TCU and SMU’s more than a century-old rivalry, the “Iron Skillet Game,” will go on hiatus starting in 2025.
However, the 2024 edition was tainted by TCU head coach Sonny Dykes’ ejection just after the start of the second half Saturday.
Dykes was visibly heated after a Horned Frogs touchdown was taken off the board for a holding call. His frustrations boiled over and earned back-to-back unsportsmanlike penalties, resulting in his ejection.
Already down by 20 at that point, things did not get better for TCU. The coach-less Horned Frogs managed to fight back with three touchdowns the rest of the game but ultimately fell 66-42, handing the Iron Skillet trophy back to SMU — Dykes’ former team — for the first time since 2021.
Dykes led the Mustangs from 2018-21 before leaving for their rivals in Fort Worth, Texas — returning to the program where he was an offensive assistant in 2017.
The third-year head coach has an 18-11 record with TCU but is only 5-9 against FBS opponents since appearing in the 2023 national championship game, a 65-7 drubbing by Georgia.