There’s a lot of work to do before making a bet on Tuesday’s Alamo Bowl between TCU and USC. The Trojans (9-3, 7-2) are 5.5-point favorites and will be buoyed by the fact that their starting quarterback, Jayden Maiava, will not only participate in this contest but also return to the team for the 2026 campaign.

TCU men's basketball had its best offensive game in years on Monday night. The Horned Frogs beat Jackson State 115-64 when everything seemed to click to close out the non-conference schedule.

This fact can be interpreted and opined on any way you want, but the fact does remain: TCU football coach Sonny Dykes has coached in an FBS college football national championship game. Lincoln Riley has not -- not at Oklahoma and not at USC.