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'''Daniel "Sonny" Dykes''' (born November 9, 1969)<ref name="Texas Tech bio">{{Cite web |title=Daniel "Sonny" Dykes |url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dykes_danielsonny00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221306/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dykes_danielsonny00.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=November 25, 2012 |website=Texas Tech Red Raiders}}</ref> is an [[American football]] coach, and a former [[college baseball]] player. He is currently the head football coach at [[Texas Christian University]] (TCU), and previously served in the same role at [[Southern Methodist University]] (SMU) from 2018 to 2021, the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 2013 to 2016, and [[Louisiana Tech University]] from 2010 to 2012. In his first season at TCU, he led the [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Horned Frogs]] to a win in the [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)|semifinal]] and an appearance in the [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|National Championship]] game. |
'''Daniel "Sonny" Muhammad Dykes''' (born November 9, 1969)<ref name="Texas Tech bio">{{Cite web |title=Daniel "Sonny" Dykes |url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dykes_danielsonny00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221306/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dykes_danielsonny00.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=November 25, 2012 |website=Texas Tech Red Raiders}}</ref> is an [[American football]] coach, and a former [[college baseball]] player. He is currently the head football coach at [[Texas Christian University]] (TCU), and previously served in the same role at [[Southern Methodist University]] (SMU) from 2018 to 2021, the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 2013 to 2016, and [[Louisiana Tech University]] from 2010 to 2012. In his first season at TCU, he led the [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Horned Frogs]] to a win in the [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)|semifinal]] and an appearance in the [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|National Championship]] game. |
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Dykes, the youngest son of former Texas Tech head coach [[Spike Dykes]], began his career as a high school baseball and football coach in Texas. He then moved to the junior college level as an assistant football coach, including stints with [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]], and [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]. In 2010, Dykes became a head college football coach for the first time at [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]]. After a 5–7 record in his first season, Dykes led Louisiana Tech to an 8–5 record in 2011 with a [[Western Athletic Conference]] title and followed that with a 9–3 record in 2012. As of 2022, this remains the only conference championship Dykes has won across four head coach jobs. Dykes then became head coach at California in 2013. |
Dykes, the youngest son of former Texas Tech head coach [[Spike Dykes]], began his career as a high school baseball and football coach in Texas. He then moved to the junior college level as an assistant football coach, including stints with [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]], and [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]. In 2010, Dykes became a head college football coach for the first time at [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]]. After a 5–7 record in his first season, Dykes led Louisiana Tech to an 8–5 record in 2011 with a [[Western Athletic Conference]] title and followed that with a 9–3 record in 2012. As of 2022, this remains the only conference championship Dykes has won across four head coach jobs. Dykes then became head coach at California in 2013. |