This is something you don’t see every day, in a couple of ways.
Monday night, SMU confirmed reports that had surfaced earlier in the day that Sonny Dykes has been named as the Mustangs’ new head football coach. Dykes replaces Chad Morris, who left for the same job at Arkansas late last week.
At an introductory press conference Tuesday afternoon, Dykes’ new boss, athletic director Rick Hart, revealed that the new coach will get to work immediately as he will coach the Mustangs in their bowl game Dec. 20. Dykes will immediately begin assembling his coaching staff to help in preparation for the Frisco Bowl.
Rick Hart confirms that Sonny Dykes will coach SMU in the Frisco Bowl and bring in other staff members to supplement staff in that process
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) December 12, 2017
SMU announces Sonny Dykes will coach in the Dec. 20 Frisco Bowl and bring in some staff members for it.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) December 12, 2017
And SMU’s opponent in the Frisco Bowl? Louisiana Tech, which Dykes was the head coach of from 2010-12. After going 22-15 in three years at Tech, he left for the same job at Cal in December of 2012. He went 19-30 with the Bears before being fired after his fourth season in 2016.