Sonny Dykes and the TCU Horned Frogs reportedly landed a big fish out of the SEC on Wednesday.
Per 247Sports’ Brandon Marcello, TCU is expected to hire Arkansas’ Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator after losing Garrett Riley to Clemson.
#TCU is expected to hire Arkansas’ Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator, sources tell @247Sports.
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— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) January 18, 2023
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The football world reacted to TCU’s big hire on social media.
“Hog fans: mixed on this, TCU fans: absolutely hate this,” one user said.
Hog fans: mixed on this
TCU fans: absolutely hate this https://t.co/DpLI14tNFU— WarMachine2013 (@WarMachine2013) January 18, 2023
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https://t.co/BBn3Epijuz pic.twitter.com/WX0KjcPzhJ
— ANTIFAldo (@ANTIFAldo) January 18, 2023
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“Looks like this could really be it…” tweeted Alyssa Orange. “Stay tuned.”
Looks like this could really be it…
Stay tuned. https://t.co/hFwzAn5zvi— Alyssa Orange (@AlyssaOrange) January 18, 2023
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“Just gonna burn right through all that new good will, eh Hypnotoad?”
“Maybe stopping Arkansas’ offense will actually be a challenge now,” a fan replied. “Briles really isn’t good.”
Maybe stopping Arkansas’ offense will actually be a challenge now. Briles really isn’t good. https://t.co/1zpus6k4Xp
— Will (@rozenwill) January 18, 2023
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“Gonna re-watch the national championship because it’s a better outcome than this garbage,” another posted.
Gonna re-watch the national championship because it’s a better outcome than this garbage https://t.co/LFzZupatRy
— Yellmk (@yellmk) January 18, 2023
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“What a heel turn,” another commented.
What a heel turn https://t.co/kdHZg35KjT
— Lounge dawg(I am emotionally scarred) (@lounge_dawg) January 18, 2023
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Briles, son of former Baylor head coach Art Briles, was part of the coaching staff that was summarily dismissed from the school following the sexual assault scandal that went down in the early-2010s.
So while Briles’ hire is a big one, it’s not without controversy.