{"id":147314,"date":"2022-12-03T22:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tcu-fails-to-clinch-college-football-playoff-berth-in-ot-loss-to-kansas-state-in-big-12-title-game\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:05:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:05:04","slug":"tcu-fails-to-clinch-college-football-playoff-berth-in-ot-loss-to-kansas-state-in-big-12-title-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tcu-fails-to-clinch-college-football-playoff-berth-in-ot-loss-to-kansas-state-in-big-12-title-game\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU fails to clinch College Football Playoff berth in OT loss to Kansas State in Big 12 title game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Max Duggan’s fourth quarter efforts weren’t enough for TCU to complete another comeback victory in the Big 12 title game. (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Kansas State stuffed TCU on fourth down to hang on for a 31-28 overtime victory in the Big 12 title game and possibly jeopardize TCU’s College Football Playoff hopes.<\/p>\n

TCU RB Kendre Miller got stopped short of the goal line on first possession of overtime. Kansas State’s Ty Zentner then kicked the game-winning field goal on K-State’s possession to give the Wildcats their first Big 12 title since 2003.<\/p>\n

The Horned Frogs (12-1) entered the Big 12 title game as one of three undefeated teams remaining in college football. While the loss could put TCU’s playoff chances in danger, it shouldn’t. Especially given USC’s loss to Utah on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Kansas State (10-3) had a 28-17 lead in the fourth quarter but TCU scored 11 points in the final eight minutes to get the game to overtime. TCU QB Max Duggan had a heroic effort on the game-tying TD drive as he rushed for \u2014 no joke \u2014 95 yards on the 80-yard TD drive, which included a 15-yard offensive pass interference penalty.<\/p>\n

Duggan’s 8-yard TD run cut K-State’s lead to two with 1:51 to go and he hit Jared Wiley for the game-tying score. At that point, it appeared that TCU was going to yet again complete another second-half comeback to keep its undefeated season alive. But that failed to materialize in overtime.<\/p>\n

What happened in overtime<\/h2>\n

TCU was facing second and goal at the K-State six and Duggan appeared to be inches short of the goal line on a second down run.<\/p>\n

He was marked down a yard shy of the end zone, though replays showed the ball was much closer to the goal line, and not a full yard. But despite a lengthy review, the ball was moved just inside the 1 and not where it should have been.<\/p>\n

That’s important, because Miller was stuffed on third down just short of the goal line. If the ball was spotted closer to the end zone, he likely would have scored.<\/p>\n

There was also an overhead replay angle that showed Miller appear to reach the ball across the goal line. But the play was not reviewed.<\/p>\n

Miller was then stuffed clearly short of the goal line on fourth down and Kansas State simply played for a game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n