Two of the three new head coaches in the Big 12 aren't really new at all when it comes to the state of Texas, the conference and the traditional Dallas-area home of the league's football media days.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two of the three new head coaches in the Big 12 aren't really new at all when it comes to the state of Texas, the conference and the traditional Dallas-area home of the league's football media days.
after five years as an assistant at Big 12 rival Baylor. He replaces Matt Wells, who was fired in the middle of his third season last year. McGuire has barely left the Dallas area, where he was born, went to college and coached for 22 years before straying 100 miles south to Waco. “It's a little bittersweet,” Sonny Dykes said. “I think he would have gotten a kick out of me being at SMU. I know he's looking down and excited about this opportunity and certainly gets a kick out of it.”Iowa State had its highest-ever preseason ranking at No. 7 last year before a 7-6 season that ended with a loss in the Cheez-It Bowl a year after the Cyclones lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game.
Hunter Dekkers will get the first shot at replacing Purdy, a three-year starter, while the task of filling Hall's void will be considerably tougher.
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