TCU and North Carolina kick off the 2026 season on a stage neither program has ever played on. On Saturday, August 29, the Horned Frogs and Tar Heels meet at Aviva Stadium in Dublin for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, marking the first international game in either school's history.
Former TCU linebacker Jason Phillips knows what a football team looks like beyond the box score. The two-time All-Mountain West selection and TCU Hall of Famer is breaking down the Horned Frogs each week in “The Phillips Standard,” looking at the details, habits and standards that reveal what a team really is.
With days to go until TCU plays UNC, the Horned Frogs have reportedly revoked the credentials of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and beat reporter Steven Johnson following the newspaper’s reporting on an alleged locker room assault that resulted in a case filing with TCU Police.
TCU football is just days away from beginning a critical 2026 season, with the Horned Frogs looking to reach double-digit wins for the second time under head coach Sonny Dykes.
TCU wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma has spoken publicly following the locker-room altercation involving former Horned Frogs safety Jacob Fields. Fields was dismissed from the TCU football program earlier this week for what the school described as a violation of team rules.
TCU has received plenty of high-profile season-opening opportunities in recent years. In 2025, TCU faced North Carolina on Labor Day Monday, a prime national window reserved for one of the biggest storylines of college football's opening weekend.
The TCU Horned Frogs will kick off the season without a key safety on the depth chart, or anywhere for that matter. The program dismissed Jacob Fields,
With a critical season in front of the TCU Horned Frogs, expectations are rather varying for head coach Sonny Dykes as he looks to lead his team back into a double-digit win season, and potentially back to Arlington and beyond for post-season football.
TCU football unveiled its new alternate uniforms for the 2026 season opener at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, where they will play against North Carolina.