TCU Horned Frogs to Play the Houston Cougars in the 2007 Texas Bowl
The news is out! The 2007 Texas Bowl will match the TCU Horned Frogs against the Houston Cougars in a Texas Bowl which promises to be more competitive and exciting than last year. TCU took the place of the Big 12 team when Kansas and Oklahoma were put into the BCS, and Houston, a ‘home team’, represents C-USA. The conferences would receive $612,500 each as per the rules of the agreements as usually, the Big East would have received $750,000 for playing and C-USA would have received a $500,000 stipend for their team playing.
The Texas Bowl is a post-season NCAA college football bowl game held at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. One of the newest NCAA football bowl games, the Texas Bowl was held for the first time in 2006. The game matches a team from the Big 12 with one from the Conference USA or the Big East.
The Texas Bowl replaced the now-defunct Houston Bowl, which was played annually from 2000 to 2005.
The TCU Horned Frogs
The TCU Horned Frogs are currently coached by Gary Patterson. They play their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The 2007 Horned Frogs return nine starters from their 2006 defense, which ended the season ranked 2nd nationally. Headlining the defense is All-America candidate defensive end Tommy Blake. On offense, the Frogs return six starters and will be led by red-shirt freshman quarterback Andy Dalton.
On July 23rd, the Mountain West held their annual Media Blitz in Las Vegas, where members of the media picked the Frogs as the favorite to win the conference.
The Houston Cougars
The University of Houston Cougars are a collegiate football team that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Their football program is currently a member of the Conference USA collegiate athletic league and is coached by interim head coach Chris Thurmond with Kevin Sumlin taking over following the bowl game. The team plays its home games at Robertson Stadium.
Last year, the Houstons played in the Liberty Bowl but lost to South Carolina.
Some Texas Bowl trivia
- DePelchin Children’s Center is the official charitable beneficiary of the Texas Bowl.
- 52,210 fans attended the inaugural Texas Bowl.
- Texas Bowl officials referred to the game as ‘inaugural’ and the official website makes no mention of the game it replaced.
2007 Texas Bowl
The 2007 Texas Bowl will be played on Friday, December 28 at the Reliant Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled at 7 P.M. local time.
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