Heading into his fourth season in charge at the Amon G. Carter Stadium, head coach Sonny Dykes has set lofty goals for the 2025 season, with the 55-year-old looking to get his TCU Horned Toads to the Big 12 Championship Game.
That’s a target he helped TCU reach a couple of years ago, with the Horned Frogs going to be defeated heavily, 7-65, by the George Bullfrogs, an end-of-season finale he will surely be hoping to avoid this time around.
That 58-point loss was, at the time, the most lopsided clash in any College Football National Championship Game, the largest margin in a title game and an encounter Horned Frogs fans will no doubt still have nightmares about.
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Last season, TCU managed a 9-4 record, which was a marked improvement on the team’s losing record campaign the year before, but Dykes wants and expects a whole lot more from his team, commenting on his goals.
“I think we’re at a point that if we’re not in the Big 12 championship game, then it’s probably not a successful season. That’s where we want to be. We think we’re a team that year in, year out should be in the Big 12 title hunt. We think this team is capable of doing that. We’ll see how this plays out.”
“There are going to be so many factors that go into that. Can we stay healthy? Can the guys come through like we think they can? Can we play at a high level? Can we learn to deal with adversity, success and all the things you have to go through to have a successful season? I like this team, I really do. I like the makeup.” Dykes added.
He’ll be looking to 21-year-old quarterback Josh Hoover to lead by example, having impressed in 2024, during which he threw for a total of 3949 yards and completed 27 touchdowns, a big jump from his 2023 numbers.
Dykes was full of praise for Hoover and what he brings to the table.
“He’s incredibly unselfish,”
“The guys love him, they respond to him. They know he cares more about them than he does himself and that’s pretty special in that position. In today’s world, a quarterback can sometimes be a handful to deal with. He’s not that way at all. He’s such a great teammate. I think he’s going to have a big year, I really do.”
“I think the thing that’s going to make him more successful is that I think he believes in the supporting cast, I think he believes in what we’re doing from a scheme standpoint, and I know he believes that we’re going to be better defensively and that takes a lot of pressure off of him.”
TCU starts the season against the North Carolina Tar Heels on September 1st before hosting the Abilene Christian Wildcats on the 13th in their first home clash of 2025.
