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Knee pads, turnovers and tackling woes highlight takeaways from TCU’s gritty win

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TCU found its way back into the win column against Iowa State on Saturday night. It wasn’t easy or pretty, and it may have been costly, but the Frogs will take a 17-14 victory going into an off week.

Here’s five takeaways from the game, excluding Shawn Robinson’s injury. For more on that, click here.

1. What’s targeting? KaVontae Turpin endured a vicious helmet-to-helmet blow in the first half.

Iowa State defensive back Datrone Young collided with Turpin at the end of the 24-yard play, and multiple officials ruled targeting on the field.