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Nevada Needs to Forget the Party and Focus on Regular-Season Finale

Last Friday was one of the biggest nights in Reno sports history and the town partied like it. Nevada's 34-31 overtime win over Boise State was the greatest victory in the football program's history and gave the city -- which was decked out in blue to support its university -- a sense of pride. Fans danced on the field...

McMurphy's Law: Let's Grade How the New Faces Did in Their New Places

Last weekend marked the debut of 23 coaches in their first games at new schools. For some, it was their first game as a head coach. For others, it was only their first game at a new location. It typically takes two or three years for a new coach to install his schemes and recruit his own players and realistically judge...

Middle Tennessee Quarterback Dwight Dasher Ruled Ineligible

Odds and ends from non-automatic qualifying leagues: Middle Tennessee athletic director Chris Massaro announced Friday that senior quarterback Dwight Dasher has been ruled ineligible for competition. Massaro said in a statement that the school concluded Dasher violated the NCAA amateurism legislation. The recommended...

Louisiana Tech QB Gets Second Chance to Make First Impression

Steven Ensminger gets a feeling of nostalgia as he talks about scoring a touchdown in a high school state championship game for West Monroe, one of the foremost football schools in the state of Louisiana. It was an option play. Ensminger, a quarterback, kept the ball and headed toward the goal line when a defender dove at...

Briles Commits to Baylor Amid Texas Tech Speculation

The timing seemed interesting Friday as second-year Baylor football coach Art Briles came out and affirmed his desire to continue the rebuilding the project he has started in Waco. There was never any mention of a school or why on Jan. 1 Briles suddenly wanted to make known his commitment to the Baylor Bears. But we know...

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04/27/12 Tech's top draft prospects: Creer, Cole Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA No Louisiana Tech players sit in the top 253 of ESPN.com's overall NFL draft rankings or Todd McShay's latest mock draft.
04/24/12 SI.com: La Tech Upright And Locked For Year 3 Source: High School Sports Zoom The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have their cultural Airraid bona fides intact, with Sonny Dykes at the helm, a trusty Red Bull mini-fridge installed in his office and Tony Franklin ensconced as offensive coordinator.
04/15/12 Big plays abound in Louisiana Tech's T-Day Spring Game Source: The Town Talk - Alexandria LA Louisiana Tech football coach Sonny Dykes wanted to see a couple of things during Saturday's T-Day Spring Game at Joe Aillet Stadium -- competitiveness and execution.
04/14/12 Big plays highlight Louisiana Tech spring game Source: The Times - Shreveport LA RUSTON Louisiana Tech head football coach Sonny Dykes wanted to see a couple of things during Saturdays T-Day Spring Game at Joe Aillet Stadium competitiveness and execution.
04/11/12 Football. Louisiana Tech Completes Final Practice... Source: LATechSports.com Louisiana Tech practiced in the program's final spring session before the 2012 T-Day Spring Game with a two hour session at Joe Aillet Stadium Wednesday afternoon.

Background on Sonny Dykes

Sonny Dykes (born November 9, 1969) is an American football coach and former college baseball player. He is currently the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University, a position he has held since 2010. Dykes was named 2011 WAC Coach of the Year for leading Louisiana Tech to the 2011 WAC title and an appearance in the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl.

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