Jordan Dwyer’s first catch after halftime lasted long enough to expose the basic shape of TCU’s night. Jaden Craig found him at the Baylor 32, and Dwyer continued to the 8 to complete a 67-yard gain. One play later, Ka’Morreun Pimpton caught an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Three plays, 75 yards and 44 seconds into the second half, TCU had turned a 7-6 game into a 14-6 advantage. The Horned Frogs eventually won 17-6 in Waco, with a concentrated passing attack doing most of the offensive work: TCU’s offense could find enough answers through its receivers even while the running game remained stubbornly unhelpful.
Dwyer finished with six receptions for 150 yards, an average of 25 yards per catch. The big post-halftime play was the headline, but it was not the whole portrait. On TCU’s first touchdown drive, Dwyer caught passes of 14 and 7 yards, helping move the possession into Baylor territory before Ed Small finished it with a 25-yard touchdown reception.
That drive covered 57 yards and required TCU to create progress through several modest completions before the final strike.
Dwyer supplied another major field-position swing later in the third quarter. TCU began at its own 11, then lost a yard before Craig found Dwyer for 42 yards to the Baylor 48. This time the opportunity did not become points.
TCU ran six plays and punted, and Baylor’s next possession ended with Jamel Johnson intercepting DJ Lagway. The sequence still illustrated Dwyer’s value: even when a possession stalled, one reception had moved TCU from deep trouble to a useful starting point.
The raw yardage margin makes the victory look more ordinary than it felt in those moments. TCU gained 327 yards to Baylor’s 310, a difference of 17. The Horned Frogs’ passing game accounted for 294 yards, while Dwyer’s explosive receptions repeatedly changed the geography of the game. Those gains helped TCU produce scoring opportunities even though its offense repeatedly stalled elsewhere.
Small provided the other substantial receiving presence. He caught seven passes for 91 yards and scored the opening touchdown. In the second quarter, Small added a 31-yard reception, fumbled at the end of the play and had the ball recovered by TCU.
Craig’s interception came on TCU’s next offensive snap, so the sequence gave Baylor a chance to escape a dangerous mistake without erasing Small’s contribution to the offense.
Pimpton, meanwhile, had only one catch. It happened to be the one that finished the 67-yard setup. That distribution was concentrated, but not entirely dependent on one player: Dwyer gave TCU the explosive gains, Small handled the heavier reception load, and Pimpton supplied the immediate finish. Craig completed 21 of 36 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns, enough production to make that arrangement work.
