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Sonny Dykes receives a new contract from TCU

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Apr 3, 2026 12:16 PM ET

The TCU Horned Frogs football team finished the 2025 season with a 9-4 record and a 30-27 win over the USC Trojans in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

That moves Sonny Dykes’ record at TCU to 36-17 in four seasons at TCU, and he got rewarded with a new contract extension on Friday.

The official salary numbers were not immediately released.

Sources: TCU and coach Sonny Dykes have agreed to a new contract, which includes a multi-year extension. Dykes had been under contract through 2028 and his last listed salary is more than $7 million. TCU won more games (36) than any Big 12 program since 2022. pic.twitter.com/8DcO1Z9FRI
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 3, 2026

Dykes’ head coaching career began at Louisiana Tech (three seasons) before going to Cal (four seasons).

Dykes then spent five seasons at Southern Methodist University before being hired by TCU once Gary Patterson stepped down in 2021.

In Dykes’ first year as TCU head coach, the Horned Frogs made the College Football Playoff and beat Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl before a 65-7 blowout loss to Georgia in the national title game.

TCU has put together back-to-back 9-4 seasons, although the Horned Frogs took a hit as star quarterback Josh Hoover left and joined the Indiana Hoosiers in the transfer portal.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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