It's just the fourth game of the Big 12 Conference season, but No. 16 TCU and Texas will feel a sense of desperation to win when the teams play Wednesday in a crucial Big 12 matchup at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
The Horned Frogs and Longhorns are 1-2 in conference play and in a pack of five teams with two losses. They trail No. 2 West Virginia and eighth-ranked Texas Tech, who are undefeated in Big 12 play and atop the standings.
While there are still 15 conference games to play, neither can afford to fall too far off the pace with the quality of play from top to bottom in the Big 12.