"This is big for me. I've had the game circled on my calendar ever since I was down there last time (in 2006)," Nixon said. "I'm excited. I'll have lots of family there. We expect the same result as last two years — a win. It's not going to be easy. It's going to be tough. But I think we'll be ready on a short week."

Both BYU and TCU survived low-scoring defensive struggles last Saturday.

"Games like this are going to happen," Horned Frogs senior linebacker Robert Henson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Whether you win pretty or ugly, it doesn't matter as long as you win ... We can't come out next week and play like this."

Said Nixon of the Frogs: "They're going to have speed, and we're going to have to be ready for that. But overall, if we play our game, nobody can beat us. That's what we believe. If we play to our best ability, I don't think anyone can hang with us. That's what we're anticipating."

Cougars on the air

No. 9 BYU (6-0, 2-0 MWC) at TCU (6-1, 3-0)

Thursday, 6 p.m.

TV: Versus

Radio: 1160 AM, 102.7 FM

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