Rumors started slowly popping up four days ago that Sonny Dykes was a candidate to replace Chad Morris as head coach at SMU. On Monday, those rumors proved true, as the Mustangs hired Dykes to be the head honcho for one of TCU’s oldest rivals.
Dykes is a brilliant offensive mind, and fits the profile of what SMU was looking for - an offensive-minded coach with good ties to Texas. TCU isn’t Dykes’ only Texas connection. Dykes spent seven years on the coaching staff at Texas Tech as their wide receivers coach and, for a few years, their co-offensive coordinator.