Sources: TCU to make coordinator change
Joe Gillespie will not return as TCU's defensive coordinator, sources told FootballScoop on Sunday.
Sources indicated Sonny Dykes has his next chief defensive assistant in mind. The new coordinator will be an experienced name that comes from outside the program, sources said.
Gillespie joined the program from Tulsa after Dykes took the job, and was a major part in the Frogs' magical run to the 2022 national title game.
However, TCU slunk back to 5-7 this season. The Frogs allowed 27.8 points per game, including 69 to Oklahoma in a win-or-stay home game to conclude the season.
Corners coach Carlton Buckles, safeties coach Paul Gonzales, and defensive line coach JaMarkus McFarland are expected to return, sources said.
A longtime Texas high school coach Gillespie joined the college ranks as the linebackers coach at Tulsa in 2015. Philip Montgomery promoted him to defensive coordinator in 2019, where he remained until returning to Texas as a member of Dykes's staff in 2022.
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