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Chase McLaughlin practiced fully Wednesday after Tuesday’s absence, removing uncertainty around Tampa Bay’s kicker. Dallas’ sharper concern is protecting its own kicking operation and refusing to make Tampa’s next possession easier.
The Rangers’ 3–0 road win Tuesday brought them to 17–17. They host Fossil Ridge on Friday at 6 p.m.
TCU’s remembrance of Dennis Franchione brings the 1998 Sun Bowl back into focus: a breakthrough built through rushing, defense and a future worth pursuing.
Jamie Benn helped create Dallas’ first goal and scored its third, pairing a setup play with a finish in the Stars’ 5-0 victory over San Jose.
TCU held BYU’s quarterback to 62 passing yards, then watched him rush for both touchdowns in a 17-10 loss that exposed an unfinished defensive choice.
Two late empty-net goals inflated the margin, but Jake Oettinger’s second-period choice behind the net created the sequence that changed Dallas’ opener.
15 Fort Worth teams played this week, and the town went 8-7. Every local result from Thursday through Saturday, with rankings where they apply.
The No. 9 Horned Frogs host No. 24 Colorado on Friday after recovering from an opening-set loss to win at West Virginia.
Joey Porter Jr.’s first Dallas practice may expand the Cowboys’ defensive menu, but Christian Parker’s admission about the Rio finale makes the larger issue clear: personnel cannot replace situational judgment.
Kenny Clark’s Wednesday assessment sharpened Dallas’ defensive challenge: occasional disruption means little without dependable run defense and pressure that finishes plays.
Brian Schottenheimer’s Tuesday explanation centered on communication, and the 27-yard pass after Dallas’ touchback shows why the final defensive sequence cannot disappear beneath the goal-line debate.
Daniel Gafford’s perimeter experiment should begin with passing, not a sudden career as a stretch center. Dallas can expand his decisions while protecting the finishing and rebounding that already work.
Texas got 321 innings from MacKenzie Gore and Kumar Rocker in 2026, but 132 walks keep command at the center of the Rangers’ winter rotation planning.
Chris Young’s call for rest and recovery is reasonable, but Jacob deGrom’s 2026 season showed that durability and dominance are separate standards.
Both Fort Worth teams enter the week 5–0, with Arlington Heights facing Paschal and Wyatt visiting Brewer.
Jakob Junis recorded one out and issued three walks during a fifth inning that extended Minnesota’s lead in the Rangers’ 6-4 finale loss.
TCU controlled the third quarter for 9:45 and got only a field goal, then surrendered the deciding touchdown in a 21-13 loss to UCF.
