Party with a purpose: Cougs Care and TCU fans team up to support Literacy United

Before Brigham Young University takes the field against the Horned Frogs on Saturday, Oct. 3, Cougars fans are hoping to give back to the Fort Worth community and readers. Cougs Care, a BYU Alumni Association initiative that hosts service-based tailgates before nearly every BYU road game, partnered with Literacy United, a Fort Worth nonprofit that provides reading support to struggling students and the TCU College of Education. At a tailgate Friday at Josey Ranch Athletic Complex, BYU and TCU fans raised more than $9,000 in donations, including in-person book donations and online gifts through Literacy United’s Amazon wish list, according…