Ryan Bunnell

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2022 TCU Football Preview: Defensive Line

TCU’s D-Line unit has produced an immense amount of talent over the years. From Jerry Hughes to Ben Banogu, the Horned Frogs have been blessed with top-notch talent up front for years. Now, in a new era of TCU Football, only time will tell how the new-look defense will transpire in coach Sonny Dykes’ new system.

The good news is, the Frogs return nearly the entire defensive line rotation from a year ago. The bad news is, Ochaun Mathis, the Frogs’ sack leader from last season, is now a Nebraska
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: Fall Camp Questions & 2022 Season Predictions

We’re back with another episode! Whereas last week we discussed the big picture of the college football landscape as a whole, this time we go game by game breaking down our 2022 season predictions for your TCU Horned Frogs.

Aside from that, we’ve got a few 2023 recruiting updates as well as some questions we want answered in fall camp ahead of kickoff this September.

As always, thanks for listening and go frogs!
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Opponent Preview Series: Tarleton State Texans

Back at it with another installment of our preseason opponent preview series, and this time it’s Tarleton State’s turn. The Texans will serve as TCU’s home opener this season, with the game set to take place Sept. 10 at 7 pm CST.

The Texans have had a relatively successful football program over the past few years. After piling up 23 wins in two consecutive undefeated regular seasons (2018, 2019), Tarleton State has finished 5-3 in the COVID-riddled season and 6-5 just a year ago after joining t

Football meets family: Central’s Ismail Foz is finding his way in America

Ryan Bunnell is an ASU Cronkite School of Journalism student assigned to cover Alhambra High School for AZPreps365.com.

When it comes to sports, “family” is a term often mentioned by players and coaches alike when describing their team. For Central High School’s Ismail “Izzy” Foz and coach Chandler Hovik, family is a reality.

In 2020, Hovik and his wife, Crishana, decided to bring Foz into their home and take on the role of Foz’s legal guardians.

“I didn’t think he was getting all the experie
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: Quick News Hits & College Football Future Bets

We’re back after a short break for another episode of the Frogs O’ War podcast!

On this week’s episode, Anthony and Ryan discuss some recent Horned Frog news such as a handful of Frogs being drafted to the MLB as well as some recruiting updates for TCU’s class of ‘23.

It’s finally that time of year, and the college football season is right around the corner. Ranging from Heisman winner to who will reach the playoffs, the guys break down all of their favorite future bets/picks for the 2022/2023
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Four-Star Running Back Cameron Cook commits to TCU

Four-star running back Cameron Cook announced his commitment to TCU yesterday as the Frogs beat out Texas and Cal for the no. 15 ranked running back in the country, per 247Sports.

The Round Rock Stony Point product marks another spectacular get for Sonny Dykes and co. Thanks to the addition of Cook, the Frogs’ 2023 recruiting class is now ranked no. 25 in the country with 16 total hard commits, featuring three 4-star athletes (Cook, Cordale Russell, Avion Carter).

Cook finished his junior seas
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Conference Realignment: Assessing the most popular rumors

By now most of you reading this are likely aware of USC and UCLA’s decision to flip the college football world upside down by leaving the Pac 12 for the Big 10 starting in 2024. For the last few weeks, fans and media personalities alike have been theorizing and/or suggesting potential solutions as to what the future of the sport might look like.

Some say the SEC and Big 10 are taking over the college football landscape in a dictator-like fashion, hoarding all the major brands, blue-chip recruit
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Former Frog KaVontae Turpin wins USFL MVP

Former standout wide receiver for TCU Football, KaVontae Turpin, just became the first USFL MVP since Herschel Walker received the award in 1985.

“Turpin Time” finished the 10-game season leading the league in receiving yards (540) and yards after catch (316) despite catching 35 balls less than USFL receptions leader Lance Lenoir (88). He also racked up 129 rushing yards and 6 all-purpose touchdowns.

Turp’s ridiculous production rate on offense as well as some flashy plays on kick/punt returns
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: TCU News & Super Regional Recap

On this week’s episode of the Frogs O’ War podcast, Anthony and Ryan cover some quick news hits on a wide variety of sports topics. The Big 12 expanding to 16 teams for the year 2023, Du Mapaya etching his name amongst horned frog legends, and even a look into basketball’s Emerald Coast Class first-round matchup; we’ve got you covered!

Aside from news and TCU sports updates, the guys go through last week’s Super Regional predictions to see how their predictions faired.

Click the play button be
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TCU Athletics 2021/2022 Recap: Soccer

With the baseball season coming to an end and the Track & Field calendar wrapping up at the end of this month, the 2021/2022 TCU Athletics year is coming to a close.

We’ve got a long offseason of new signings, rumors, and “what-ifs” to look forward to this summer across all sports, but for now, let’s take a step back and look at what all this University accomplished in the past year.

From a march madness win in basketball to an elite 8 appearance by the Men’s Tennis squad, Horned Frog fans wer
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: Regional Recap

Back for another episode after a very eventful weekend of TCU athletics.

This week, Anthony and Ryan go game by game breaking down how the Frogs’ postseason journey transpired in College Station. All things ranging from Austin Krob and Cam Brown’s lights-out pitching performances, to a Brayden Taylor snub for the all-regional team, the guys have got you covered!

Rounding out the episode, Anthony and Ryan predict the superregional round of the NCAA tournament and discuss which teams have the be
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TCU 9, Texas A&M 15: ‘Til next season

TCU Baseball’s season came to an end last night following a gut-wrenching 15-9 loss against Texas A&M in the College Station Regional Final.

Before I dive into the nitty-gritty of the game, I want to preface this by saying the Frogs never quit. This group had their backs against the wall countless times this season, and it seemed fitting to end things on a do-or-die game shared with a pretty hefty rival.

Numerous times in that ballgame, Frog fans hung their head thinking “Well, that’s that,” b
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TCU 6, Louisiana 1: Frogs live to see another day

Lights out pitching from Cam Brown and an early 2-run home run from Brayden Taylor propelled the Frogs to a 6-1 win over 3-seed Louisiana in a do-or-die scenario.

With the win, the Frogs advance to the College Station regional final, where they’ll face the hosts and no. 5 national seed Texas A&M. Being that the Aggies have a game to drop, TCU will have to win tonight at 7 pm in order to force a second game, where in that scenario it would be winner take all.

The Frogs needed some big performan
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TCU 3, Oral Roberts 1: Survive and advance

Back-to-back 6th inning home runs from Brayden Taylor and Kurtis Byrne on two consecutive pitches propelled TCU Baseball to a 3-1 win over Oral Roberts this afternoon.

With the win, the Frogs advance to the next stage of the College Station regional, where they’ll face the loser of tonight’s A&M vs Louisiana matchup.

It wasn’t necessarily the prettiest win, but stellar performances from Marcelo Perez and Garrett Wright on the mound were exactly what the Frogs needed.

Perez finished the game w
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TCU 6, Louisiana 7: Frogs drop opener in College Station

The road to Omaha just got a whole ‘lot tougher.

TCU Baseball dropped their opening game in the College Station Regional 7-6 in a battle against 3-seed Louisiana.

Because of the loss, the Frogs move into the losers bracket and will face 4-seed Oral Roberts tomorrow afternoon while the Ragin’ Cajuns move on to play the hosts in the evening game.

The Frogs got off to a shaky start, as Riley Cornelio gave up back-to-back home runs in the 2nd inning over the course of a three-pitch span, one of w
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NCAA Baseball Tournament: College Station Regional Preview

All game lines and futures odds are per DraftKings as of June 1 and are for entertainment purposes only

At Bat: In the competitive SEC, Texas A&M did not have any players earn first-team All-Conference honors and have no projected top 2022 MLB prospects, but the Aggie roster runs deep with power and speed at every spot. The Aggies get on base, steal bases, and mash for power: 9 regular starters with on-base % over .350, with 3 players with double-digit steals, and 7 players with 6+ homers. Oppo
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TCU Baseball addresses the media prior to regional matchup

TCU Baseball Head Coach Kirk Saarloos along with key players Tommy Sacco and Riley Cornelio sat down to speak with media ahead of Friday night’s regional matchup against the 3-seeded Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.

Throughout the press conference, there was a sense of confidence across the trio of Horned Frogs. Although a “been there, done that” attitude could be expected for a team that’s made the postseason 16 times in the last 18 years, the Frogs appeared to be cool, calm, and collected while also
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: Tourney Time

Back again with another episode!

On this week’s installment of the FOW podcast, Anthony and Ryan dive into a variety of TCU sports topics with a focus on the baseball team’s start to their postseason journey.

Aside from talking Frogball, the guys break down how Damion Baugh’s decision to stay at TCU for another season impacts the Frogs as well as how new transfer guard Rondel Walker (Ok. St.) will fit into Dixon’s system.

A bit of a disclaimer before you click play on the episode: We apologiz
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NCAA Baseball Bracket Announced: TCU headed to College Station

The NCAA revealed its full 64-team baseball tournament bracket on Monday morning, complete with all seeds and match-ups, after announcing the 16 host sites on Sunday night.

Although the Frogs knew they weren’t slotted as a top 16 national seed and would not be hosting a regional this season, they didn’t know where they’d land come selection time.

TCU ended up slotted as a 2-seed, set to travel down to College Station to take part in the Aggies’ regional.

It’s not the end all be all for TCU, b
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TCU 3, Texas 5: On to the next

If TCU Baseball wants to win the Big 12 tournament, they’ll have to do it the hard way following a 5-3 loss against Texas this evening.

Marcelo Perez was on the mound for the Frogs, and aside from one bad pitch, he was lights out. He finished the game with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched, but unfortunately for the Frogs, that one bad pitch cost ‘em 3 runs in the top of the first.

The Longhorn’s Murphy Stehly blasted one out to left field to put the Horns on the board early but got nothing mo
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Frogs O’ War Podcast: The return of the pod

On the first episode of the re-vamped FOW Podcast, Anthony and Ryan dive into a variety of Horned Frog-related topics ranging from the Frogs’ Big 12 regular-season title in baseball, all the way to recapping dominant seasons by TCU Tennis and Beach Volleyball.

It’s not all about the news this week though, as the guys go through last months “Ask the fans” social media polls, giving their take and reaction to each question posed.

This is the first of many episodes, so be on the lookout for new e
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TCU Track & Field finish with six medals at Big 12 Championships

TCU Track & Field recently competed in the Big 12 championship meet where they finished with three gold medals and three silver medals.

The highlight of the meet was the men’s 4x100 relay team, one of the country’s best. The collective comprised of Bryson Stubblefield, Tinotenda Matiyenga, Kundai Maguranyanga and Robert Gregory Jr. placed first and broke the meet record with a time of 38.50, the fourth-fastest time recorded in the NCAA this season.

Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya added the second gold
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TCU Baseball wins Big 12 regular season title

TCU Baseball closed out the regular season in style with a home sweep over the Santa Clara Broncos to extend its win streak to seven and finish with a 35-18 overall record.

While the Frogs took care of business in Lupton against a non-conference foe, their Big 12 fate relied on one crucial result from Norman. Oklahoma had beaten Texas Tech in games 1 and 2 of their weekend series, which meant TCU needed a Red Raider win in game 3 to take sole claim of the 2022 Big 12 regular-season title.

If t
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TCU Men’s Tennis set to face 8-seed Kentucky in Elite 8

No. 1-seed TCU Men’s Tennis will face off against 8-seed Kentucky in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon at 3 p.m. CST.

Today’s match marks the 5th quarterfinals appearance in program history, and the first since 2015 (1986, 1996, 2001, 2015). Whereas the first three rounds were played in familiar territory at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, the Frogs will travel to Champaign, Illinois to continue their postseason run.

Considering the Frogs pulled off three st
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