{"id":761819,"date":"2026-02-19T06:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761819\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:28:18","slug":"tcu-ad-mike-buddie-says-school-is-in-talks-on-contract-extension-for-sonny-dykes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761819\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU AD Mike Buddie says school is \u2018in talks\u2019 on contract extension for Sonny Dykes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could Sonny Dykes be receiving another contract at TCU<\/a> soon?<\/p>\n

New athletic director Mike Buddie dropped a notable nugget in his newsletter to Horned Frogs fans titled \u201cThe Buddie System.\u201d<\/a> As he discussed updates surrounding the entirety of the athletic depart, he touched on the state of the football program.<\/p>\n

After mentioning Dykes\u2019 new three-hour course on Mondays at the Neeley School of Business on leadership<\/a>, Buddie wrote that the school is working on an extension for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently in talks to extend Coach Dykes\u2019 contract, and I will have more to share on that very soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Of note, Dykes\u2019 current contract runs through 2028. TCU made him one of the Big 12\u2019s highest-paid coaches in Dec. 2022<\/a>, inking the deal amid his magical first season in Fort Worth that saw the Horned Frogs make it all the way to the national championship game.<\/p>\n

According to USA Today\u2019s 2025 compensation survey<\/a>, Dykes was set to make $7,036,013 last season. There is a bit of murkiness on salaries for coaches of private schools like TCU, as USA Today\u2019s amounts for private schools were based on schools\u2019 most recently available financial records, which cover the 2023 calendar year.<\/p>\n

Buddie also expressed excitement about the additions Dykes made to TCU\u2019s coaching staff, including new offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited about the new additions to the coaching staff \u2014 namely new offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis and head strength coach Darl Bauer \u2014 as well as in the locker room,\u201c he wrote. \u201dSonny was laser-focused in the end-of-year review of the program and made a number of difficult decisions with the goal of bringing TCU back to the College Football Playoff.”<\/p>\n

A contract extension for Dykes that extends beyond 2028 could give the program some helpful stability going forward as he tries to bring TCU back to the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

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