TCU to host open tryouts as numerous injuries force team to forfeit games against Kansas State, Iowa State

TCU canceled its games against No. 7 Kansas State and at No. 24 Iowa State on Wednesday and Saturday due to not having enough available players. The team is now hosting open tryouts this week in search of walk-ons for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

“The cancellations are a result of injuries within the TCU program and ensure the health and safety of the program’s student-athletes,” read an official statement from the Horned Frogs.

Neither game will be made up, and per Big 12 rules, both cancelations will count as a forfeit. Overall records will not be impacted by this decision, but Kansas State and Iowa State will each get a win in the league standings. They are both now leading the conference with 6-0 records.

The Horned Frogs will be picking up two Big 12 losses and will hold a 1-6 conference record. This is an unfortunate turn of events for the team, as it got off to a 14-0 start this season — the best start in program history — and even made an appearance in the AP Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 24, 2020.

Just a day before TCU announced the forfeits, grad student guard Jaden Owens shared that she suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in a non-contact injury during a Jan. 13 game against Houston. Star center Sedona Prince has been out since suffering a broken finger against Baylor on Jan. 3. 

TCU’s next game is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23 when the Horned Frogs host UCF.