Chris Gaynor played in a football game for the first time in 22 months when TCU faced SMU on Sept. 7 in Dallas. He came off the bench after redshirting in 2017, but it marked the first step toward him becoming a significant contributor to the Frogs this season.
It was a good night for Gaynor and TCU, a 42-12 victory. But that night carried much more significance for Gaynor.
More than 1,200 miles away, his high school alma mater won its football game by 17 points. Gaynor’s cousin, Gage, is on the team and following in the footsteps of Chris and his brother, Corey, as a standout offensive lineman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.