Big 12 upset special: Kansas over TCU

TCU quarterback Michael Collins stiff-arms OU safety Brendan Radley-Hiles last Saturday. (Photo by Ian Maule, Tulsa World)

The TCU offense has gone splat. How splat? Kansas no longer ranks last in Big 12 offensive efficiency. KU has been scoring at a slightly higher rate than have the Horned Frogs. And now TCU is without its starting quarterback and its best player.

In a 52-27 loss to OU last week, TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson was pulled in favor of backup Michael Collins, a transfer from Penn. Turns out Robinson needs shoulder surgery, and now this is Collins’ team.

Collins produced a couple of big plays, but one of those big plays was a 41-yard touchdown off a screen pass to KaVontae…