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Sports Illustrated-Pat Forde
www.si.com
9-TCU
There are many reasons to believe the Horned Frogs will have staying power as a top-10 program and Playoff contender, starting with the wealth of talent from the Dallas–Fort Worth area—both high school players and collegians interested in transferring back closer to home. 2023 will be a bit of a reset with Heisman finalist Max Duggan and likely first-round wide receiver Quentin Johnston gone to the NFL, among others. But Sonny Dykes and offensive coordinator Garrett Riley thought highly enough of QB Chandler Morris to start him over Duggan at the beginning of the season, so if he can at all approximate Duggan’s ’22 season, the Frogs will again be potent offensively. Big-picture question: Can a program that was 9–1 in games decided by 10 points or fewer (heading into the title game) replicate that crunch-time poise—and good fortune?
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Fox Sports-RJ Young
www.foxsports.com
8-TCU
Sonny Dykes succeeded in keeping his coordinators, and he still has what he thought was the best quarterback on campus — Chandler Morris — returning to help run the Frogs back to the CFP.
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CBS Dennis Dodd
www.cbssports.com
6-TCU
Chandler Morris takes over at QB following an inspiring playoff run led by Max Duggan. The likely loss of leading receiver Quentin Johnston to the NFL Draft will hurt but the receiver room is deep. Defensive coordinator Joe Gillespie was sneaky good with a scheme (3-3-5) that is the sum of its parts. In the first year of the new Big 12, look for the Horned Frogs to have a legitimate chance at repeating.
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ESPN Mark Schlabach
www.espn.com
14-TCU
The Horned Frogs struck paydirt in hiring former SMU coach Sonny Dykes, as he led them to a 12-0 record in the regular season and an unexpected trip to the CFP after starting the season unranked. Maintaining that success isn't going to be easy. With some key additions through the transfer portal, however, TCU should remain a Big 12 title contender. Duggan is gone after a storybook senior season. Chandler Morris, who opened the 2022 season as the starter, is in line to replace him, although Dykes said he might add another passer from the transfer portal. Miller, the leading rusher, and Johnson, the top receiver, are also probably entering the NFL draft. TCU's nonconference schedule in 2023 includes home games against Colorado, FCS program Nicholls and SMU.
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247 Sports Brad Crawford
15-TCU
With Max Duggan announcing his plan to enter the NFL Draft last month prior to Monday night's national championship game, TCU must replace its most important player off this season's head-turning squad. Horned Frogs wideout Quentin Johnston is expected to leave too, but the program has signed Alabama pass-catcher JoJo Earle among others in the portal to help off-set personnel losses. This should be a team predicted to finish near the top of the Big 12 this time around after being overlooked prior to the 2022 campaign.
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Athlon-Steven Lassan
athlonsports.com
15-TCU
The Horned Frogs lose a good chunk of talent from the ’22 roster, but after the unexpected run to the national championship, don’t count out coach Sonny Dykes’ squad from a quick reload and a return to Big 12 title contention. Chandler Morris edged Max Duggan for the starting job before an injury in the season opener and should return to the starting quarterback job. NFL decisions by running back Kendre Miller, receiver Quentin Johnston and a few others with extra eligibility remaining loom large this offseason. Similar to the offense, the defense has a couple of key players who have decisions to make on the next level, but the guess here is coordinator Joseph Gillespie will once again find the right pieces.
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The Sporting News-Bill Bender
www.sportingnews.com
8-TCU
TCU made the CFP championship game in Sonny Dykes' first season, but several key pieces will be gone. Max Duggan is gone, and Kendre Miller and Quentin Johnston have NFL Draft decisions to make. Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson also might be NFL-bound. That said, Dykes proved he can work the transfer portal (he has three players from Alabama headed to Forth Worth already) and the offense has a system that can welcome new pieces. Will TCU lead another charmed season? The opener against Colorado and first-year coach Deion Sanders will be a visible first test.
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Yahoo Sports-Sam Cooper
sports.yahoo.com
15-TCU
Will TCU’s magic carry over to 2023? It’s hard to replicate such a fantastic run from one season to the next, especially with stars like Max Duggan and Quentin Johnston moving on to the NFL. Even if the Horned Frogs aren’t national title contenders, Sonny Dykes’ team should still be one of the best in the Big 12. Chandler Morris won the starting quarterback job out of camp but got hurt in Week 1, opening the door for Duggan. Morris should be the guy in 2023, and he’s shown a lot of potential whenever he’s seen the field. On defense, there are quite a few important players with impending NFL draft decisions. If some of those guys come back, TCU’s defense could be even better in Year 2 of playing in Joe Gillespie’s 3-3-5 system.
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PFF-Max Chadwick
www.pff.com
13-TCU
Yes, the Horned Frogs are losing key players from this year’s Cinderella team, namely quarterback Max Duggan and wide receiver Quentin Johnston, but do you really want to doubt Sonny Dykes again?
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USA Today-Paul Myerberg
16-TCU
Despite this year's magical run to the championship game, TCU still has some work to do rebuilding a roster that should undergo another overhaul heading into Sonny Dykes' second season. But there shouldn't be any major issues at quarterback: Max Duggan will be missed but Chandler Morris is ready to resume the starting job. One of the biggest questions in all of college football this offseason asks how the Frogs respond to getting every opponent's best shot after spending most of this year under the radar.
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LA Times-Brady McCullough
www.latimes.com
12-TCU
What to do with Texas Christian? This was one of the toughest questions when grappling with 2023. One one hand, we want to honor what the Horned Frogs accomplished this season, and there’s no doubt coach Sonny Dykes is going to build a lot of momentum going forward. But on the other hand, quarterback Max Duggan is off to the NFL and so are a host of other key contributors such as wide receiver Quentin Johnston. TCU will need to have a second consecutive masterful usage of the portal to be a top-five team again. But top 15? That seems reasonable.
College football early top 25 ranking for 2023 season - Sports Illustrated
Spoiler: Georgia is No. 1 (again).
www.si.com
9-TCU
There are many reasons to believe the Horned Frogs will have staying power as a top-10 program and Playoff contender, starting with the wealth of talent from the Dallas–Fort Worth area—both high school players and collegians interested in transferring back closer to home. 2023 will be a bit of a reset with Heisman finalist Max Duggan and likely first-round wide receiver Quentin Johnston gone to the NFL, among others. But Sonny Dykes and offensive coordinator Garrett Riley thought highly enough of QB Chandler Morris to start him over Duggan at the beginning of the season, so if he can at all approximate Duggan’s ’22 season, the Frogs will again be potent offensively. Big-picture question: Can a program that was 9–1 in games decided by 10 points or fewer (heading into the title game) replicate that crunch-time poise—and good fortune?
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Fox Sports-RJ Young
College football rankings: Our all-too-early Top 25 for 2023 | FOX Sports
Can Georgia run it back? Will Michigan take the next step? See what RJ Young thinks in his all-too-early 2023 Top 25 rankings.
8-TCU
Sonny Dykes succeeded in keeping his coordinators, and he still has what he thought was the best quarterback on campus — Chandler Morris — returning to help run the Frogs back to the CFP.
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CBS Dennis Dodd
College football rankings: Georgia, Michigan lead way-too-early top 25 ahead of 2023 season
Reigning back-to-back national champion Georgia will remain on top with a three-peat in its sights
6-TCU
Chandler Morris takes over at QB following an inspiring playoff run led by Max Duggan. The likely loss of leading receiver Quentin Johnston to the NFL Draft will hurt but the receiver room is deep. Defensive coordinator Joe Gillespie was sneaky good with a scheme (3-3-5) that is the sum of its parts. In the first year of the new Big 12, look for the Horned Frogs to have a legitimate chance at repeating.
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ESPN Mark Schlabach
College football's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2023
The 2022 college football season may have just ended, but Mark Schlabach already has a top 25 for next year.
www.espn.com
14-TCU
The Horned Frogs struck paydirt in hiring former SMU coach Sonny Dykes, as he led them to a 12-0 record in the regular season and an unexpected trip to the CFP after starting the season unranked. Maintaining that success isn't going to be easy. With some key additions through the transfer portal, however, TCU should remain a Big 12 title contender. Duggan is gone after a storybook senior season. Chandler Morris, who opened the 2022 season as the starter, is in line to replace him, although Dykes said he might add another passer from the transfer portal. Miller, the leading rusher, and Johnson, the top receiver, are also probably entering the NFL draft. TCU's nonconference schedule in 2023 includes home games against Colorado, FCS program Nicholls and SMU.
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247 Sports Brad Crawford
15-TCU
With Max Duggan announcing his plan to enter the NFL Draft last month prior to Monday night's national championship game, TCU must replace its most important player off this season's head-turning squad. Horned Frogs wideout Quentin Johnston is expected to leave too, but the program has signed Alabama pass-catcher JoJo Earle among others in the portal to help off-set personnel losses. This should be a team predicted to finish near the top of the Big 12 this time around after being overlooked prior to the 2022 campaign.
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Athlon-Steven Lassan
College Football's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2023
A detailed look at a Way-Too-Early Top 25 college football team rankings for 2023 from the editors of the most accurate NCAAF preseason CFB ranking magazine.
athlonsports.com
15-TCU
The Horned Frogs lose a good chunk of talent from the ’22 roster, but after the unexpected run to the national championship, don’t count out coach Sonny Dykes’ squad from a quick reload and a return to Big 12 title contention. Chandler Morris edged Max Duggan for the starting job before an injury in the season opener and should return to the starting quarterback job. NFL decisions by running back Kendre Miller, receiver Quentin Johnston and a few others with extra eligibility remaining loom large this offseason. Similar to the offense, the defense has a couple of key players who have decisions to make on the next level, but the guess here is coordinator Joseph Gillespie will once again find the right pieces.
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The Sporting News-Bill Bender
College football rankings: Georgia, Alabama lead way-too-early top 25 for 2023 season | Sporting News
Four of the top six teams for next year reside in the SEC or Big Ten, and the seventh is on its way to the Big Ten in 2024.
www.sportingnews.com
8-TCU
TCU made the CFP championship game in Sonny Dykes' first season, but several key pieces will be gone. Max Duggan is gone, and Kendre Miller and Quentin Johnston have NFL Draft decisions to make. Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson also might be NFL-bound. That said, Dykes proved he can work the transfer portal (he has three players from Alabama headed to Forth Worth already) and the offense has a system that can welcome new pieces. Will TCU lead another charmed season? The opener against Colorado and first-year coach Deion Sanders will be a visible first test.
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Yahoo Sports-Sam Cooper
Yahoo Sports' way-too-early college football Top 25 rankings for 2023
Now that the 2022 college football season is over, it's already time to start looking ahead to 2023.
sports.yahoo.com
15-TCU
Will TCU’s magic carry over to 2023? It’s hard to replicate such a fantastic run from one season to the next, especially with stars like Max Duggan and Quentin Johnston moving on to the NFL. Even if the Horned Frogs aren’t national title contenders, Sonny Dykes’ team should still be one of the best in the Big 12. Chandler Morris won the starting quarterback job out of camp but got hurt in Week 1, opening the door for Duggan. Morris should be the guy in 2023, and he’s shown a lot of potential whenever he’s seen the field. On defense, there are quite a few important players with impending NFL draft decisions. If some of those guys come back, TCU’s defense could be even better in Year 2 of playing in Joe Gillespie’s 3-3-5 system.
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PFF-Max Chadwick
Way-too-early 2023 college football top 25 rankings | College Football | PFF
With the 2022-23 college football season now over, it’s time to finally take a breather before moving onto previewing 2023.
13-TCU
Yes, the Horned Frogs are losing key players from this year’s Cinderella team, namely quarterback Max Duggan and wide receiver Quentin Johnston, but do you really want to doubt Sonny Dykes again?
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USA Today-Paul Myerberg
Way-too-early college football Top 25: Georgia, Michigan out front in look at 2023 season
The book has been closed on the 2022 college football season which means it's time to make our too-soon predictions for next year's Top 25 teams.
www.usatoday.com
16-TCU
Despite this year's magical run to the championship game, TCU still has some work to do rebuilding a roster that should undergo another overhaul heading into Sonny Dykes' second season. But there shouldn't be any major issues at quarterback: Max Duggan will be missed but Chandler Morris is ready to resume the starting job. One of the biggest questions in all of college football this offseason asks how the Frogs respond to getting every opponent's best shot after spending most of this year under the radar.
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LA Times-Brady McCullough
College football 2023 top 25 rankings: Who will threaten Georgia's dynasty?
Georgia looks to remain college football's team to beat in 2023, but other schools, including Michigan and Alabama, will challenge the Bulldogs.
12-TCU
What to do with Texas Christian? This was one of the toughest questions when grappling with 2023. One one hand, we want to honor what the Horned Frogs accomplished this season, and there’s no doubt coach Sonny Dykes is going to build a lot of momentum going forward. But on the other hand, quarterback Max Duggan is off to the NFL and so are a host of other key contributors such as wide receiver Quentin Johnston. TCU will need to have a second consecutive masterful usage of the portal to be a top-five team again. But top 15? That seems reasonable.
