Miscommunication late dooms Beavers in Big D: TCU 30, OSU 21
By KVAL Sports & Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to make up for his two interceptions and No. 6 TCU opened the season with a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon State on Saturday night.
MultimediaEight months after Dalton threw three interceptions in a Fiesta Bowl loss that soured the Horned Frogs' breakthrough season, he scored on a 4-yard keeper at the end of the third quarter to put TCU ahead for good. Both his turnovers led to OSU touchdowns. Dalton became TCU's winningest quarterback, his 30th victory snapping a tie with "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh, who had held the mark alone since the mid-1930s until being matched last year after the Frogs' first undefeated regular season since 1938. Brothers Jacquizz and James Rodgers both scored touchdowns for Oregon State in their first college game in their home state. The Rodgers brothers are from Richmond, about 4½ hours south in the Houston area. Jacquizz Rodgers was the Texas AP high school player of the year in 2007 after running for 43 TDs to lead Lamar Consolidated to its first state title his senior season there, when his brother was already a freshman at Oregon State. Ryan Katz made his first start at quarterback for the Beavers and was 9 of 25 for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He also had to kick the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety after a snap over his head with about 4 minutes left. The play also gave the ball back to TCU. KVAL SPORTS COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM COWBOYS STADIUM KVAL SPORTS POSTGAME COVERAGE FROM COWBOYS STADIUM
Game Notes
• Captains for OSU at the start of the game were James Dockery, Alex Linnenkohl, Gabe Miller, Stephen Paea, Dwight Roberson, James Rodgers and Suaesi Tuimaunei. OSU won the coin toss and elected to receive.
Oregon State Team Notes
• Oregon State started four current or former walk-ons along the offensive line. Wilder McAndrews (LT), Grant Johnson (LG) and Mike Remmers (RT) are former walk-ons, while Burke Ellis (RG) is still a non-scholarship player.
Oregon State Individual Notes
• Ryan Katz’s two touchdown performance is the first mult-touchdown game of his career.
• Katz’s 34-yard touchdown pass is the longest touchdown pass of Katz’s career and longest touchdown reception of Bishop’s career.
• James Rodgers’ 26-yard touchdown reception was the 15th of his career, moving him into a tie for fifth on OSU’s all-time career receiving touchdowns list.
• James Rodgers’ four receptions gives him 165 in his career to move into third on OSU’s all-time list.
• Johnny Hekker’s completion to Jordan Poyer in the second quarter is his second completion in his last two games. He also completed a pass to Lance Mitchell in the 2009 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.
• Ryan Katz (QB), Wilder McAndrews (LT), Burke Ellis (RG), Rueben Robinson (MLB) and Taylor Henry (DE) started for the first time in their careers.
• Lance Mitchell’s 18 tackles were a career-high and ties for eighth on OSU’s all-time single game list. Previously, Mitchell recorded 7 tackles against Portland State and against Oregon in 2009.
• Dwight Roberson’s 3rd quarter interception is the first of his career.
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February 9, 2012
- Roseburg, Oregon
