Sources: Dykes gets raise for leading TCU to CFP

TCU has agreed to a caller declaration with manager Sonny Dykes, sources told ESPN, rewarding him for the jolt of adrenaline helium delivered to the programme that has culminated with the program's archetypal College Football Playoff appearance.

Dykes' declaration has been extended a twelvemonth done 2028, according to sources, who indicated that his wage volition beryllium boosted to beryllium adjacent the apical levels of the Big 12. For comparison, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy made $7.5 cardinal successful 2022.

The Horned Frogs are 12-1 successful Dykes' archetypal season, resuscitating a programme that went 5-7 successful 2021 and saw legendary manager Gary Patterson get pushed retired during the season.

Dykes' squad became known astir assemblage shot for its melodramatic finishes, authoring a spree of comeback wins, notching a last-second run-off tract extremity and staying undefeated until an overtime nonaccomplishment to Kansas State successful the Big 12 rubric game.

Picked to decorativeness seventh successful the Big 12, TCU alternatively became conscionable the 2nd squad successful the past of the CFP to statesman the play unranked and extremity up successful the playoff, joining Michigan successful 2021.

No. 3 TCU volition look No. 2 Michigan successful the CFP semifinal astatine the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl connected Dec. 31.

Dykes came to TCU aft going 30-18 astatine SMU the erstwhile 5 years. He hired a beardown staff, arsenic violative coordinator Garrett Riley won the Broyles Award arsenic the country's apical adjunct manager and antiaircraft coordinator Joe Gillespie's radical has fixed up 25 points per game, astir 12 little than TCU did successful 2021.

TCU backmost Max Duggan, who didn't statesman the twelvemonth arsenic a starter, is simply a Heisman Trophy finalist aft throwing for 3,321 yards and 30 touchdowns and rushing for six scores.