TCU DEFENSE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE

Texas Christian has thoroughly dominated the UNLV offense at Sam Boyd Stadium, limiting the Rebels to just 103 total yards through three quarters.

The Horned Frogs offense added two touchdowns in the quarter to extend the lead to 37-7.

The only positive of the quarter for UNLV was that TCU missed an extra point and only added 13 points to its lead.

CLAYTON HURT AGAIN

For the second straight week, Omar Clayton was forced to leave the game with an injury.

Against Brigham Young, Clayton’s jaw was hurt and he was able to return.

Tonight, he took a helmet to the right knee and was carried off the field.

Mike Clausen took over and was sacked on his first snap.

Should Clayton be out for a significant amount of time, UNLV’s chances of winning its three remaining games become that much more difficult.

All three contests are winnable, but Clayton has done a good job running the offense this season and his absence would be devastating.

When the third quarter ended, Clayton was using crutches on the sideline.

BOO-BIRDS MAKE AN APPEARANCE

The few fans that actually did make the trek to Sam Boyd Stadium tonight have not had much reason to make any noise.

They did get a chance to voice their displeasure with coach Mike Sanford midway through the third quarter.

UNLV faced a fourth-and-3 from TCU’s 43-yard line and decided to punt.

The resulting boos marked the most noise the crowd had made this evening by far.

On a related note, the announcement of the official attendance for tonight’s game of 16,121 drew quite a chuckle in the press box.

There is no way that more than 10,000 fans were ever in the stadium.

FLAIR STILL WITHOUT A CATCH

Updating the previous note on UNLV receiver Casey Flair, the senior still does not have a catch.

If he fails to get a reception in the fourth quarter, it would mark the first time in his collegiate career that he went without one in a game.

Flair is the school’s all-time reception leader.