Miller’s late score keeps TCU unbeaten

His touchdown in the second overtime hands the Cowboys their first defeat of the season.

NO. 13 TEXAS CHR. 43 NO. 8 OKLA. ST. 40 (2OT)

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendre Miller scored on a twoyard run in the second overtime and 13th-ranked Texas Christian beat No. 8 Oklahoma State 43-40 in a matchup of the Big 12’s last remaining undefeated teams Saturday.

Horned Frogs fans stormed the field after Miller got into the end zone for the Horned Frogs (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), who had gone into the fourth quarter trailing by two touchdowns.

The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime, with receivers getting wide open for big plays.

Max Duggan threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Quentin Johnston on the second play of overtime for TCU. The Cowboys were then facing fourth and nine when Spencer Sanders found Braydon Johnson by himself for a 23-yard gain to the one, setting up Dominic Richardson’s tying touchdown run.

Oklahoma State (5-1, 2-1) got the ball to start the second overtime, but after a holding penalty and three incomplete passes in a row, the Cowboys had to settle for Tanner Brown’s fourth field goal, a 52-yarder.

Miller finished with 104 yards rushing in 22 carries, including another touchdown on a threeyard run in the fourth quarter. Duggan completed 23 of 40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnston had eight catches for 180 yards.

Sanders ran for touchdowns on Oklahoma State’s first two drives of the game but was only 16for-36 passing for 245 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

The Cowboys jumped out to a 24-7 lead only five minutes into the second quarter.

TCU used a little trickery to tie the score at 30-30 with 1:57 left in regulation. After a shift in the backfield for running back Emari Demarcado to take the shotgun snap, he handed the ball right back to Duggan, who found tight end Jared Wiley wide open in the right flat for a 10-yard touchdown.