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Fox Sports
6 days ago
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2025 TCU Football Predictions: Horned Frogs Ranked 41st in RJ Young's Ultimate 136
College Football 2025 TCU Football Predictions: Horned Frogs Ranked 41st in RJ Young's Ultimate 136 Published Aug. 10, 2025 8:47 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link This isn't your average college football ranking. My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list: Who do I think is good? Why do I think they're good? What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations? Here is a look at where TCU lands in my Ultimate 136. TCU Horned Frogs ranking: 41 Last year's ranking: 47 Top player: QB Josh Hoover: Set TCU's single-season passing record last season with 3,949 yards; had 60 completions of 20+ yards last season, the fifth most in FBS. [TCU's 2025 schedule] RJ's take: Since playing in the 2022 national title game, Sonny Dykes' team has been trying to regain their form. But after the worst major bowl loss in history and dropping the season-opener at home to Colorado in 2023, the Horned Frogs had been simply OK — until the last third of the 2024 season. ADVERTISEMENT The program finished 9-4 after a 3-3 start, fifth in the Big 12. They were second in the Big 12 in passing yards (312.8). Once they stopped turning the ball over — 12 times in three games — and QB Josh Hoover put on his cape and carried a team that simply couldn't run the ball well, averaging just 3.9 yards per carry. No TCU RB rushed for more than 460 yards last year. In a deep league, TCU can still catch fire and find a way to get back to the Big 12 title game. [Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here] TCU Horned Frogs Win Total: Over 6.5 (-178) Under 6.5 (+142) Have an issue with my rankings? Think your alma mater is too low, or your school's rival is too high? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young , and I'll select my favorite tweets and respond to them in a future article. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience College Football TCU Horned Frogs share
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 TCU Football Preview: Wide Receivers
The TCU passing offense was one of the nation's best in 2024, lighting up scoreboards as Josh Hoover threw for nearly 4,000 yards. It helps to have professional talent on the other end of those passes, as the top three Horned Frogs pass catchers are now in the NFL: Jack Bech was drafted in the 2nd Round by the Las Vegas Raiders, Savion Williams was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd Round, and JP Richardson is turning heads in training camp with the Chicago Bears. That trio combined for 179 catches, 2,710 scrimmage yards, and 23 total touchdowns. For many programs that would be a crippling amount of production to lose in a single offseason, but the TCU is not simply rebuilding the pass-catching corps, the Horned Frogs expect to reload for another explosive season in 2025. The unit will be coached up by former Baylor All-American Corey Coleman who earned the 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner after making one reception for eight yards for the Bears in a 2OT loss to TCU. Let's look at who will be the top wide receiver targets for the TCU offense in 2025. Eric McAlister is the headliner of the 2025 unit, entering the season with sky high expectations. A member of the Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list, McAlister was the definition of clutch for the Horned Frogs in 2024. In his first season in Fort Worth after three years at Boise State, the Azle, TX native was a big play factory, delivering when it mattered most. Despite having only 39 receptions on the year, 35 of those delivered a first down or touchdown for TCU, a nation-leading mark while his 19.5 yards per reception ranked in the top 10 nationally. Now earning top billing in his fifth collegiate season, McAlister is ready for the spotlight. TCU has had a great eye for WR talent in the transfer portal, hitting on certified stars like McAlister, Bech, and Richardson in recent years, and once again brought in productive talent for 2025. Jordan Dwyer was ranked as the No. 84 overall prospect in the transfer portal after a standout sophomore campaign with the Idaho Vandals, including 18 catches for 355 yards and 4 TDs in two FCS Playoff games. Dwyer crossed the century mark in five game en route to 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season earning Second Team All-Big Sky honors. TCU also picked up an intra-conference transfer, bringing in former Houston Cougar Joseph Manjack IV. Starting his career at USC, Manjack spent three seasons at Houston, accumulating 1,086 yards and 10 TDs, including six catches for 71 yards in two games vs. the Horned Frogs. TCU's wide receiver room also returns contributor depth ready to step into a larger role in 2025. Jordyn Bailey served as the Horned Frogs' primary kick return specialist and had some dazzling moments at receiver in his freshman season, including a leaping one-handed touchdown grab at Baylor. The former 4-star out of Denton Ryan also showed off his blazing speed to take a reverse to the house on a 59-yard run vs. Oklahoma State. Major Everhart returns for his fourth season in Fort Worth after suffering a season-ending injury in the season-opener last year at Stanford. The converted running back from Amarillo has also been a return specialist and weapon all over the field, gaining 870 all-purpose yards in 2023. Braylon James is back for another season at TCU after joining the Frogs from Notre Dame ahead of the 2024 season. The former four-star will push for a bigger role this year after appearing in nine games last season but only earning three receptions in 2024. The Horned Frogs are also loaded with talent that has not yet seen time on the field including Gekyle Baker and Terry Shelton, the highest-rated players from TCU's 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes respectively. Spring & Fall camp is a chance for someone to step up into a more prominent role, we could be hearing a lot more from redshirt freshman Dozie Ezukanma and true freshmen Ed Small & Jacobe Hayes, each earning big praise from the QBs and the coaching staff. Others rounding out the roster include veterans Keagan Cunningham, Parker Clark, Suton Lee, sophomore Fletcher Fierro, and freshman Dane Jones.
USA Today
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The viral (and extremely fake) TCU furry quarterback, explained
BREAKING: TCU QB Josh Hoover is the first ever collegiate athlete to come out as a furry, per were shown of him dressing up in a fursuit at a Fort Worth convention. Two things that go together like bread and butter: college football and the furry community. Surprisingly enough, the nexus of these two things has dominated the college football internet in recent days. Why is that? Well, it all stems from a photoshopped Instagram story. The photo purported to show TCU starting quarterback Josh Hoover attending a furry convention while wearing a fursuit. For the uninitiated, the furry subculture focuses on anthropomorphic animal characters, and its practitioners often dress up in elaborate costumes — or, fursuits. It needs to be said right off the bat that the photo of Hoover in question is very much not real. It's a pretty obvious Photoshop, but that didn't stop some outlets like The Big Lead from covering it as if it were a genuine post from Hoover. Here's the hoax post in question. The Hoover hoax wasn't the only furry-related news that made its rounds on the college football interwebs this week, however. After the fake Hoover photo circulated, fans resurfaced an older (and very much real) photo from former California and current Oklahoma running back Jaydn Ott. Last year, Ott posted a truly iconic photo of himself hanging out with the Berkeley furry chapter. Naturally, it's back in the news this week due to... events. NSFW Warning: Ott uses an obscene gesture in the photo. I'm not sure anyone had furries dominating the college football discourse on their bingo cards as we're now just over two weeks from the start of the 2025 season.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee reached out to TCU QB Josh Hoover's agent to replace Nico Iamaleava
Tennessee football reportedly considered at least one other option to replace Nico Iamaleava before landing on Joey Aguilar in the spring transfer portal. ESPN reported on Friday, July 11, that the Vols reached out to TCU quarterback Josh Hoover's agent to gauge interest transferring to the Vols. Hoover, who wasn't in the transfer portal at the time, opted to stay with the Horned Frogs after a breakout season. Advertisement "(My agent) didn't even say a number," Hoover told ESPN. "I just said, 'No, that's not what I want to do.' It was pretty simple." REQUIRED READING: QB Joey Aguilar takes over this jersey number with star-studded Tennessee football history Tennessee eventually landed on Aguilar as Iamaleava's likely replacement after the latter transferred to UCLA in the offseason following an NIL dispute. Hoover, a native of Rockwall, Texas, passed for a TCU single season-record 3,949 yards and 27 touchdowns to 11 interceptions last season. He led the Horned Frogs to a 9-4 record and had six games with more than 300 passing yards in 2024 as a redshirt sophomore. Advertisement TCU coach Sonny Dykes said he never spoke to Hoover about Tennessee, saying he wasn't worried about Hoover leaving Fort Worth, Texas. "He's a really unique guy, and he loves TCU," Dykes told ESPN. "It's like he tells me all the time how appreciative he is to be there, and he's kind of an old soul from that standpoint. And his parents are just unique people and so they're big-picture people." Alex Hoover, the father of John Hoover, also remembered his son telling him: 'What kind of captain would I be? What kind of player would I be if I left? I gave my teammates my word that I'd be back." Tennessee eventually landed on Aguilar, a three-star transfer portal recruit according to 247Sports' Composite rankings. He threw for 6,760 yards and 56 touchdowns with 24 interceptions in two seasons at Appalachian State. He started his career at Diablo Valley Junior College in California. Advertisement Iamaleava, a former five-star recruit, sought a re-negotiated NIL contract with Tennessee in the spring, holding out from the team and skipping multiple practices. The Vols decided to move on from Iamaleava, as coach Josh Heupel said no one is bigger than the program. 'It's the state of college football," Heupel told The Vol Network. "At the end of the day, no one is ever bigger than the program. That includes me, too. We've got an opportunity. We've got a bunch of guys that will give their all for Tennessee." This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football reached out to TCU QB Josh Hoover's agent | Report
CBS News
06-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
California state workers push back against July 1 return to office, budget cuts
SACRAMENTO — Hundreds of state workers showed up to protest at the California State Capitol on Thursday, fighting to continue working from home and for their paychecks. Governor Gavin Newsom is mandating that state workers return to in-person work at least four days a week starting on July 1. Many state workers are concerned about how expensive it will be for them to return to in-person work, and now those costs may only be harder to deal with. "It really feels like state workers are being punished," said Haley Leguizamo, who works for the California Department of Education. The governor is proposing to cut nearly $767 million in state worker salaries to address the $12 billion state budget deficit. State workers said that means they will not be getting their 3% raises that were negotiated for the next two fiscal years. Assemblymember Josh Hoover called for an audit of what the return-to-office mandate for state workers will cost. "Why should Californians who have returned to office in their respective fields care about this? How is state workers returning to the office impacting them?" I asked. "People working in the office already will very much notice a difference on their highways when it comes to traffic congestion," Hoover responded. Hoover said it is also impacting taxpayer dollars, claiming it costs around $600 million per year to pay and maintain state office buildings that he thinks could be sold and turned into housing. "It's going to be crazy again," said Andrew Douglas, who works at La Bou. Downtown businesses like La Bou are hopeful that state workers will bring a boom, but instead, it may be a bust. "People aren't going to go and patronize those businesses because they just can't afford to," said Vincent Green, an information technology specialist for the state. State workers may also be paying more for parking, up to $200 a month in some garages. The city plans to increase its prices on some of the cheaper garages on July 1, the same day the new return-to-office mandate for state workers begins. The state's finance department gave CBS13 this statement about the budget cuts: "Closing a $12 billion shortfall requires spending restraint across state government. The budget doesn't propose any furloughs, salary cuts, or health care reductions for state workers - but it does ask them to forego a three-percent salary increase." CBS13 also reached out to the governor's office but did not hear back. In the past, Newsom has been standing firm behind his return-to-office mandate, saying that it is good for people to collaborate in person. Some state workers told CBS13 that this is all a political move. "We have proven that we can still do our jobs even though we are at home," Green said.
