As expected, TCU had little trouble handling Southern on Saturday.

TCU looked like a Big 12 school with one of the top defenses in the conference, and Southern looked like a SWAC school. The final score said it all – 55-7.

Here our five thoughts from the season-opening rout:

1. Discipline news

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TCU had four players unavailable for the opener for what athletics director Jeremiah Donati explained as “disciplinary reasons.