
Former TCU linebacker Kenny Cain recorded 189 total tackles over four years in Fort Worth.
The TCU Horned Frogs are less than 100 days from kicking off the 2025 football season with a nonconference road matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels and new head coach Bill Belichick. As we count down the days until kickoff, we’ll highlight a former (or current) Horned Frog whose jersey number represents the number of days left until the opener.

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51 – Kenny Cain (Linebacker – 2009-12)
Cain received All-Conference honors in both the Mountain West (2011) and the Big 12 (2012) during his four-year career with the Horned Frogs. A special teams contributor during his freshman season, Cain became a starting linebacker as a junior and made 22 starts over his final two years with the program. Cain, who played in 45 career games, totaled 189 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks along with three interceptions, nine pass breakups and three fumble recoveries at TCU. Cain was named an All-MWC Second Team honoree as a junior in 2011 before earning All-Big 12 Second Team recognition as a senior in 2012.