There was pure, unfiltered euphoria among half the fans in San Antonio's Alamo Dome and only stunned silence among the other half. Both sides, however, surely couldn't believe what they saw.
TCU was dead, you see. The time of death was pronounced at halftime of the Alamo Bowl against Oregon—a 31-0 lead for the Ducks at the time. You saw it happen. I saw it happen. There was no pulse to be felt. Why would anyone believe otherwise? This was all going according to script.
Leading receiver Josh Doctson didn't play because of a season-ending wrist injury.