Max Duggan, Texas Christian Football News: Draft Scout Player News

11/03/20 - QB Max Duggan, Sr/2023, Texas Christian

Max Duggan wasn't going to let TCU blow a 30-point lead at Baylor on Saturday. The sophomore quarterback came through when it mattered most to preserve a 33-23 victory over the Bears in Waco. Duggan rushed for two first downs on the final drive, which allowed the Horned Frogs to run out the final 6 minutes, 24 seconds. Duggan deflected credit on the final drive to his teammates afterward. "That had a lot to do with our offensive line and our running backs. Our tight ends too," Duggan said of his first-down runs. "That was just middle drill that we work on every single day. I think it showed a lot that they've been working really really hard. "On the last drive, the running backs hit the hole hard, tight ends did great, receivers on the outside. It was everybody. It was a good last drive for us."

That drive mattered more than any stat line as far as winning or losing. Duggan carried his team to victory on a day he had less than 200 yards of total offense (138 passing yards, 25 rushing yards). Early in what became the last drive, Duggan rushed for 13 yards on a second-and-1 from the Baylor 48. Three plays later, with TCU facing a third-and-7 with more than 3 minutes, 30 seconds remaining, Duggan rushed for 10 yards and another first down. TCU needed one more first down after that to run out the clock and got it on a 7-yard run by Emari Demercado on a fourth-and-1 play from the Baylor 13. Duggan finished with 25 yards rushing on nine carries for the game, but those two carries for 23 yards on the final drive were pivotal. "Max did a good job," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "I was proud of the offense on the last drive. You've got to get the ball and don't give it back to them. That's how you close a ball game. You don't give it back." - Fort Worth Star

Sr/2023