when TCU makes a great play.The Frogs' coach has one of the most consistent game faces in college football.

Sporting the fourth-longest win streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision this week, the eighth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs settle in at Carter Stadium in Fort Worth this weekend versus the UNLV Rebels.

Coach Gary Patterson and No. 8 Texas Christian host UNLV on Saturday. The Horned Frogs' defense ranks fifth nationally, allowing 246.6 yards per game.

LAWRENCE, Kan. a ' Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey was named one of 20 quarterfinalists for the annual Lott Trophy it was announced Tuesday.

Boise State got bumped. TCU is now in position to be this season's BCS buster - for now.

Andy Dalton passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 TCU remained unbeaten with a 38-7 win over 16th-ranked BYU on Saturday.

FORT WORTH, Texas TCU coach Gary Patterson and BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall spent part of this week talking about what a big opportunity Saturday's game was to showcase their programs and the Mountain West Conference.

Andy Dalton passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 TCU remained unbeaten with a 38-7 win over 16th-ranked BYU on Saturday at Provo, Utah.

The crew from ESPN College GameDay drew close to 3,000 fans - mostly from BYU - but about 100 hardy Horned Frogs fans clad in purple were sprinkled about the crowd.