Sonny Dykes was pondering his next move and even researched what he would need to do to get a real estate license when TCU came calling.
"I was looking around, trying to get a job and trying to decide, taking a job some place that I didn't necessarily want to go, was that the direction I wanted to go in," he said."I've obviously always wanted to coach."
The Frogs went 23-24 during that same time, and parted ways with Patterson even before the end of his 21st season. Dykes was immediately considered the favorite to replace him, which happened after the regular season. The Frogs did win, and a year after Dykes was formally introduced, they were back in the same room for the playoff announcement.
Sonny Dykes was a Texas Tech assistant for seven seasons, the first seven after his father retired when on the staff of the late Mike Leach. He went west for the first time as offensive coordinator at Arizona from 2007-09, then had a 22-15 record in three seasons at Louisiana Tech before taking the Cal job.
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