Playing in a national championship game has its challenges. TCU learned that the hard way.
A slide down the mountaintop was always in the cards after a 13-2 fairytale season in Sonny Dykes’ first year in Fort Worth, but the fall was steeper than expected. In 2022, TCU became the first FBS team from Texas to play for a national championship since the 2009 Longhorns. In 2023, the 5-7 Frogs became the first national runner-up to not reach a bowl the following season since the 2010 Longhorns.