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Old School vs. New Money: Inside TCU and Texas Tech's Roster Battle

May 26, 2025, 2:49 PM

Is there a right way to build a college football roster in 2025? Sonny Dykes, Joey McGuire are taking completely different approaches at TCU, Texas Tech heading into Year 4.

Old School vs. New Money: Inside TCU and Texas Tech's Roster Battle

The adage that there is more than one way to skin a cat never applied to roster building in college football.

For 100 years, the formula was simple: Recruit high school players and develop them for a couple of years behind the scenes before unleashing them as upperclassmen. That meant Year 4 for a coach was a pivotal season because the roster was finally his. 

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