BYU 31, TCU 10 The Cougars' 31-10 victory over TCU on Saturday brings the streak of wins in Cougar Stadium over teams from Texas to 20. The win over the Horned Frogs saw the return of an offense to Cougar Stadium. After several weeks plus a first half of lackluster performances, an improved Cougar offense took charge in the second half to the tune of 266 yards and four touchdowns. "It felt great," senior wideout Ben Cahoon said. "It is a relief and it gives us a bit of confidence to build on for the remainder of the season." The win over TCU comes during a key stretch for BYU, during which the Cougars play three WAC doormats - TCU, UTEP and Tulsa ­ in preparation for season-ending games at New Mexico and then back home vs. in-state rival Utah and a possible WAC championship game (providing the Cougars stay undefeated and Rice falters). A key component in the Cougars' second-half barrage vs. TCU was freshman quarterback Drew Miller. Miller started the season as a redshirting third string behind Kevin Feterik (out with an ankle fracture) and Paul Shoemaker, but was pressed into starting the second half in relief of an injured Shoemaker. The young gun led BYU on touchdown drives of 61 yards (six plays), 63 yards (nine plays), 64 yards (nine plays) and 83 yards (11 plays). Miller finished the game 16-of-26 for 180 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. "It was fun," Miller said. "That is the only way to describe it." After the TCU game, coach LaVell Edwards stuck to his guns on the quarterback situation, despite a winning performance by freshman Drew Miller. "Shoemaker twisted an ankle and has a Grade 1 tear in his knee, so he is a little stiff. We held him out (in the second half) and wanted to get him ready for next week," he said. "There is no change in the quarterback situation from what I have said before. We need both of them to win. Freshman punt and kick-returner Jaron Dabney wowed the crowd at Cougar Stadium by fielding kicks on a dead run and refusing to call a fair catch once in eight returns ­ under some duress. After the game, coach Edwards was asked how much "creative license" Dabney has when he fields kicks. "Not nearly as much as he takes. But like I said before, he is exciting." One of Dabney's exciting runbacks was a 46-yard kickoff return that set up the Cougars' second quarter field goal. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th f tcu 3 0 0 7 10 byu 0 3 21 7 31 frogs 10 cougars 31 final 1st quarter tcu - Michael Reeder 20-yard field goal 2nd quarter byu - Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal 3rd quarter byu - Brian McKenzie 3-yard run(Pochman kick) byu - Aaron Roderick 10-yard catch from Drew Miller(Pochman kick) byu - Ben Cahoon 10-yard catch from Miller(Pochman kick) 4th quarter byu - Roderick 13-yard catch from Miller(Pochman kick) tcu - Tavarus Moore 3-yard catch from Derek Canine(Reeder kick) BYU - RICE Game Recap Source: Blue & White Sports Network 1st Quarter After the teams exchange punts, TCU drives down to the BYU 31. The Horned Frogs fumble a handoff, though, and turn the ball over to the Cougars. BYU can't capitalize, however, and is forced to punt again. That BYU punt leads to another long Horned Frog drive. TCU takes the ball down the BYU 3, where Michael Reeder connects from 20-yards out to give TCU the 3-0 lead. KEY PLAYS: Basil Mitchell 20-yard run. Derek Canine to LaDainian Tomlinson for 23-yards. 2nd Quarter BYU begins the 2nd Quarter with a drive to the TCU 16. But a quarterback sack stops the drive there, and forces the Cougars to settle for a 42-yard field goal from Owen Pochman. KEY PLAYS: 46-yard kickoff return by Jaron Dabney, Paul Shoemaker to Aaron Cupp for 18-yards. TCU answers quickly with a drive to the BYU 1. The Horned Frogs fumble again, however, and blow another opportunity. The Cougars take over on their own 1 with Drew Miller at quarterback. The Cougars can't get anything going once again, though, and punt the ball away. 3rd Quarter The Cougars start the 2nd half with an impressive touchdown drive. Brian McKenzie sneaked into the endzone from 2-yards out to give BYU the 10-3 lead. KEY PLAYS: Miller to Ben Cahoon for 18-yards, Dustin Johnson 36-yard run. After a TCU punt, freshman quarterback Drew Miller connected on his first touchdown pass as a Cougar. After BYU drove to the Horned Frog 10, Miller found Aaron Roderick slanting into the endzone for the score. KEY PLAYS: Miller to Cahoon for 25-yards. BYU continues their 3rd Quarter dominance with another touchdown drive. Miller connected with Cahoon for a 10-yard touchdown on the fade pattern. KEY PLAYS: Miller-to-Cahoon for 41-yards, McKenzie 7-yard run on 3rd down. 4th Quarter A punt-filled 4th Quarter finally got exciting when the Miller-to-Roderick combination hooked up for a second touchdown strike, this one from 12-yards out. KEY PLAYS: Miller-to-Cahoon for 16-yards, Dabney 14-yard run. TCU adds a "garbage time" touchdown as Canine connects with Tavarus Moore for the 4-yard touchdown score. KEY PLAYS: Canine to Michael Crawford for 14-yards. Statistics TCU BYU First Downs 17 23 Rushes-Yards 33-90 37-126 Passing Yards 166 236 Sacks-yards lost 3-27 3-26 Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 15-32-0 21-39-0 Punts-Average 7-40.1 7-29.9 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-78 13-91 Time of Possession 25:49 34:11 Individual Statistics Rushing TCU- Mitchell 17-84, Tomlinson 6-20, Porch 4-3, K. Williams 1-minus 1, Canine 5-minus 16. BYU- McKenzie 15-6, D. Johson 6-43, Snowden 6-21, Dabney 2-18, Stevens 1-6, Cupp 1-3, Brown 1-minus 2, Barlow 1-minus 3, Shoemaker 1-minus 10, Miller 3-minus 14. Passing TCU- Canine 15-32-0-166. BYU- Shoemaker 5-1-0-56, Miller 16-26-0-180. Receiving TCU- Crawford 4-63, Moore 4-36, Tomlinson 1-23, Brown 1-16, K Williams 1-9, Simmons 1-9, Porch 1-8, Batteaux 1-6, Mitchell 1-minus 4. BYU-Cahoon 10-142, Cupp 2-23, Roderick 2-22, Hooks 2-18, R. Anderson 1-11, Morgan 1-11, D. Johnson 1-5, McKenzie 1-4, Snowden 1-0. Att: 63,004