• Arizona-TCU TotalCast

By JAIME ARON
AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) (Sept. 5) -- Arizona's explosive offense showed up just in time to save Sunday night's game against Texas Christian and, possibly, the Wildcats' season. Keith Smith atoned for two fumbles by throwing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Northcutt with 2:10 remaining and give No. 15 Arizona a 35-31 victory.

Three touchdown passes from backup Ortege Jenkins in a 3:46 span in the third quarter allowed the Wildcats (1-1) to turn what had been a 25-7 deficit into a 28-25 lead. It was their first lead of the season after being blown out 41-7 by Penn State last week.

The Horned Frogs (0-1) tied the game on its next possession with a 43-yard field goal by Chris Kaylakie, then got a 44-yarder from him with 13:18 to play following a fumble by Arizona's Trung Canidate. It was the Wildcats' fourth turnover of the game.

Arizona missed a chance to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter when Chris Palic missed a 43-yard field goal, but the Horned Frogs punted.

The Wildcats turned to Smith for the first time since his second fumble -- which set up the touchdown that put TCU up 23-7 -- and he responded with the game-winning drive, moving Arizona 77 yards in six plays.

Northcutt was the go-to guy all night for both Wildcat quarterbacks, but the Horned Frogs never found a way to stop him. He caught 10 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns.

On the final drive, the 5-foot-11 senior was wide open for passes of 28 and 16 yards, then caught the game-winner in a cushion around five defenders and sliced through them to cover the final 10 yards.

The Horned Frogs drove 24 yards to the Wildcats' 45 when they turned the ball over on downs.