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Offense saves day for TCU as usually dominant defense fails to show in close call vs. SDSU

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FORT WORTH, TX - SEPTEMBER 3: The TCU Horned Frogs celebrate after defeating the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 59-41 on September 3, 2016 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH -- Defense, traditionally TCU's backbone, resembled a different body part Saturday night against South Dakota State.

Soft underbelly, perhaps?

On a day when ranked teams were dropping all over the place, the Horned Frogs survived with a potent offensive push in the second half that gave them a 59-41 victory over the Jackrabbits, a good Football Championship Subdivision team, but an FCS team nonetheless.