TCU finished strong on both sides of the ball in opening its season with a 34-27 win at Stanford.

Trailing 24-20 with 6:57 to play, Josh Hoover led an 8-play, 74-yard drive, capped by a 4-yard scoring pass to Jack Bech, to put the Horned Frogs on top to stay at 27-24 with 3:13 remaining. The drive was keyed by a 34-yard completion to JP Richardson.

After forcing a 4-and-out on Stanford's ensuing series, which featured a combined sack by Marcel Brooks and Devean Deal, TCU sealed the victory four plays later with a Cam Cook 7-yard scoring run to make it 34-24 with 1:51 left.

Bech (139) and (107) gave TCU two 100-yard receivers in the same game for the first time since Derius Davis (139) and Quentin Johnston (114) against Oklahoma State in 2020.

Hoover completed his first eight attempts and finished 28-of-42 for 353 yards and two touchdowns.

TCU outgained Stanford 457-to-281 in total offense. The Horned Frogs had 10.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.

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TCU hosts LIU in its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.