TCU head coach Sonny Dykes celebrates with his players after TCU scored a touchdown against Oklahoma during the first half on Oct. 1 in Fort Worth. Dykes won The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Dec. 19, after leading the No. 3 Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff in his first season with the school. Ron Jenkins / Associated Press
Stephen Hawkins Associated Press FORT WORTH — Sonny Dykes was nearing the end of a season as an off-field offensive analyst, and pondering his next…