Report: TCU indefinitely ‘pausing’ longtime series vs. SMU after 2025 contest

A great rivalry in college football will be taking a break beginning in the 2026 season. However, conference realignment will not be the reason. Instead, it’s the TCU Horned Frogs reportedly looking to move away from a local rivalry with SMU.

According to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, TCU will be “pausing” the Iron Skillet Rivalry against SMU. The final matchup, for now, will take place in 2025 but there is no agreement to continue the series moving forward. With McMurphy’s report, it sounds like the Horned Frogs will not be discussing it either.

“TCU indefinitely “pausing” its series with SMU after the 2025 game, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ,” McMurphy said. “The schools, located 35 miles apart, first met in 1915. This year’s game at TCU will be the 102nd meeting b/w the Horned Frogs & Mustangs in the Iron Skillet Rivalry.”

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