The TCU secondary struggled with injuries last season, particularly at the safety position, where All-Big 12 corner Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson was forced to slide over at times due to a lack of depth at the position. While TCU returns a talented and experienced group of corners for the 2022 season, competition for the starting safety positions is expected to be far more open, with a number of new and returning players figuring to be in the mix as the Horned Frogs look to replace former starters La’Kendrick Van Zandt and T.J. Carter.
While new head coach Sonny Dykes brought in a handful of new assistant coaches, Dykes retained safeties coach Paul Gonzales, who has been with TCU since 2012 and has a strong reputation with both players and recruits.