STARTING in place of Trevone Boykin, who was suspended after a bar fight two days earlier, TCU’s Bram Kohlhausen led the No. 11 Horned Frogs back from 31 points down for a 47-41, triple-overtime victory over No. 15 Oregon on Saturday night in the Alamo Bowl.

    The 31-point comeback matches the greatest comeback in FBS bowl history in the United States.

    TCU’s offense struggled early as Kohlhausen struggled to fill the shoes of Boykin, but once Oregon lost Vernon Adams and Jeff Lockie replaced him, it was the Ducks who found themselves out of sync. TCU outgained Oregon 403 yards to 43 yards in the second half, running 61 plays to Oregon’s 31 and just dominating time of possession. Of Oregon’s six possessions in the third and fourth quarters, only one lasted longer than three plays or covered more than 10 yards. TCU, meanwhile, had six second-half possessions of its own, and it scored points on each and every one of them.

    Then, once things got to overtime, both teams exchanged touchdowns in the first session, and long field goals in the second. TCU got the ball first in the third overtime, and Kohlhausen broke loose for an eight-yard touchdown run, though TCU would not come through on the two-point conversion.

    Oregon’s possession was ruined by a botched snap — Oregon also lost its starting center to injury — and the game ended when Lockie heaved up a prayer on fourth down that was knocked down near the goal line.

    Kohlhausen threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 45 yards and another two scores. When this one became a battle of backup signal callers, Kohlhausen proved to have a major advantage.

    (SD-Agencies)