But the Frogs have to replace five of their top six tacklers in their 4-2-5 defensive scheme. Gone are linebackers Paul Dawson (135 tackles, 20 tackles for loss) and Marcus Mallet (100 tackles) and three starting defensive backs now getting ready for the NFL draft.
Date: Apr 10, 2015
Category: Sports
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USA TODAY Sports' All-Bowl team: The best individual performances
LB: Marcus Mallet, TCU. Mallett is another linebacker lost in the shuffle on a national level. While teammate Paul Dawson was the star during the regular season, Mallett was the primary disruptor in TCU's dominant Peach Bowl win against Mississippi.
Date: Jan 13, 2015
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Peach Bowl 2014: Game Grades, Analysis for Ole Miss vs. TCU
Run Defense: The Frogs forced Ole Miss into minus-four yards during the first half, which is impressive even with sacks factoring in. Chris Hackett, Derrick Kindred and James McFarland each recorded an interception, while Marcus Mallet forced and recovered a fumble.
Waco wackiness. TCU had the win in hand at McLane Stadium. The Horned Frogs were up 58-37 after linebacker Marcus Mallet intercepted Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty and ran it back for a touchdown. Time was ticking, and it appeared Art Briles' squad was headed for a sure loss. But the Bears
6:20: Some Baylor fans have given up that fight. A line of them fills the Baylor basin bridge as they make the trek back to campus with 11 minutes left in the game. Marcus Mallet's pick-six of Petty made it 58-37. For some, that was the last straw. A few are cussing. Most just have stunned, glum fro
Date: Oct 13, 2014
Category: Sports
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Never counted out — High-wire Bears rally from 21 down in 4th, stay on title ...
rs (6-0) to their third straight Big 12 win and their first over a Top 25 team. The odds couldnt have been longer for a Baylor comeback when TCU (4-1, 1-1) opened up a 58-37 lead when Marcus Mallet intercepted a Petty pass and returned it for a 49-yard touchdown with 11:38 remaining in the game.
Date: Oct 12, 2014
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Baylor makes playoff case with statement win, Petty re-enters Heisman race
After a devastating pick-six to TCU linebacker Marcus Mallet to push the Baylor deficit to 21 points, Petty was unfazed. The senior threw two touchdown passes in the final six minutes to propel Baylor to its 61-58 victory.
Date: Oct 12, 2014
Category: Sports
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Baylor shows again in latest thriller: Bears are 'never really out of it'
Although no one would call it much of a defensive night, when middle linebacker Marcus Mallet picked off Petty and rumbled 49 yards for a touchdown, pushing TCU ahead 58-31 with 11:38 left, TCU seemed primed to pull off its second consecutive upset of a higher-ranked opponent.