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Jaden Craig throws 3 TD passes as sluggish TCU pulls away from Arkansas State 31-7

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Dixon, S. (2026, September 20). Jaden Craig throws 3 TD passes as sluggish TCU pulls away from Arkansas State 31-7. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/jaden-craig-throws-3-td-passes-as-sluggish-tcu-pulls-away-from-arkansas-state-31-7/article_e69ed90c-0edc-5b58-b91c-38e7cceed5f4.html

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Jaden Craig threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, leading TCU to a 31-7 victory over Arkansas State in Fort Worth on Saturday night. The decisive moment came when TCU stopped Arkansas State’s fourth-down attempt that would have tied the game late in the third quarter. Ed Small had his best performance with 164 receiving yards, including a touchdown, contributing significantly to TCU's win.

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On Saturday night, TCU defeated Arkansas State 31-7 in Fort Worth, Texas. Jaden Craig, a Harvard transfer and TCU quarterback, threw three touchdown passes covering 8, 32, and 17 yards. He completed 26 of 35 passes for 337 yards. Ka’Morreun Pimpton caught the longest pass from Craig, an 8-yarder that capped a historic 99-yard drive. Ed Small set a career-high with 164 receiving yards, including a 17-yard touchdown reception. The game marked TCU’s third win of the season against Arkansas State's first loss in three games.

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Arkansas State Big 12 FORT WORTH TCU the Red Wolves

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TCU ORG · 5× Arkansas State ORG · 4× Big 12 ORG · 3× Craig PERSON · 3× Small PERSON · 3× the Red Wolves ORG · 2× FORT WORTH GPE · 1× Jaden Craig PERSON · 1× Ka’Morreun Pimpton PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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Craig’s 8-yard scoring pass to Ka’Morreun Pimpton late in the third quarter capped a 99-yard drive that came after the Horned Frogs (2-1) made a fourth-down stop when the Red Wolves (1-2) went for a tying touchdown.

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2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

Jaden Craig throws 3 TD passes as sluggish TCU pulls away from Arkansas State 31-7 · assertive framing

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jaden Craig threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, and TCU overcame a sluggish showing for a 31-7 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday night. asserted

TCU → throw → night

Wolves → cap → touchdown

Ed Small had a career-high 164 yards receiving with a 17-yard TD. asserted

Small → have → TD

Small’s 22-yard catch kick-started the march that tied a 99-yarder against Kansas five years ago as the longest in school history. asserted

that → start → history

Craig, a Harvard transfer, also connected with Kari Ashley for 32 yards on that drive. asserted

Craig → connect → drive

Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line. asserted

Owens → fool → line

Arkansas State faced fourth down at the 1 trailing 14-7 when Owens rolled right but didn’t have anybody open and threw incomplete to Tyler Little in the back of the end zone. asserted

anybody → face → zone

Small had a 52-yard catch to set Jeremy Payne’s 3-yard run that opened the scoring. asserted

that → have → scoring

The sophomore beat his previous career high of 101 yards before halftime, finishing with 122 yards on four catches in the first half. asserted

sophomore → beat → half

Small had seven grabs for the game. asserted

Small → have → game

TCU left little doubt about the outcome with a clock-killing drive to a field goal in the fourth quarter. asserted

TCU → leave → quarter

Payne had 29 of his 86 yards rushing on the drive, and Craig capped the scoring with a 29-yard TD toss to Ashley. asserted

Craig → have → Ashley

The Red Wolves won two of their first 20 games against Big 12 opponents, but both had come in the past six matchups. asserted

both → win → matchups

They flirted with making it three wins in seven games before fading after the failed fourth-down conversion. asserted

it → flirt → conversion

The solid showing brightens the outlook two weeks before the Sun Belt opener. asserted

showing → brighten → opener