2013 Record: 4-8

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 6.5

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Under'

Odds courtesy of 5Dimes.

Much like Utah out in the Pac-12, TCU has found the sledding outside of the Mountain West much tougher since stepping up in conference competition. They've gone just 11-14 combined the past two years and have been a non-factor in the Big 12 since joining prior to the 2012 season. Things are looking up for the Horned Frogs but I still question how good this program can really be.

TCU will benefit from not having to deal with Casey Paschall's drama any more. Either transfer Matt Joeckel or pseudo-wideout Trevone Boykin will be the main man on offense this year. My money is on Joeckel, and he will be working with a very experienced offense. The Horned Frogs also welcome back eight defensive starters from a unit that was better than its No. 54 scoring rank suggests.

TCU has an odd schedule compared to the rest of the Big 12. They have two byes in the first four weeks and they are forced to play eight straight. They open league play against Oklahoma (who may be looking ahead to Texas) and have three of their first four Big 12 opponents in Fort Worth. But TCU has to face two very winnable opponents (WVU and Kansas) on the road. They could lose one of those tilts.

I definitely think that there are seven wins on this schedule. TCU should start off 3-0 and I think they can win three home games in league play. That means if they can win at Kansas then the Horned Frogs will go 'over'. That's how I'd play this total.

2014 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Sat, Aug 30th, 2014 Samford 07:00 PM Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Sep 13th, 2014 Minnesota 04:00 PM Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Sep 27th, 2014 at SMU TBA Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Sat, Oct 4th, 2014 Oklahoma TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Oct 11th, 2014 at Baylor TBA McLane Stadium

Sat, Oct 18th, 2014 Oklahoma State TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Oct 25th, 2014 Texas Tech TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Nov 1st, 2014 at West Virginia TBA Mountaineer Field at Milan Pus

Sat, Nov 8th, 2014 Kansas State TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Nov 15th, 2014 at Kansas TBA Memorial Stadium

Thu, Nov 27th, 2014 at Texas 07:30 PM Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial

Sat, Dec 6th, 2014 Iowa State TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

All Times EST

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