Blame it all on our roots: TCU wins a victory for state of Texas

TCU’s victory over Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl was a win for the Texas High School Coaches Association and the players that the Lone Star State produces. Over 60 percent of the Horned Frogs’ roster are native Texans, but it is the coaching staff that truly illustrates the growing power of the THSCA at the college level. Six of the 11 on-field coaches, including the head coach and both coordinators, are native Texans. 

Sonny Dykes, the national coach of the year for nearly every publication, was born in Big Spring and spent his first year of coaching at Pearce High School in Richardson. His dad, Spike, was a high school coaching legend before making the move to the college ranks, eventually becoming the long-time head coach at Texas Tech. The younger Dykes cut his coaching teeth at the high school ranks before moving up to Navarro Junior College and then to Texas Tech.