The TCU Horned Frogs hit the road for the first time this season, traveling south to Houston to take on the Cougars to open Big 12 conference play. TCU enters the game off of a win over FCS Nicholls State where the defense did not allow a TD while the offense was powered by 326 total yards and 3 TDs from Chandler Morris as the Frogs cruised to a 41-6 win. Life was not so easy for Houston in Week Two in a cross-town trip to Rice for the battle for the Bayou Bucket, as the Owls quickly jumped to a 28-0 win.