Most critics and fans across the college football landscape doubted the play and strength of TCU throughout the 2022 season. With Sonny Dykes in his first year as head coach in a program that finished 5-7 in the ’21 season, the Horned Frogs had the same 200-1 odds as Arizona and Mississippi State to compete for a College Football Playoff national championship at the start of the season.
However, TCU continued to win in unorthodox ways that included in final second moments. The Horned Frogs piled on a dozen wins before suffering their first blemish of the season in a 31-28 loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game on Dec. 3.
A day after losing its conference title game, the CFP committee named the Horned Frogs as one of the top four teams in college football that would compete for a chance to play in the CFP title game. Much like the chatter throughout the season, some were not happy and were shocked that TCU landed in the top four like former NFL and Texas quarterback Chris Simms.
