Why not TCU? Fiesta Bowl provides an opportunity for the Horned Frogs.
There are two ways this can go: with a win or even a close loss that establishes the Frogs' credentials on this stage, or with an uncompetitive result that paints TCU as a one-off success story with more in common with last year's playoff underdog, Cincinnati, than with Clemson.
TCU is beginning to see immediate benefits. According to 247Sports.com, this year's recruiting class ranks third in the Big 12 and first among the league's longer-term members, behind future SEC members Texas and Oklahoma. In comparison, TCU has taken the express train from the back end of the Big 12. A disappointing 23-24 run in former coach Gary Patterson's last four seasons, the Horned Frogs have been reborn under Dykes, who was hired just over a year ago from SMU.
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