Arizona State Edges TCU 27-24 in Week 5 Matchup
Arizona State defeated TCU 27-24 in Week 5 action. The Sun Devils controlled the second quarter, outscoring the Horned Frogs 14-10 in that frame to build momentum early. Sam Leavitt led Arizona State's offense, completing 291 passing yards while adding 62 rushing yards. Leavitt connected with Jordyn Tyson for a 57-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, a pivotal play that swung momentum decisively in ASU's favor.
TCU's offense, led by Josh Hoover, showed flashes of competence but couldn't maintain consistency. Major Everhart led TCU receivers with nine catches. Despite a strong second-quarter drive where Hoover connected with DJ Rogers for 39 yards to the Arizona State 7-yard line, the Horned Frogs struggled to convert opportunities into points.
Arizona State's defense made crucial stops, including an Adrian Wilson interception in the third quarter. The game stayed tight throughout, with ASU ultimately pulling away in the fourth quarter 10-0 to secure the three-point victory. The final score finished under the 54.5-point over-under line.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TCU | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
 Arizona State | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | TCU | Arizona State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 21-33 | 27-39 |
| Pass Yards | 259 | 291 |
| Rush Yards | 12 | 209 |
| Total Yards | 271 | 500 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-12 | 5-16 |
| Penalties | 8-72 | 7-56 |
| Possession | 24:13 | 35:47 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the ASU 29
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 11 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 4 yds to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Matt McKenzie punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TCU 26
Trent Battle run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 25
Josh Hoover sacked by Elijah O'Neal for a loss of 12 yards to the TCU 13
Josh Hoover run for 11 yds to the TCU 24
Ethan Craw punt for 69 yds
Kyson Brown run for 4 yds to the ASU 11
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the ASU 14
(09:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass complete deep right to Tyson,Jordyn caught at ASU40, for 26 yards to the ASU40, out of bounds at ASU40 PENALTY ASU Holding (Obigbo,Jimeto) 7 yards from ASU14 to ASU07. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt run for 13 yds to the ASU 20 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the ASU 23
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 6 yds to the ASU 29
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the ASU 32 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Kanye Udoh
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Sam Leavitt sacked by Kaleb Elarms-Orr for a loss of 7 yards to the ASU 25
Matt McKenzie punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TCU 49
(06:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Hoover,Josh pass complete short left to Rogers,DJ caught at ASU46, for 8 yards to the ASU43 (Elliott,Keyshaun) PENALTY TCU Illegal Touch-Pass 5 yards from TCU49 to TCU44. NO PLAY.
Trent Battle run for 5 yds to the TCU 49
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 19 yds to the ASU 32 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for 1 yd to the ASU 31
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 12 yds to the ASU 19 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for 6 yds to the ASU 13
Trent Battle run for 13 yds for a TD (Nate McCashland KICK)
(03:11) PENALTY ASU False Start (Klemm,Jalen) 5 yards from ASU25 to ASU20. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 15 yds to the ASU 35 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd to the ASU 36
Raleek Brown run for 28 yds to the TCU 36 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 11 yds to the TCU 25 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 2 yds to the TCU 23
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt sacked by Kaleb Elarms-Orr for a loss of 5 yards to the TCU 28
Jesus Gomez 46 yd FG MISSED
Jeremy Payne run for 3 yds to the TCU 32
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 14 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Major Everhart for 9 yds to the ASU 45
Joseph Manjack IV pass complete to Dozie Ezukanma for 17 yds to the ASU 28 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Hoover,Josh pass incomplete deep left to Dwyer,Jordan thrown to ASU05 PENALTY TCU Face Mask (Dwyer,Jordan) 15 yards from ASU28 to ASU43. NO PLAY.
Trent Battle run for a loss of 3 yards to the ASU 46
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 39 yds to the ASU 7 for a 1ST down
Jeremy Payne run for 7 yds for a TD (Nate McCashland KICK)
Nate McCashland kickoff for 40 yds , Cameron Harpole return for 5 yds to the ASU 30
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 5 yds to the ASU 35
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the ASU 39
Kyson Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 38
Kyson Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 39
Jeremy Payne run for a loss of 3 yards to the ASU 42
Josh Hoover run for 3 yds to the ASU 28 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Hoover,Josh pass incomplete deep right to Ezukanma,Dozie thrown to ASU00 PENALTY ASU Pass Interference (Abney II,Keith) 14 yards from ASU28 to ASU14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jeremy Payne run for 4 yds to the ASU 10
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Joseph Manjack IV
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to DJ Rogers
Nate McCashland 27 yd FG GOOD
Nate McCashland kickoff for 38 yds , Khamari Anderson return for 8 yds to the ASU 35
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 36
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 7 yds to the ASU 43
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 57 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Trent Battle run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 24
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jeremy Payne for 2 yds to the TCU 22
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
Ethan Craw punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Keith Abney II at the TCU 47
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 5 yds to the TCU 42
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 10 yds to the TCU 32 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Khamari Anderson
Sam Leavitt run for 24 yds to the TCU 8 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 8 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jeremy Payne for 3 yds to the TCU 28
PENALTY TCU False Start (Harris,Quinton) 5 yards from TCU28 to TCU23. NO PLAY.
Josh Hoover sacked by Prince Dorbah for a loss of 9 yards to the TCU 14
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jeremy Payne for 14 yds to the TCU 28
Ethan Craw punt for 31 yds
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Derek Eusebio for 15 yds to the TCU 44 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 12 yds to the TCU 32 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 4 yds to the TCU 28
Sam Leavitt sacked by Devean Deal for a loss of 3 yards to the TCU 25
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jeremy Payne for 1 yd to the TCU 26
No Huddle-Shotgun Hoover,Josh pass complete deep left to Dwyer,Jordan caught at TCU46, for 20 yards to the TCU46, End Of Play PENALTY TCU Holding (Taylor-Whitfield,Ben) 10 yards from TCU26 to TCU16. NO PLAY.
J. Hoover takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 5 yds to the ASU 44
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 6 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 32 yds to the ASU 6 for a 1ST down
Jeremy Payne run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 7
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Josh Hoover pass intercepted Adrian Wilson return for 5 yds to the ASU 8
Raleek Brown run for 11 yds to the ASU 19 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the ASU 22
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the ASU 25
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Malik McClain for 15 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jaren Hamilton for 44 yds to the TCU 16 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the TCU 12
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt run for 8 yds to the TCU 4 for a 1ST down
Derek Eusebio run for no gain to the TCU 4
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the TCU 3
Sam Leavitt sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 4
PENALTY ASU Delay Of Game 5 yards from TCU04 to TCU09. NO PLAY.
Jesus Gomez 26 yd FG GOOD
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 11 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 5 yds to the ASU 49
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 7 yds to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Chase Curtis for 21 yds to the ASU 21 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 20 yds to the ASU 1 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for no gain to the ASU 1
Josh Hoover run for 1 yd for a TD (Nate McCashland KICK)
Arizona State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined
PENALTY ASU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from ASU35 to ASU30. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 4 yds to the ASU 34
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 3 yds to the ASU 37
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 7 yds to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 14 yds to the TCU 42 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 7 yds to the TCU 35
Raleek Brown run for 10 yds to the TCU 25 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 1 yd to the TCU 24
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 11 yds to the TCU 13 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 11 yds to the TCU 2 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 3
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Derek Eusebio
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Jeremy Payne run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 2
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 6 yds to the TCU 8
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to DJ Rogers
Ethan Craw punt for 31 yds
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 4 yds to the TCU 35
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 7 yds to the TCU 28 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 6 yds to the TCU 22
Kyson Brown run for no gain to the TCU 22
No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass complete short left to Tyson,Jordyn caught at TCU20, for 5 yards to the TCU17 (Oyewale,Paul) PENALTY ASU Pass Interference (Eusebio,Derek) 15 yards from TCU22 to TCU37. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt run for 11 yds to the TCU 26
Jesus Gomez 43 yd FG MISSED
Josh Hoover sacked by Keyshaun Elliott for a loss of 3 yards to the TCU 23
Trent Battle run for 10 yds to the TCU 33
Josh Hoover pass complete to Ed Small for 11 yds to the TCU 44 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover sacked by Clayton Smith for a loss of 10 yards to the TCU 34
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Dozie Ezukanma
Josh Hoover sacked by Prince Dorbah for a loss of 9 yards to the TCU 25
Ethan Craw punt for 48 yds
Raleek Brown run for 35 yds to the TCU 38 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the TCU 36
Raleek Brown run for 13 yds to the TCU 23 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 24
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Derek Eusebio
No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass incomplete short middle to McClain,Malik thrown to TCU12 PENALTY TCU Pass Interference (Canada,Channing) 12 yards from TCU24 to TCU12, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 5 yds to the TCU 7
No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass complete short left to Tyson,Jordyn caught at TCU06, for 1 yard to the TCU06 (Jordan,Austin) PENALTY TCU Roughing The Passer (Deal,Devean) 4 yards from TCU07 to TCU03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Raleek Brown run for no gain to the TCU 3
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Khamari Anderson for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 4
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 4 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Joseph Manjack IV
Josh Hoover sacked by Prince Dorbah for a loss of 10 yards to the TCU 15 Josh Hoover fumbled, recovered by ASU Prince Dorbah , return for 0 yards
TCU Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Austin Jordan) to the TCU 5 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the TCU 3
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd to the TCU 2
Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Leavitt,Sam rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TCU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:15 PENALTY ASU False Start 5 yards from TCU01 to TCU06. NO PLAY.
Jesus Gomez 23 yd FG GOOD
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 65 yds , Jon Denman return for 12 yds to the TCU 12
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 9 yds to the TCU 21
Josh Hoover pass intercepted Martell Hughes return for 6 yds to the TCU 28
S. Leavitt takes a knee
S. Leavitt takes a knee