TCU’s Sonny Dykes at home, coaching 1st CFP team from Texas
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU’s Sonny Dykes at home, coaching 1st CFP team from Texas

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Fired from his previous head coaching job and with three young kids at home, the son of longtime college coach Spike Dykes even considered a career change after more than two decades in football. “Being a Texas guy, the state of Texas means a lot to me, the history of college football in the state of Texas means a lot to me,” Dykes said. “I’ve obviously always wanted to coach.” Then SMU offered its head coaching job, only about 40 miles and four years away from a return to replace Patterson at TCU. “I didn’t want them to think about coming in and think this was supposed to be a rebuilding year,” Heisman Trophy-finalist senior quarterback Max Duggan said, recalling his initial conversation with Dykes.

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TCU’s Sonny Dykes takes jabs at refs, SMU after beating former school again
1 year, 3 months ago

TCU’s Sonny Dykes takes jabs at refs, SMU after beating former school again

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU coach Sonny Dykes had already ripped the officials with unsolicited comments when he was asked about the rivalry with his former school, SMU, being one step closer to a pause. Dykes had a bit of an edge after pushing his personal …

Florida Atlantic’s Tom Herman visits Texas roots as he nears his return to college coaching
1 year, 4 months ago

Florida Atlantic’s Tom Herman visits Texas roots as he nears his return to college coaching

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ARLINGTON, Texas — Florida Atlantic’s Tom Herman opened the summer of his return to college coaching in Texas, maybe a couple of football fields from where he led the Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game almost five years ago. “You’ll probably read it in a …

Dykes, Smart stump for changes to recruiting calendar
1 year, 11 months ago

Dykes, Smart stump for changes to recruiting calendar

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The College Football Playoff championship on Monday night is the biggest game of TCU coach Sonny Dykes’ career. Dykes and Georgia coach Kirby Smart called for changes to the condensed and crowded college football calendar during their final news conference before the top-ranked Bulldogs and third-ranked Horned Frogs play for the national title. “There has not …

TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A day before facing off in the College Football Playoff, TCU’s Sonny Dykes and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh talked fondly about the fathers they followed into coaching and a time when they might have shared more than a stage for one final pregame press …

Max’s wild ride: TCU QB Duggan goes from lost job to playoff
1 year, 11 months ago

Max’s wild ride: TCU QB Duggan goes from lost job to playoff

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Every time something’s gone bad … I’ve never seen him panic, I’ve never seen him complain,” All-America guard Steve Avila said. “Because there’s a season to be played.” A season that could have turned out much differently for TCU without Duggan, the fourth-year senior who has …

TCU’s Sonny Dykes named Associated Press coach of the Year
2 years ago

TCU’s Sonny Dykes named Associated Press coach of the Year

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TCU’s Sonny Dykes was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Monday after leading the No. I’m always thankful for those bad times because it really truly does make you appreciate the good times more.” Dykes’ path to AP coach of the year is …

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play
2 years, 3 months ago

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson dazzled a packed Swamp in Florida’s season opener, delivering more feel-good moments than anyone honestly could have expected. Just ask him, he’ll throw it a hundred yards.” Richardson threw for 168 yards, ran for 106 more and three scores, and, most …

Pry: ‘Honored, humbled’ to be Virginia Tech football coach
3 years ago

Pry: ‘Honored, humbled’ to be Virginia Tech football coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BLACKSBURG, Va. — Brent Pry’s voice cracked with emotion as he detailed the career journey he’s been on, one that has brought him back to Blacksburg as Virginia Tech’s head football coach. “It’s very surreal for me.” After spending a dozen years on the staff of …

Dykes introduced at TCU, always knowing what it could be
3 years ago

Dykes introduced at TCU, always knowing what it could be

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! FORT WORTH, Texas — Sonny Dykes got an up-close look at TCU during one season working as an offensive analyst for the head coach he would replace four years later. “Growing up in Texas, I always knew what this place could be,” Dykes said Tuesday as …

AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian’s road from rehab to Texas
3 years, 10 months ago

AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian’s road from rehab to Texas

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Steve Sarkisian was out of college football five years ago, having lost a dream job because of his struggles with alcoholism. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Coach Sark joins the AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his road back from being fired by Southern California to a stint in the NFL to becoming the latest coach …

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