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TCU Football At Colorado: Staff Predictions And Game Previews

The Horned Frogs will face the Buffaloes for the first time in program history. Here are the predictions from the KillerFrogs' staff.
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It's almost game day! Football season is back. Friday night, the TCU Horned Frogs kick off the Sonny Dykes Era with a road game against another Power Five program when they take on the Colorado Buffaloes at 9 p.m. CT.

Staff Predictions

Who will get the start at quarterback? Will the offensive line be better that last year? How will the defense be? The Horned Frogs enter the season with a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator, a new defensive coordinator, and many more changes. TCU currently sits at a 13.5 favorite in the game. Will the Frogs pull off the win? Here's how the KillerFrogs editorial staff thinks the game will go:

Adam Shirley - TCU 24 - CU - 10

Barry Lewis - TCU 34 - CU 17

Brett Gibbons - TCU 38 - CU 10

David Tucker - TCU 41 - CU 14

Derek Lytle - TCU 28- CU 21

Ian Napetian - TCU 45 - CU 13

Nathan Cross - TCU 42 - CU 14

Nick Howard - TCU 42 - CU 21

Ryann Zeller - TCU 35 - CU 14

Tori Couch - TCU 24 - CU 10

Tyler Brown - TCU 56 - CU 0

Zion Trammell - TCU 34 - CU 21

Previewing the Game

All week, our staff has been providing a preview of the first game of the season. In case you missed some of our earlier coverage, here's some links to those stories:

Monday

Lookahead at the Colorado Buffaloes

Coach Sonny Dykes' Press Conference

Tuesday

Dear Opponent - Our weekly letter sent to our upcoming opponent

Wednesday

Odds, Point Spread, and Total Points Prediction

Thursday

Keys to the Game

Opponents to Watch

Tori's Thoughts on QB1

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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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