“I know our fans are very excited about this opportunity to play against USC, one of the great programs in all of college football,” TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said Sunday. “We’re very excited about the opportunity to go to San Antonio and stay in the state of Texas. It’s a fantastic bowl, I’ve had an opportunity to coach in it before, and I always felt like it was one of the top bowl games.”
The Horned Frogs’ bowl game will be on a bigger scale compared to last year, when they beat Louisiana 34-3 in the New Mexico Bowl. It’s an opportunity to end the year with a top-20 win over a marquee opponent from the Big Ten in a standalone game on ESPN.
“You look at the history of this bowl, there’s a lot of eyes on this game,” Dykes said. “It’s in a great time slot, the day before New Year’s Eve, I would expect the game to be widely viewed, which obviously helps in recruiting.”
Assuming no opt-outs, the Trojans have plenty of star power with wide receiver Makai Lemon and quarterback Jayden Maiava.
USC also has former TCU running backs coach Anthony Jones on staff. He was an integral part of TCU’s run to the 2022 national championship against Georgia as he helped develop Kendre Miller and Emari Demercado into NFL running backs.
Riley’s younger brother, Garrett, also previously served as Dykes’ offensive coordinator at SMU and TCU in 2022 before departing for Clemson. Riley said the Trojans are also excited to face the Horned Frogs and the game will have a special meaning to him due to his relationship with Dykes.
“It’ll be great to see my friend Sonny Dykes on the other sideline,” Riley said. “He’s somebody I have a long history with and has been a great friend. He’s a tremendous coach, his track record speaks for itself, and he’s done an awesome job at TCU. I know it’ll be an awesome matchup.”
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
April 21 Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
April 22 Pittsburgh 8, Rangers 4
April 23 Rangers 6, Pittsburgh 1
April 24 Athletics 8, Rangers 1
April 25 Rangers 4, Athletics 3
April 26 Athletics 2, Rangers 1
April 27 N.Y. Yankees 4, Rangers 2
April 28 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m., RSN
April 29 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:35 p.m., RSN
May 1 at Detroit, 5:40 p.m., RSN
May 2 at Detroit, 6:15 p.m., Fox
May 3 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
TCU Baseball ▶
April 17 Baylor 11, TCU 4
April 19 TCU 5, Baylor 4 (doubleheader)
April 19 TCU 10, Baylor 2 (doubleheader)
April 21 TCU 6, Dallas Baptist 5 (10 innings)
April 24 TCU 8, Houston 3
April 25 TCU 4, Houston 2
April 26 TCU 14, Houston 2 (7 innings)
April 29 vs. UT Arlington, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 1 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 2 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 3 at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Stars ▶
First-round playoff series (series tied 2-2)
Game 1: April 18 Minnesota 6, Stars 1
Game 2: April 20 Stars 4, Minnesota 2
Game 3: April 22 Stars 4, Minnesota 3 (2OT)
Game 4: April 25 Minnesota 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Game 5: April 28 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., ESPN2, Victory+
Game 6: April 30 at Minnesota, TBA
Game 7 (if necessary): May 2 vs. Minnesota, TBA
Wings▶
April 30 at Indiana (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 3 vs. Las Vegas (at Austin) (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 9 at Indiana, noon, ABC
May 12 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA
May 14 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
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2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, TBA
Cowboys ▶
2026 season
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m.
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
FC Dallas ▶
March 21 FC Dallas 4, Houston 3
April 4 FC Dallas 4, D.C. United 0
April 11 FC Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
April 18 FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2
April 22 Minnesota 1, FC Dallas 0
April 25 at Seattle, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 2 at NY Red Bulls, 6:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 9 vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 13 vs. Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 16 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet
April 25 FuelFest
April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede
May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250
May 2 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy's Frozen Custard 340
May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400
This story was originally published December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM.
