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Max Carroll's pick-6 and Jaden Craig's late touchdown lift TCU to 22-16 win over Kansas

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Dixon, S. (2026, October 31). Max Carroll's pick-6 and Jaden Craig's late touchdown lift TCU to 22-16 win over Kansas. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/max-carroll-s-pick-6-and-jaden-craig-s-late-touchdown-lift-tcu-to-22-16-win-over-kansas/article_dc1dee54-7f87-557a-a487-8177f75ce14e.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-01 · by Schuyler Dixon

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Max Carroll returned an interception for a touchdown and Jaden Craig scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the game as TCU defeated Kansas 22-16 on Saturday. The Jayhawks had taken a 16-14 lead with less than two minutes remaining but were unable to hold it, dropping their record to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play. Carroll’s interception return covered 60 yards while Craig’s go-ahead score was an 17-yard run with 1:09 left on the clock. The win marked TCU's sixth straight victory over Kansas, though it was their first one-score win of the season.
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On October 31, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, TCU secured a narrow victory over Kansas with a final score of 22-16. The turning point came when TCU's Max Carroll returned an interception for a touchdown and quarterback Jaden Craig scored the go-ahead points on a 17-yard run with 1:09 left in the game. Despite leading 13-0 at halftime, Kansas faltered after a key play was nullified by a pass interference penalty, allowing TCU to regain momentum. The win marks TCU's sixth straight victory over Kansas and improves their record to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12 conference. Kansas (3-5, 1-4) dropped their sixth consecutive game in Fort Worth since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.

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🔮 Cole Ballard’s desperation pass as time expired was incomplete as Kansas (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) couldn’t hold a 13-0 halftime lead and dropped to 0-6 in Fort Worth since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.
🔮 The Cowboys had the second-worst rushing offense in the NFL before Javonte Williams went for a career-high 155 yards rushing among the team’s 204.
🔮 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian wouldn’t mind seeing the edgy Arch Manning every week.
🔮 The Longhorns also nearly squandered a 10-point lead in the final two minutes when receiver Emmett Mosley IV couldn’t hang on to an onside kick and the Rebels recovered to stay alive.
🔮 The 60-year-old said his wife, Megan, suspected retirement might not last long.
🔮 The move comes after Dallas lost to Tampa Bay 24-16 when the Buccaneers were starting undrafted free agent quarterback Jalon Daniels in place of Baker Mayfield.
🔮 Sarkisian said he thought Manning would probably want back the throw on Bowen’s pick-6, but credited Courtland Guillory for making the play on the second interception.
🔮 “I feel like this game was similar to the Cardinals game last year, and I feel like I could probably pick another one from the year before,” Prescott said, referring to a 27-17 loss that was Arizona’s only win in its final 15 games.
🔮 The Eagles (2-3, 0-2) had a chance to get within two points early in the fourth quarter, but Cameron Kossmann dropped a pass when he was wide open and probably would have scored easily on fourth-and-inches from the SMU 8.
🔮 Brian Schottenheimer wouldn’t specify the word the Dallas coach said he wished he hadn’t used with Dak Prescott before the play that triggered a series of game-management miscues by Cowboys coaches and players in the final seconds of a loss to Baltimore.
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FORT WORTH Jayhawks Kansas TCU the Horned Frogs

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TCU ORG · 9× Kansas GPE · 8× the Horned Frogs ORG · 5× Craig PERSON · 4× Baylor ORG · 2× FORT WORTH GPE · 2× Jayhawks ORG · 2× Jaden Craig PERSON · 1× Max Carroll PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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The flag came out just as Johnson made the catch, and officials ruled that Kalen Carroll, who had the pass breakup that led to Max Carroll’s TD, made contact with Bryson Hayes just as the ball was going over the receiver’s head.
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🔮 Cole Ballard’s desperation pass as time expired was incomplete as Kansas (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) couldn’t hold a 13-0 halftime lead and dropped to 0-6 in Fort Worth since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.

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Max Carroll returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown, quarterback Jaden Craig ran 17 yards for the go-ahead score with 1:09 remaining and TCU beat Kansas 22-16 on Saturday. asserted
TCU → return → Saturday
The Jayhawks had gone ahead 16-14 on Martin Connington’s 27-yard field goal after a 94-yard interception return by the Horned Frogs was wiped out by a pass interference penalty. asserted
return → go → penalty
Cole Ballard’s desperation pass as time expired was incomplete as Kansas (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) couldn’t hold a 13-0 halftime lead and dropped to 0-6 in Fort Worth since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012. asserted
TCU → expire → 2012
Kansas was coming off a victory that ended a 14-game losing streak against Baylor. asserted
that → come → Baylor
Carroll’s TD came after the Horned Frogs (4-4, 2-3) were held scoreless in the first half for the first time since a 10-7 victory over California in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl. asserted
Frogs → come → Bowl
“We’re going to have to play better offensively, but I was really proud of the offense for driving down at the end of the game,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. asserted
Dykes → go → game
“We’ve had four opportunities this year to go either win or tie a football game, and at the end, we haven’t been able to get it done. asserted
it → have → end
To their credit, we got it done tonight.” asserted
it → get → credit
The Horned Frogs were up 14-13 when Jamel Johnson caught an overthrown pass from Cole Ballard at the TCU 6-yard line and weaved his way toward the left sideline, where he went on to the end zone. asserted
he → catch → zone
The flag came out just as Johnson made the catch, and officials ruled that Kalen Carroll, who had the pass breakup that led to Max Carroll’s TD, made contact with Bryson Hayes just as the ball was going over the receiver’s head. asserted
ball → come → head
After Connington’s third field goal put the Jayhawks in front, Craig led a 13-play, 84-yard drive to give TCU the lead again. asserted
Craig → put → lead
The Horned Frogs could have run the clock down for a final-play field goal when Craig scored. uncertain
Craig → run → goal
“This group knows, a close loss, the opportunity was there,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. asserted
Leipold → know → ?
“We can play with a lot of people, but we’ve got to make sure that we execute on both sides where we can make plays enough at certain times that we can win these games.” asserted
we → play → games
Craig made up for a rough game throwing by rushing for 87 yards, and freshman receiver Ace Theus had a 28-yard touchdown run to give TCU its first lead. asserted
Theus → make → lead
Craig was just 13 of 29 for a season-worst 85.7 passer rating, but the Horned Frogs forced two turnovers to make up for a muffed punt asserted
Frogs → force → punt
“Sometimes you’re going to have to win some ugly football games, and that was kind of an ugly football game, and we were able to win it,” Dykes said. asserted
Dykes → go → it
“We did it because we didn’t turn the ball over.” asserted
we → do → ball
Ballard was 20 of 35 for 285 yards with a 29-yard score to Cam Pickett, who made a nifty reception to stay inbounds on the catch-and-run play. asserted
who → make → play
The takeaway Kansas: A week after rushing for 156 yards in the victory over Baylor, Dylan Edwards was held to a 2.1-yard average with 42 yards on 20 carries. asserted
Edwards → rush → carries
The Frogs sent the fans home happy after they spent the better part of the game booing an offense that punted seven times on its first eight possessions. asserted
that → send → possessions
The other drive ended on a fourth-down stop inside the Kansas 1-yard line with 3 seconds left in the first half. asserted
drive → end → half
Up next Kansas: Hosts UCF next Saturday. asserted
Kansas → host → UCF
TCU: Visits No. 22 Arizona on Friday night. asserted
TCU → visit → night
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