- Head Coach: Sonny Dykes (fourth season)
- 2024 Record: 9-4 (won New Mexico Bowl)
- Strength of Schedule: 27th
- PFF Projected Win Total: 6.7
- FanDuel Win Total: 6.5
2024 Recap
After experiencing a 5-7 hangover in 2023 from a national championship game appearance in 2022, TCU bounced back this past season with a 9-4 record, including a New Mexico Bowl victory over Louisiana. Both the offense and defense pulled their weights with top-40 FBS marks in PFF grade and EPA per play. And both units have encouraging pieces returning.
The offense features one of the Big 12’s best quarterbacks, Josh Hoover, along with several pass-catching weapons. The defense boasts a strong secondary, headlined by top-10 safety Bud Clark. The Horned Frogs have some question marks to answer in their trenches, though.
Biggest Strength: Coverage
TCU finished 2024 with the fifth-best PFF coverage grade in college football (90.5). The Horned Frogs returned their superstar from that secondary in safety Bud Clark and have two other returning starters, as well. Cornerback Elijah Jackson transferred in from Washington after two solid years with the Huskies.
Biggest Weakness: Pass rush
It’s good that TCU has an intimidating secondary, because the defense struggled to get after the quarterback last season. The Horned Frogs’ 26.3% pressure rate was the sixth-worst clip in the Power Four, and they didn’t do much to address the issue in the transfer portal.
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