TCU, SMU 'pausing' Iron Skillet rivalry after 2025

The Iron Skillet might cool off for an extended period following the 2025 season, according to sources. Long-time rivals TCU and SMU are pausing the matchup following the 2025 season. The 2024 game takes place in Fort Worth, while the 2025 game – the last for at least a few years – will be at SMU in Dallas. 

The two crosstown rivals began playing against each other in 1915. The programs have played 101 times with the Horned Frogs holding a 52-42-7 advantage over the Mustangs. TCU is on a one-game winning streak over SMU after winning the 2022 contest. Randomly, Horned Frogs head coach Sonny Dykes has won the last three Iron Skillets – twice at SMU and last year at TCU.