TCU Horned Frogs vs. UCF Knights: A Comprehensive Game Preview
This article provides a detailed preview of the upcoming matchup between the TCU Horned Frogs and the UCF Knights. It covers various aspects, including game details, team performance, key players, coaching connections, and historical context.
Game Details
The TCU Horned Frogs and Knights will hit the court at Addition Financial Arena for this matchup on Feb. 17, 2026. This matchup between the Horned Frogs and Knights will take place on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The game will be broadcast on FOX. If you want to see the game live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
Team Performance
TCU Horned Frogs
In its previous game, TCU defeated Oklahoma State on Saturday, 95-92 in OT. Its leading scorer was David Punch with 19 points. The Horned Frogs are 2-0 for the first time since 2022, when they reached the College Football Playoff National Championship.
TCU averages 78.9 points per game (118th in college basketball) while giving up 72.1 per contest (128th in college basketball). The Horned Frogs are putting up 77.9 points per game this year when playing at home, which is 5.8 fewer points than they’re averaging in road games (83.7).
Under first-year Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos, the Horned Frogs recorded their first shutout since 2017 with a 45-0 win over LIU. The 127 yards of total offense by LIU were the fewest allowed by TCU since holding Grambling State to 80 yards in the 2012 season opener. Josh Hoover’s 14 consecutive completions tied a TCU single-game record set by Jeff Ballard against San Diego State in 2006. Hoover’s 14 straight completions also tied for second overall at TCU, behind only the 16 in a row by Casey Pachall over the 2011-12 seasons. Cam Cook ran for three touchdowns and has a team-high four rushing scores in two games. Namdi Obiazor’s 1.5 tackles for loss gave him a TCU-best 4.0 on the season. TCU’s student attendance of 6,153 for the LIU game was the fourth largest in school history and nearly 50 percent of its total enrollment.
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UCF Knights
UCF lost its most recent game to West Virginia, 74-67, on Saturday. UCF is averaging 74.5 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 7.3 fewer points than its average for the season (81.8).
Coaching and Historical Context
This will be the first meeting on the gridiron between the Horned Frogs and Knights. TCU is playing 11 Power Four Conference opponents this season. The Horned Frogs are facing a team from the state of Florida for the first time since a 45-10 loss at Miami in 1992. TCU is 5-7 all-time against teams from the Sunshine State, going 2-1 against Florida State and 3-6 versus the Hurricanes. The Horned Frogs are 11-3 in home games under Head Coach Sonny Dykes.
Dykes is 1-1 as a head coach versus UCF with both meetings coming during his time at SMU. Dykes was part of a 55-28 win in Dallas in 2021 with a 48-20 loss in Orlando in 2018, his first season with the Mustangs. It has taken Dykes just 29 games to reach 20 wins at TCU. Only Francis A. Schmidt (24, 1929- 30) and two-time national championship head coach Dutch Meyer (25, 1934-35) reached the mark quicker.
Key Players and Connections
TCU Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Kendal Briles coached UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson for three seasons (2020-22) at Arkansas. Briles and Jefferson were joined in Fayetteville by TCU running back Dominique Johnson.
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