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TCU has had one of the great Cinderella seasons in college football history. The team was 200:1 to win the national championship just four months ago.
But, they find themselves playing in the national title game as we speak at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Nobody thought they would be here, but here they are.
They will have to beat the defending national champions and best program in the sport, the Georgia Bulldogs. And, at kick time, TCU was a 13 1/2 point underdog, the largest of any national championship game.
That’s a big enough hole to overcome, but now they won’t have one of their star players, as superstar back Kendre Miller will miss the game.
Kendre Miller is out for TCU tonight with a knee injury.
Only LaDanian Tomlinson and Jim Swink rushed for more TDs in a season in program history than Miller's 17. pic.twitter.com/4jfPrDE6dV
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 10, 2023
Miller hurt his leg in the Fiesta Bowl upset win over the Michigan Wolverines on New Years’ Eve. He thought he might be able to give it a go earlier in the week.
Kendre Miller just told ESPN that he’s feeling about “50-percent” healthy with his sprained MCL. He said he’s going to warm up on Monday and see how the knee feels for the game. For now, he put the chances of him playing at “50-50.”
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 7, 2023
And, he tried to give it a go tonight.
TCU RB Kendre Miller warming up w/right knee brace. Sonny Dykes said Miller’s availability was a game-time decision pic.twitter.com/9aokAscBUX
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) January 9, 2023
But, it wasn’t to be. If the Horned Frogs are going to complete one of the great seasons in sports history, they will do it without their star.