TCU needed grit, patience, and a whole lot of coffee. After two fourth-quarter lightning delays that stretched the afternoon into early evening, the Horned Frogs closed out a 42-36 thriller over in-state rival Baylor at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth.

Frogs quarterback Josh Hoover set the table with a clean 22 of 31 for 231 yards and three touchdowns.

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He hit Jordan Dwyer from six yards with 11 seconds left in the first half, then found Ka’Morreun Pimpton from three yards on the opening drive of the third for a 28-10 cushion. Hoover now sits at 2,024 yards and 21 touchdowns on the season.

The hammer was Kevorian Barnes. The back ripped 106 rushing yards with two touchdowns, including the 5-yard go-ahead run in the second quarter and a 14-yard direct snap burst on the very first snap after the second delay to make it 42-21. Trent Battle added the day’s biggest haymaker with a 65-yard sprint for 35-21 just before the skies shut it down the first time.

Baylor would not die.

Keaton Thomas scooped a fumble for a 24-yard score. National passing leader Sawyer Robertson kept swinging, finishing 25 of 52 for 318 yards and two touchdowns, including a 35-yard strike to Kobe Wilson with 30 seconds left. The Bears recovered the onside kick, but TCU linebacker Namdi Obiazor slammed the door with an interception at 0:13 to finally end it.

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A brief downpour and a Baylor fumble set up Barnes for TCU’s first lead. After nearly 2.5 hours of delays, Robertson threw three interceptions, all post-resumption, as the Frogs’ defense tightened.

TCU outlasted the chaos to move to 5-2 and 2-2 in the Big 12, rebounding from last week’s loss at Kansas State. The Frogs have now won nine of the last 11 in Texas’s most-played rivalry and lead the series 60-54-7.

Next up: TCU heads to West Virginia. Baylor travels to Cincinnati.