It was only 22 months ago that Sonny Dykes and TCU could do almost nothing wrong.
The Horned Frogs were the surprise story of the 2022 season. Their unlikely run to the College Football Playoff national championship game — which included a 12-0 start, heart-stopping finishes, the “Hypnotoad”, psychedelic postgame victory videos and a Fiesta Bowl upset of Michigan — endeared them to casual fans. They were the pesky perpetual underdogs who kept finding ways to win.
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Halfway into the 2024 season, it seems as if nothing is going right. TCU’s 30-19 loss on Friday night to Big 12 cellar-dweller Houston is just the latest example. Lately, the Horned Frogs keep
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