Dykes: TCU including Holgorsen, Graham to staff

• Dave Wilson, ESPN Personnel WriterJul 30, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He formerly operated at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.TCU coach Sonny Dykes validated reports that he is preparing to add former Houston coach Dana Holgorsen to his staff, including Tuesday that he is likewise developing an area for former Hawai’i and Arizona State coach Todd Graham.Dykes stated the 2 coaches will serve as experts and advance scouts. Graham, who has a defensive background, will deal with the offense. Holgorsen, an offensive mind, will deal with the defense, with each searching for weaknesses they ‘d assault from their viewpoint.” They’re gifted individuals that I have actually understood for more than twenty years, who both have actually been really effective and have a distinct viewpoint, “Dykes stated.”They can assist us win.”Editor’s Picks 1 Related Graham, 59, is a Dallas/Fort Worth local who was 106-72 as

a head coach at Rice, Tulsa, Pitt, Arizona State and Hawai’i. He resigned at Hawai’i in 2021 amid grievances from players about his requiring coaching design. Graham said he was not asked to step down but did so to “do what is best for me and my family and my health.”He has been a casual advisor for Dykes in previous years, consisting of checking out Dykes and using suggestions in his very first season at SMU and once again two years ago before TCU’s run to the national championship game.”I love talking with people that see things in a different way than I do,”Dykes informed ESPN in 2022.” Todd is extremely direct.

“Holgorsen, 53, has actually operated at 4 Huge 12 schools, including working alongside Dykes at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2006 under Mike Leach. Holgorsen and Dykes coached the Red Raiders ‘wide receivers and shared offending planner tasks in 2005 and 2006. Holgorsen spent the past five years as Houston’s coach, going 31-28 with a 12-2 mark in 2021, and was fired following a 4-8 season last fall. He went 61-41 in eight seasons at West Virginia, tape-recording three AP top-20 finishes.After a 13-2 season in 2022, TCU completed a disappointing 5-7 last year. Prior to Graham and Holgorsen joining the staff, Dykes included two more former head coaches this offseason, consisting of previous Boise State coach Andy Avalos as defensive coordinator and former Nevada coach Ken Wilson as linebackers coach.TCU was chosen 10th in the preseason media poll in the brand-new 16-team Huge 12 lineup. The Horned Frogs kick off the season Friday, Aug. 30 at Stanford.