AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- After sleepwalking through theirfirst six quarters of the 2007 season, Jamaal Charles and Texasfinally woke up. Charles rushed for 134 yards as the seventh-ranked Longhornsrallied for a 34-13 victory over No. 19 Texas Christian onSaturday night. Texas (2-0) improved to 61-20-1 all-time against TCU (1-1) andwon its 15th straight home game vs. the Horned Frogs. But the Longhorns entered this contest reeling from a close-call21-13 triumph vs. Arkansas State in their season opener andcontinued their sloppy play early, as the Horned Frogs built a10-0 halftime lead. But quarterback Colt McCoy and Texas stormed out of the break,scoring 27 consecutive points over a 20-minute span bridging thethird and fourth quarters. McCoy, who looked sluggish throughout the first half, drew theLonghorns within 10-7 on the opening drive of the second halfwhen he hooked up with Nate Jones for a 33-yard touchdown to capa seven-play, 65-yard drive. Texas forged a 10-10 tie on Ryan Bailey's 28-yard field goalwith 42 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Longhornsfound themselves in prime position after recovering QuintonCunigan's fumble on the ensuing kickoff. Texas did not waste the opportunity, as Vondrell McGee plungedinto the end zone from a yard out to make it 17-10 with 14:35remaining, giving the Longhorns the lead for good. Charles carried the load on Texas' next drive, rushing for 34yards on just three carries. That set the stage for Bailey's20-yard field goal, which made it 20-10 with 9:47 left. The Longhorns pulled away less than three minutes later when TCUpunter Derek Wash fumbled a snap at the Horned Frogs' 21-yardline. Cornerback Brandon Foster scooped up the loose ball andrumbled into the end zone, giving Texas a commanding 27-10 leadwith 7:01 remaining. Charles delivered the decisive blow with 2:42 to play, racing upthe middle for a 39-yard TD run to make it 34-13. McCoy finished 25-of-38 for 239 yards, one TD and twointerceptions while Jones hauled in eight receptions for 91yards. Andy Dalton completed 23-of-37 passes for 208 yards and aninterception for TCU, which managed just 251 yards of totaloffense.
NCAAF: TCU at TEXAS <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- TCU (19) 0 10 0 3 13 TEXAS (7) 0 0 10 24 34 FINAL TCU-TD, T Stewart 45 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (C Manfredini KICK) 11:27 2nd Qtr TCU-FG, C Manfredini 19 YD 14:43 2nd Qtr TEXAS-TD, N Jones 33 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey KICK) 2:44 3rd Qtr TEXAS-FG, R Bailey 28 YD 14:18 3rd Qtr TEXAS-TD, V McGee 1 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 0:51 4th Qtr TEXAS-FG, R Bailey 20 YD 5:17 4th Qtr TEXAS-TD, B Foster 20 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Bailey KICK) 7:59 4th Qtr TCU-FG, C Manfredini 37 YD 10:37 4th Qtr TEXAS-TD, J Charles 39 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 12:18 4th Qtr TCU TEXAS First downs 15 19 Rushed-yards 32-43 36-176 Passing yards 208 239 Sacked-yards lost 3-36 0-0 Return yards 115 38 Passes 23-37-1 25-38-2 Punts 6-44.5 4-42 Fumbles-lost 6-3 0-0 Penalties-yards 13-100 8-69 Time of possession 28:40 31:20 Individual Statistics RUSHING: TCU-Ryan Christian 10-41, Justin Watts 10-29, Joseph Turner 2-4, Marcus Brock 1-1, William Jackson 1-1, Andy Dalton 7-MINUS 16, - Team 1-MINUS 17. TEXAS-Jamaal Charles 22-134, Colt McCoy 5-34, Chris Ogbonnaya 4-6, Vondrell McGee 4-5, Nate Jones 1-MINUS 3. PASSING: TCU-Andy Dalton 23-37-208- 1. TEXAS-Colt McCoy 25-38-239- 2. RECEIVING: TCU-Donald Massey 4-53, Ervin Dickerson 3-45, Walter Bryant 2-38, Derek Moore 2-20, Marcus Brock 3-17, Shae Reagan 1-14, Ryan Christian 3-7, Justin Watts 3-6, Jeremy Kerley 1-5, Jimmy Young 1-3. TEXAS-Nate Jones 8-91, Jermichael Finley 4-54, Quan Cosby 6-51, Limas Sweed 4-26, Chris Ogbonnaya 1-7, Peter Ullman 1-6, Jamaal Charles 1-4. Att: 84,621</div>
AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- After sleepwalking through theirfirst six quarters of the 2007 season, Jamaal Charles and Texasfinally woke up. Charles rushed for 134 yards as the seventh-ranked Longhornsrallied for a 34-13 victory over No. 19 Texas Christian onSaturday night. Texas (2-0) improved to 61-20-1 all-time against TCU (1-1) andwon its 15th straight home game vs. the Horned Frogs. But the Longhorns entered this contest reeling from a close-call21-13 triumph vs. Arkansas State in their season opener andcontinued their sloppy play early, as the Horned Frogs built a10-0 halftime lead. But quarterback Colt McCoy and Texas stormed out of the break,scoring 27 consecutive points over a 20-minute span bridging thethird and fourth quarters. "It was a great win for us because of the way it happened,"Texas coach Mack Brown said. "You've got to give Gary Pattersonand TCU so much credit. I thought they were a very goodfootball team and I think leaving here they're better than Ithought they were. The differences in the game were someturnovers and the kicking game that flipped the field andflipped the momentum." McCoy, who looked sluggish throughout the first half, drew theLonghorns within 10-7 on the opening drive of the second halfwhen he hooked up with Nate Jones for a 33-yard touchdown to capa seven-play, 65-yard drive. "(McCoy) scrambling with a protection breakdown and then a greatpass to Nate, I thought that changed the crowd, the momentum,and sent a message that we did do some good things offensivelyat halftime, and that we were going to have a better second halfoffensively," Brown said. Texas forged a 10-10 tie on Ryan Bailey's 28-yard field goalwith 42 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Longhornsfound themselves in prime position after recovering QuintonCunigan's fumble on the ensuing kickoff. Texas did not waste the opportunity, as Vondrell McGee plungedinto the end zone from a yard out to make it 17-10 with 14:35remaining, giving the Longhorns the lead for good. "I really felt like we were sitting there at halftime trying tofigure out what we were doing and we all kind of felt that way,"Brown said. "We'll just really have to watch the film andfigure out who we are going to be and progress from there. Andthank goodness we're 2-0 while we're figuring that out becausemost people wouldn't be." Charles carried the load on Texas' next drive, rushing for 34yards on just three carries. That set the stage for Bailey's20-yard field goal, which made it 20-10 with 9:47 left. The Longhorns pulled away less than three minutes later when TCUpunter Derek Wash fumbled a snap at the Horned Frogs' 21-yardline. Cornerback Brandon Foster scooped up the loose ball andrumbled into the end zone, giving Texas a commanding 27-10 leadwith 7:01 remaining. Charles delivered the decisive blow with 2:42 to play, racing upthe middle for a 39-yard TD run to make it 34-13. McCoy finished 25-of-38 for 239 yards, one TD and twointerceptions while Jones hauled in eight receptions for 91yards. Andy Dalton completed 23-of-37 passes for 208 yards and aninterception for TCU, which managed just 251 yards of totaloffense.
