1. Jailbreak

Warned to fall to the turf before taking a damaging hit, Trevone “Wheels” Boykin has not flashed his daring running skills much this season. Then on Saturday, of course, he juked and shimmied to a career-high 124 yards on the ground. His masterful 14-yard zigzag through K-State’s defense kept the Frogs in the game with an early fourth quarter touchdown, and his epic 69-yard scamper to the end zone put the Frogs up for good. Snyder and Company drew up a solid game plan to make executing the Horned Frog air attack difficult, which forced the TCU Heisman hopeful to carry the game with his feet. The K-State coaching staff should have known better, though, as Boykin’s previous career high on the ground was 123 yards, which he earned against the Wildcats last season.

2. Gut Check

The defensive effort in the first half opened some, er, instructional opportunities for the film room this week. The 266 yards the Frogs gave up to Joe Hubener and the Wildcats in the first 30 minutes were atypical for a TCU defense. But true champions do not grow discouraged. Derrick Kindred’s pick six, the second of his career, showed that the Frogs grew fangs for the second half. The 119 yards the defense allowed after halftime marked a significant improvement, and Montrel Wilson’s game-sealing sack-turned-fumble was an ideal illustration of the redemption song of TCU’s 2015 defensive effort.

3. Green is Gold

Aaron Green started the game on a high note with a beautiful 86-yard dash for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage. Those points ended up being the difference in the game. Green’s 121 total yards on the night meant he has now topped the century mark in three of the last four contests. The season started with expectations of a running back “by-committee” approach in which Green would split carries with Kyle Hicks, Trevorris Johnson and Shaun Nixon. At this rate, the underclassmen will need to postpone starring in the highlight reel until next season, when Green will hopefully be turning heads as an NFL rookie.

4. Hat Tip to the Offensive Line

Yeah, yeah, we know that the TCU triumvirate of Boykin-Doctson-Green keeps earning a lion’s share of digital ink. None of their successes would be possible without the consistently gritty play in the offensive trenches. The five up front have been blocking like mad all season, and they keep improving. In Manhattan, Boykin had plenty of time to read through his options to find open receivers, and he didn’t suffer a sack all evening. None of those long and crucial runs would have been possible, either, without holes opening up through K-State’s formidable defensive front. Big guys, you are appreciated.

5. Out-Snydered

In bygone days, one could imagine Gary Patterson settling for a late fourth quarter tie via a field goal, instead of gambling on offensive output. He did learn from his former coach Bill Snyder, who despite an unchanging philosophy remains one of the best coaches in college football. Coach P had a change of heart in bringing in daredevil offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie. Their presence shifted the TCU mindset of relying on the defense to win games. On Saturday, Snyder let Jack Cantele kick for the late tie, which meant his defense then had stop the high-flying Frogs from scoring in the final two minutes. And we will forever remember how that ended. Snyder ball, meet Frog Fever. Check. Mate.

Quarterback Trevone Boykin accounted for 425 yards of total offense including two fourth-quarter touchdown runs.

Five stats that stood out

1. TCU’s comeback from an 18-point deficit at half tied the largest come-from-behind victory since Gary Patterson became head coach in 2001. The Horned Frogs also rallied from 18 down in 2005 at BYU. TCU trailed 34-16 in Provo, before winning 51-50 in overtime. According to ESPN Statistics and Research, prior to TCU’s victory in Manhattan, Football Bowl Subdivision teams were 241-0 this season when holding a second-half lead of 18 or more.

2. Derrick Kindred’s pick-six interception in the third quarter was his seventh INT in his career, most among active players. It was also the TCU defense’s 69^th pick since 2012, which leads the NCAA.

3. TCU tied the school record for consecutive wins at 14. Previously, the Frogs had 14-game streaks in 1937-38 and 2008-09. The mark is the second-longest active streak, behind Ohio State (19). The Frogs also have won 10 consecutive Big 12 games, including their last four conference road games by seven points or less. The offense kept its stretch of 50-point games going at five.

4. Running back Aaron Green’s 86-yard rumble for a score on the game’s opening play was the fourth-longest rush in TCU history and longest since LaDainian Tomlinson’s 89-yarder for a score against UTEP in 2000. Green’s run was TCU’s longest play from scrimmage since last season’s 92-yard TD pass from Boykin to Deanté Gray against Texas Tech.

5. Jaden Oberkrom’s 50-yard field goal in the second quarter was the 65^th of his career and tied the program mark held by Nick Browne (2001-03). Oberkrom is at his best from distance. He is 25-of-35 from 40 yards or more, including four for four this season. His 74.1 percentage is third-best in Big 12 history. In terms of scoring, Oberkrom ranks second among Frog kickers with 386 points, just 21 behind Ross Evans (2008-11).

Aaron Green rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-45 victory for TCU against Kansas State.

Five Tweets that told the tale

3 TCU road games in 2015: Largest crowd Minnesota’s stadium history, 2nd-largest crowd TX Tech history, 3rd-largest crowd K-State history.

— Mark Cohen (@TCUSID) October 11, 2015

As for TCU, I don’t care how close you win by when it’s on the road vs. decent conference teams. Just win. They’ve done it twice. — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 11, 2015

Patterson: ‘You have to give Kansas State and Coach Snyder a lot of credit. In the first half they kicked our butts, to be honest with you.’

— Carlos A. Mendez (@calexmendez) October 11, 2015

.@Allstate, never say die performance by @TCUFootball is what #StreitCred is all about. All world effort vs K State. pic.twitter.com/p4RV1Ag7vK — Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 11, 2015

#TCU fan reaction from #ACL @FrogsOWar pic.twitter.com/MzpakDPKyN

— Scott Boase (@sboasey) October 11, 2015