TCU football had a fitting finale to the 2021 season with news breaking during the game that Sonny Dykes would be heading to Fort Worth.

A year that saw the school part ways with longtime coach Gary Patterson in the middle of it and players battle a growing list of injuries ended with a 48-14 loss at Iowa State on Friday afternoon.

Oh, and a new coach is headed to TCU. As expected, Dykes will take over the program, sources said, but the school refused to confirm multiple reports Friday.

An official announcement is not expected until early next week with a possible introductory news conference on Tuesday.

On the field, the Frogs looked like a team depleted by injuries. They were without their top two running backs, Zach Evans and Kendre Miller, and their top receiving threat, Quentin Johnston. The defense faced similar depth issues.

Iowa State took advantage with a dominant performance, ending TCU’s dreams of becoming bowl eligible. The Cyclones improved to 7-5 on the season while TCU finished 5-7.

Iowa State running back Breece Hall stole the show, rushing for 242 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. He scored on runs of 39, 80 and 4 yards.

As a team, the Cyclones finished with 280 yards rushing including a 40-yard TD run by Jirehl Brock in the first half.

TCU didn’t have many positives on the day.

The Frogs had two touchdowns. They scored one in the first half on a 47-yard pass from Max Duggan to Blair Conwright and one in the second half on a 6-yard pass from Duggan to offensive tackle Tyler Guyton, who is listed at 6-foot-7, 312 pounds.

Duggan finished 15 of 26 passing for 216 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Duggan, who has been playing through a broken bone in the fifth metatarsal area, is expected to undergo surgery next week in Dallas and return in time for spring ball.

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