Texas Christian University Football

An offensive innovator, Texas native, and National Coach of the Year, Sonny Dykes serves as TCU's head football coach, a post he was named to on Nov. 30, 202...

A.J. Ricker arrived at TCU in December 2021 as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Over his first two seasons with the Horned Frogs, Ricker has seen five of his players sign NFL contracts. Steve Avila was a second-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2023 with Brandon Coleman a third-round selection of the Washington Commanders in 2024. Additionally, Alan Ali (Minnesota Vikings), Andrew Coker (Las Vegas Raiders) and Willis Patrick (Los Angeles Chargers) inked free-agent contracts. All five earned All-Big 12 honors with Avila a Consensus All-American. Ricker has been instrumental in TCU ranking among the national leaders in all major offensive categories in each of the last two seasons, including the 2022 campaign en route to an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Before TCU, Ricker served the previous two seasons in the same roles under Head Coach Sonny Dykes at SMU. A Broyles Award nominee, Ricker coached SMU offensive linemen Jaylon Thomas and Hayden Howerton to all-conference honors. In his first season with the Mustangs, Ricker helped lead them to top-10 national rankings in scoring offense (41.8) and total offense (489.8). SMU was 13th in passing offense (309.0). Its highest ranking in those categories the previous season was 27th in passing offense while scoring and total offense didn't make the top 50. The Mustangs also ranked 14th in the FBS in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.31), surrendering just 17 on the season.

One of the all-time great running backs in TCU history, Aaron Green serves as the program's Assistant Running Backs Coach, a post he assumed in January 2026. Prior to his move to the coaching staff, Green returned to TCU as an Assistant Director of Player Personnel where he helped build the recruiting classes and evaluate the roster. Green, whose 1,272 rushing yards in 2015 were the seventh-most in a single season in program history at the time, rushed for 2,426 yards and 20 touchdowns during his playing career that encompassed 38 appearances for the Horned Frogs (2013-15). A two-time All-Big 12 honoree, Green spent time in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and Buffalo Bills. After he concluded his playing days, Green began his coaching career as an offensive analyst at UTSA in his hometown of San Antonio.

Andy Avalos joined the TCU football staff as defensive coordinator in December 2023. Avalos served the previous three seasons as Boise State’s head football ...

Antonio Wilcox leads TCU's running backs room, a role he was named to in January 2026. Edwards most recently worked with TCU Offensive Coordinator Gordon Sammis at UConn for three seasons (2023-25). In Storrs, Wilcox helped develop running back Cam Edwards in a 1,000-yard performer this season, the first Husky to do so since 2019. Edwards rushed for 1,240 yards on 210 carries with 15 touchdowns, all marks that rank in the top-20 nationally. Among players with 200-plus carries, Edwards’ 5.9 yards per carry average ranked No. 6 nationally. Wilcox was also named to the 247Sports 30under30 list ahead of the 2025 season. In 2024, Wilcox coached a three-headed monster of a backfield when Edwards, Durell Robinson, and Mel Brown all ran for at least 670 yards and 5.7 yards per carry. Prior to UConn, Wilcox spent two seasons at his alma mater, Furman (2021-22). As a player for the Paladins, Wilcox led the team in rushing as a sophomore, junior, and senior, finishing with 1,777 yards and 21 touchdowns. In 2017, he rushed for 814 yards and 14 touchdowns to led his squad to the FCS playoffs. Following his playing career, Wilcox spent three seasons (2018-20) at North Greenville University where he first worked as a graduate assistant with the running backs before a full-time promotion to coach the wide receivers in his last season. Wilcox earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Furman in the spring of 2018 and secured his MBA from North Greenville in 2020. WILCOX YEAR

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Benny Boyd serves as TCU's cornerbacks coach, a post he assumed in February 2026 after six seasons leading the cornerbacks and co-coordinating special teams at Wyoming. At Wyoming, Boyd helped the Cowboys led the nation in third down defense in 2024 (25.8 percent) and No. 26 in the nation in turnovers gained in 2023 as part of UW's first nine-win season in nearly 30 years. In 2025, Boyd was a part of a passing defense that ranked No. 14 nationally (175.5 yards per game). The Cowboys ranked No. 13 in the same category in Boyd's second season on staff (2021). In his first season in Laramie, Boyd helped the Cowboys to a No. 16 overall ranking in total defense. In all, Wyoming posted a top-five passing defense in the Mountain West four of Boyd's six seasons on staff. Prior to Wyoming, Boyd spent the 2019 leading the cornerbacks and special teams at Eastern Illinois. The Panthers ranked No. 30 that season in total defense (350.6) and No. 40 in pass defense (204.1). Boyd spent four seasons (2015-18) at Central Washington in similar roles as coordinated the defense and special teams at Aurora (Ill.), his alma mater, in 2014. For three seasons (2011-13), he led the secondary and special teams at North Dakota following nine seasons (2002-10) as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Luther College (Iowa). In 2010, he was a finalist for the AFCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. He coached four Division III All-Americans and three Aztec Bowl participants (Divisio

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Brad Robbins serves as TCU's quarterbacks coach, a role he assumed in January 2026 after spending the 2025 season as Tulsa's Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. Robbins rejoined his former offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis in Fort Worth as the two worked together to build an offensive juggernaut at UConn in 2024, helping the Huskies set or tie seven school records that season including finishing No. 10 nationally in red zone scoring (92.5). Together, Robbins and Sammis scored 32.3 points per game in 2024, the highest scoring offense in 21 seasons at UConn to that point. They also helped led UConn to a 9-4 record, the program’s best in 14 years. At Tulsa, under first-year head coach Tre Lamb, Robbins’ offense led running back Dominic Richardson to the Golden Hurricane’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2021. Richardson posted 1,065 yards on 212 carries (5.0 ypc) with a 203-yard game against Army. Prior to UConn, Robbins spent the 2023 season at Tennessee Tech as the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach and the three seasons before that (2019-22) at North Greenville as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. At North Greenville, Quarterback Dylan Ramirez set school records for passing yards (2,570), total yards (2,800), and touchdowns accounted for (28) as a freshman. Running back Corey Watkins had over 1,000 yards rushing, becoming the first player at NGU to hit the century mark since 2016. His coaching career has also included stops at Charleston

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Darl Bauer serves as TCU's Assistant Athletic Director for Football Human Performance, a post he was named to in January 2026. In this role, Bauer leads a team of professionals charged with the development of the Horned Frogs' strength, conditioning, and speed efforts. Prior to coming to Fort Worth, Bauer spent two seasons at Troy (2024-25) leading the strength and conditioning efforts for the Trojans under head coach Gerard Parker. Bauer spent five seasons (2019-23) at Houston and 10 seasons at West Virginia (2009-18), primarily with head coach Dana Holgorsen. While at Houston, Bauer helped the Cougars post a 12-win season in 2021, and he saw 12 players selected during his five-year tenure. In Morgantown, Bauer was a part of nine bowl appearances including a victory in the 2012 Orange Bowl with MVP Geno Smith. During his tenure, 30 Mountaineers were selected in the NFL draft. Bauer originally started at WVU as a graduate assistant in 2009 before earning a full-time promotion in 2010. He was promoted to assistant director of strength and conditioning/director of applied performance prior to the 2018 season. Prior to WVU, Bauer spent time at Eastern Michigan (2007) as an intern working with the football, men's basketball, women's soccer, and women's volleyball teams. He is a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), the highest distinction in the strength profession. Bauer graduated with a bachelor's degree

David Case arrived at TCU in March 2025. Case joined the Horned Frogs after working four years as director of football equipment operations at Mississippi State. He was previously at Miami (Fla.) for six years (2015-21) as an assistant athletics director for equipment operations before being elevated to associate athletics director for internal operations. Case has also served in equipment roles at FAU, Baylor and UCF as well as in minor league baseball.

David Gable is in his 20th season as the head athletics trainer for football at TCU. He was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine in J...

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Gordon Sammis serves as TCU's offensive coordinator, a role he assumed in January 2026 following a four-year run at UConn where he spent his final two season...

JaMarkus McFarland joined the TCU football staff in February 2022 as defensive line coach. In his first season, McFarland made an immediate impact in the Hor...

Jeff Jordan came to TCU in December 2021 as Assistant Athletics Director for Player Personnel. Before arriving at TCU, Jordan spent four years under Sonny Dykes as the director of player personnel at SMU. He also served two seasons as director of personnel at Kansas. Jordan coached on the Texas high school level for 29 years, including 15 as head coach at Garland High School. He is the Owls' all-time leader in wins and playoff victories. His teams set a school record by winning 83 games from 2000-2009. Jordan led the Owls to the playoffs in 13 of his last 14 years, including a trip to the 2006 state semifinals. He was a five-time recipient of Coach of the Week honors by the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL. Jordan was the defensive coordinator at Garland when the Owls won the state championship in 1999. He is a member of the Garland Sports Hall of Fame. During his time at Garland, Jordan also worked 28 years as an in-house scout for the Dallas Cowboys and was part of three Super Bowl championship teams. Jordan and his wife, Shannon, have two daughters, Abby and Carly.

John Porchivina joined TCU in January 2026 and serves as the Assistant Director of Football Strength and Performance. "Porch" came to Fort Worth following two seasons (2024-25) at Troy where he spent time as the assistant director of strength and performance and as a graduate assistant. Prior to Troy, Porchivina spent one season (2023) at Ohio State, where he served as an intern with the Buckeyes' football program, including implementing a USG system for daily hydration testing. A member of the Ole Miss football team from 2021 to 2023, Porchivina remained in Oxford following his playing career as an intern in the strength and conditioning department for the Rebels' football program. Despite receiving a scholarship out of high school to play football at Cal-Berkley, Porchivina delayed the start of his collegiate career by four years to serve in the United States Marine Corps as a machine gunner. Promoted to the rank of Corporal in 2018, Porchivina had previously been awarded the roles of squad leader and team leader. He received the "Chesty Puller" Award for graduating No. 1 out of 500 Marines from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. The "Chesty Puller" Award is presented to the Marine who has demonstrated the highest potential for future leadership and responsibility in the Marine Corps.

Julius Brown came to TCU in March 2024. Brown joined the Horned Frogs as a senior defensive analyst before being promoted to assistant coach - nickels. Brown was cornerbacks coach for two seasons at Washington, including its 2023 team that played in the College Football Playoff National Championship. He also spent two seasons (2021-22) at Fresno State coaching their huskies, a hybrid linebacker/safety position. During his time with the Bulldogs, which included a 10-win season in 2021, Brown was named by 247Sports as the No. 2 recruiter in the Mountain West. Brown also coached cornerbacks at Texas Tech (2019) and Utah State (2016-18). While Brown was in Lubbock, the Red Raiders allowed their lowest points per game since 2009. He helped guide a Utah State defense that led the FBS with 32 forced turnovers and 22 interceptions, including six returned for touchdowns, in 2018. The Aggies totaled 71 takeaways over his three seasons on staff. The 2018 Utah State team tied a school record with its 11 wins and earned a No. 21 final ranking in the Associated Press Top 25. Brown coached Jalen Davis who became just the ninth first-team All-American in Utah State history before embarking on an NFL career. Brown worked with TCU Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos at Boise State for two seasons (2014-15). Similar to his time at Utah State, Brown mentored a Boise State secondary that was among the nation’s leaders in interceptions, picking off 22 passes in each of his two seasons. The Broncos l

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Ken Wilson joined the TCU football program in January 2024 as linebackers coach. Wilson served the previous two years as head coach at Nevada. In the 2019-20...

Kharyee Marshall joined TCU in January 2026 and currently serves as the assistant Edges coach, working with the Horned Frogs' defensive ends rotation and coo...

Malcolm Kelly joined the TCU football staff as outside receivers coach in March 2019 and was promoted by Head Coach Sonny Dykes to assistant head coach in 20...

Mark Tommerdahl returned to TCU in December 2021. After serving as special teams coordinator his first two seasons back with the Horned Frogs, he became special assistant to the head coach in 2024. He was initially a Horned Frog for three seasons (1998-2000) as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Tommerdahl was the architect of one of college football's moments of the year in 2022 when TCU's "Bazooka" play saw Griffin Kell convert a 40-yard field goal as time expired for a 29-28 win over Baylor. Kell earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors. Tommerdahl's impact was felt in all aspects of TCU's special teams as Derius Davis was the 2022 recipient of the Jet Award as the nation's top return specialist. Before arriving back in Fort Worth, Tommerdahl spent the previous three seasons (2019-21) as associate head coach and overseeing the special teams units at Texas Tech. He has been a special teams coordinator for over 25 seasons, including at Cal and Louisiana Tech where he served under TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes. Tommerdahl was the Golden Bears' assistant head coach in the 2015 and 2016 campaigns. In his first season at Texas Tech in 2019, Tommerdahl coached punter Austin McNamara into Freshman All-America honors and freshman place-kicker Trey Wolff to All-Big 12 accolades. The Red Raiders blocked seven kicks during Tommerdahl's time in Lubbock. Tommerdahl’s special teams units played a significant role in Purdue’s success in 2018. True freshman Rondale Moore was a standou

Mitch Kirsch arrived at TCU in December 2021. Originally a senior offensive analyst, Kirsch was promoted by Head Coach Sonny Dykes to assistant coach with the tight ends in 2024. Before TCU, Kirsch was an offensive graduate assistant under Dykes at SMU. Kirsch was a consensus FCS All-America offensive lineman at James Madison, helping lead the Dukes to a 2016 National Championship. He was the Virginia Collegiate Athlete of the Year in 2017, before signing a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears. A 2016 JMU graduate, Kirsch began his coaching career as an offensive assistant at St. John’s High School in Washington D.C.

Ryan Dorchester joined the TCU football staff in February 2024 as Associate Athletics Director for Football Administration and was promoted to General Manage...

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Shaquille Lee joined TCU in January 2026 and serves as the Assistant Director of Football Strength and Performance. Lee came to Fort Worth following two seasons (2024-25) as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Syracuse where he worked with the football program. Prior to Syracuse, Lee worked with the Notre Dame strength and conditioning staff in the spring of 2021. Prior to that, Lee worked at Missouri Southern as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, with prior graduate assistant and internship experiences at Midwestern State, Kentucky, Oregon and his alma mater, Indiana State. Lee, originally from Gary, Ind., played one season of football at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana for the 2012 season, before transferring to Indiana State in 2013. While at Indiana State, he earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science, with a minor in strength and conditioning. He later completed a master's program with a concentration in coaching in 2019. Lee is USAW Level One certified.

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Tre Watson joined the TCU football staff in January 2025 as safeties/nickels coach – passing game coordinator. Watson served the previous four seasons as def...

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