Even Sonny Dykes won’t blame people for doing a doubletake when he roams the sideline for the first time as the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs. Gary Patterson filled that position for the entirety of the current century. The long-tenured head coach exited the program during the 2021 campaign when it was made clear that the program was going in a new direction after the season. TCU brass didn’t need to look far for its top candidate.
“His legacy should be celebrated and appreciated because this program isn’t where it is today without the impact of Gary Patterson,” Dykes said. “The expectations are high here because he made them that way. Gary and I have a lot of the same beliefs on what is important to playing winning football.”