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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sonny Dykes, head coach of the Texas Christian |
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University football team, achieved great success in 2022, guiding |
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the Horned Frogs to the title game of the College Football Playoff |
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National Championship and earning the Associated Press Coach of the |
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Year honor in addition to numerous other national awards; and |
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WHEREAS, In his first season at the helm of the program, Coach |
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Dykes engineered a remarkable turnaround for his squad; following a |
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2021 season in which they recorded a 5-7 record, the Horned Frogs |
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improved their win total by eight games and were one of the four |
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elite teams to compete for the championship; in the Fiesta Bowl |
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semifinal, TCU became the first team from Texas to win a CFP |
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contest, upsetting the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan |
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Wolverines in a thrilling 51-45 shootout to advance to the national |
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championship game; at the end of the season, Coach Dykes garnered a |
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host of prestigious accolades, including selection as the Coach of |
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the Year by the AP; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of legendary Texas Tech University football |
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coach Spike Dykes, Sonny Dykes began his collegiate coaching career |
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at Navarro College, and he went on to work as an assistant coach at |
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the University of Arizona, Texas Tech, and the University of |
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Kentucky; he took over a struggling Louisiana Tech program in 2010, |
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and in his second season, he was selected as the Western Athletic |
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Conference Coach of the Year as the Bulldogs won the WAC |
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Championship and earned a trip to the Poinsettia Bowl; in advance of |
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the 2013 season, he became head coach at the University of |
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California, and under his direction, the team's offense set a |
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modern-era record for points scored and shattered several school |
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records; his first assignment at TCU came as an offensive analyst in |
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2017, and he then spent four seasons as head coach at Southern |
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Methodist University, where he greatly improved the team's fortunes |
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before taking charge of the Horned Frogs' program; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring, Mr. Dykes received his |
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bachelor's degree in history from Texas Tech in 1993 and was a |
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member of the Red Raiders baseball team for two seasons; in all his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Kate, and |
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their three children, Ally, Charlie, and Daniel; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his leadership and expertise, Sonny Dykes is |
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furthering the tradition of football excellence in North Texas, and |
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his many accomplishments are indeed deserving of commendation; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sonny Dykes on being named the |
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Associated Press Coach of the Year for 2022 and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Dykes as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |