1. Ready, Set, Go

After slow starts at Kansas State and Iowa State, the fresh-legged TCU defense came roaring out of the gates against West Virginia. From the opening snap to the final whistle, the increasingly stout unit played its best and most complete game of the season. The 10 points the defense allowed the Mountaineers were less than half of West Virginia’s previous season low (24 versus Oklahoma). Given the impending gauntlet that is the Frogs’ November schedule, the peak performance happened at the right time. The hard-nosed, high-passion effort stirred the belief in many a heart last night.

2. Coronating Jaden

TCU’s record-setting kicker Jaden Oberkrom has been building his “leg-acy” for four years, and despite valiant efforts, no one has yet to come up with a suitable nickname. Regulation Jaden? Knight of the uprights? Cornerstone Oberkrom? Regardless, and considering the drama college kickers can interject into a game, Oberkrom’s consistency is one of the program’s greatest blessings. His four-field goal night seemed routine, including his career-high and school record-tying kick of 57 yards before halftime — with the wind in his face, no less. Wonder if his feats of the cleat will ever be replicated at TCU?

3. No More Training Table

Every Frog fan’s heart must sink a little lower each time a trainer helps an injured athlete off of the field. After losing a slew of starters and major contributors thus far in 2015, shouldn’t the team have beaten the injury bug by now?  Apparently not, as starting linebacker Montrel Wilson left the game early, and then offensive lineman Halapoulivaati Vaitai limped away, clearly favoring one leg. In the fourth quarter, after nearly snagging a big interception, Derrick Kindred took a hit to the midsection and rolled on the grass in pain. Please not Peanut! Luckily, Gary Patterson said Kindred and Wilson will be okay for next Saturday’s crucial contest against Oklahoma State, and we hope the same for Big V. Concerning the injury bug: be gone!

4. Exclusive “Ten Thousand” Club

Though his shimmies, jukes, flips and high-fives captured the headlines, Trevone Boykin inched a little closer to Andy Dalton’s career passing record by throwing for 388 and sailing past the 10,000-yard milestone. If TB can manage 234 more yards in the next five games, the record will belong to him alone. While 10,000 may seem like an arbitrary number, only Boykin and Dalton have managed to surpass it in the long and storied tradition of TCU football. If 10,000 hours of effort makes one a master at any activity, then 10,000 yards through the air makes a quarterback a legitimate legend.

5. One Heartbeat

Yeah, the guys in shoulder pads do the heavy lifting, thus deserve the lion’s share of credit for yet another fantastic season. But as Coach Patterson reminded the world earlier this week, football, like everything else, comes down to people. Essential to the TCU football experience are we the people, and collectively, we are stepping up to the plate to do our job. The crowd — especially the student section — was loud and enthusiastic once again. By welcoming Abby Faber and her family so wholeheartedly, the TCU nation is showing why we are special and why we together have the heart of a champion.

Receiver Josh Doctson set the TCU record for catches in a season. He now has 71 to go along with 1,250 yards receiving. (Photo by Gregg Ellman)

Five stats that stood out

1. Another game, another batch of records for Trevone Boykin. With 388 yards passing and 84 yards rushing, the quarterback has now thrown for 300-plus and run for 40-plus in six straight games. His 472 total yards give him 12,041 for his career, eclipsing Andy Dalton’s record of 11,925. Boykin is only the 40^th player in the history of college football to reach 12,000 total yards. He’s thrown multiple touchdown passes in seven consecutive games and completed at least 20 passes in six straight. He’s thrown for at least one TD in 23 in a row.

2. Receiver Josh Doctson had his sixth straight game with at least 100 yards and two touchdown catches. Only Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree can match that in the last 20 seasons in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Doctson now owns the TCU mark for most receptions in a season (71) and is second all-time in career catches (171). Kelly Blackwell is the leader with 181.

3. In its last four games, the TCU defense is allowing 4.7 yards per play. That’s down from 5.5 yards per play in the first four games. Also a positive trend: opposing quarterbacks are completing 47.8 percent of passes in the last four games compared to 53.6 percent in the first four.

4. TCU won its 12^th consecutive Big 12 game and is 19-1 over the past two seasons. It has a 16-game winning streak and has won 22 in a row when ranked in the Associated Press Top 5. 2015 is the third time in the last seven seasons that the Frogs have started 8-0.

5. What a night for senior place kicker Jaden Oberkrom. He went four-for-four on field goals to extend his TCU record to 69 made attempts. His 57-yarder at the end of the second quarter tied for the longest made kick in TCU history and was his career long. It also tied for the seventh-longest field goal in Big 12 annals.

Seven-year-old Abby Faber from Iowa donned a No. 2 Trevone Boykin jersey with her family. The Fabers were flown in for the game after Abby and Boykin bonded at mid-field at the Iowa State-TCU game. (Photo by Gregg Ellman)

Five tweets that told the tale

Frog Alley is now open! #BeatWVU pic.twitter.com/CeC97bAStz

— TCU Athletics (@TCU_Athletics) October 29, 2015

Dana Holgorsen: "With all due respect to Corey Coleman, Trevone Boykin is the best player in college football."

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) October 30, 2015

If Trevone Boykin played in the SEC we would have already given him the Heisman…he is remarkable!

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 30, 2015

Josh Doctson joins Michael Crabtree as only FBS WRs in past 20 seasons with 6 straight games of 100 Rec Yds & 2 TDs. pic.twitter.com/NhYEnajyfL

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 30, 2015

Nice night for Abby Faber. But remember, lots of Abby Fabers in Texas and Iowa and elsewhere. They can use your love, too. Find one.

— Carlos A. Mendez (@calexmendez) October 30, 2015