Jaden Craig Throws Three Scores as TCU Beats Arkansas State
Jaden Craig threw three touchdown passes and TCU never had to look back. The Horned Frogs beat Arkansas State 31-7 and got to 2-1, while the Red Wolves dropped to 1-2.
The score was lopsided from the start, and Arkansas State never led or tied it. Jeremy Payne ran in from three yards out in the first quarter, and Craig found Ed Small from 17 yards in the second for 14-0. Arkansas State got on the board with Ezell Jolly's one-yard run with 1:05 left in the half, which made it 14-7 at the break. That was the closest it got. Ka'Morreun Pimpton caught a nine-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 21-7, a Nate McCashland field goal made it 24-7, and Kari Ashley's 29-yard catch with 1:52 to play capped it.
The yards say the same thing. TCU had 468 total yards to Arkansas State's 261, with 337 of them through the air. The Red Wolves gained 128 on the ground and 133 through the air, and never turned the ball over, but 7 points is 7 points. TCU threw one interception and it cost nothing, because Arkansas State could not turn it into anything. The Horned Frogs also finished with two sacks to the Red Wolves' one.
For fantasy, Craig had a very good day at 33.5 points, though he had a bigger one in Week 2. Small was the real winner here, with 164 yards on seven catches and a season-high 29.4. Ashley also scored and is quietly building a season.