TCU Football at Iowa State: Staff Predictions

Can the Horned Frogs become bowl eligible?
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So, here we are. Last game of the season. And Horned Frogs are hoping for one of two possible outcomes - win and become bowl eligible; lose and put this long, painful season behind them. 

Last summer, before the season started, many people circled this Black Friday Showdown as having huge Big 12 Championship implications. The hope was that the winner of this game would determine who would play Oklahoma in the Championship game.

Those aspirations didn't work out quite like that. Iowa State was ranked in the Top 10 early in the season. Then they lost in the intrastate CyHawk game in Week 2. Then two weeks later, they lost in Waco. Now they sit at 6-5 at the end of a season. No one in Ames thought that was even a possibility.

TCU's season has even been more unexpected. A loss to SMU in September set the tone for what was to come. With too many injuries and a nonexistent defense, the Frogs lost five of six games. Suddenly, legendary head coach Gary Patterson was out, and the Frogs thought the season was over. Now, win one more against Iowa State and become bowl eligible. Can they do it?

KillerFrogs Team Predictions:

Sean Foushee - TCU 34 - ISU 28

Brett Gibbons - ISU 33 - TCU 27

Nick Howard - TCU 28 - ISU 21

Barry Lewis - ISU 35 - TCU 21

Hunter Nix - ISU 28 - TCU 24

WC Nix, TCU Hall of Fame - TCU 31 - TCU 28

Adam Shirley - ISU 31 - TCU 24

Ryann Zeller - ISU 28 - TCU 24

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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