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Sonny Dykes takes over at SMU, to face former team in Frisco Bowl

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DALLAS -- Sonny Dykes was already back in Texas. Now he's a head coach in his home state for the first time.

Dykes was introduced at SMU on Tuesday, telling a story of cheering for the Mustangs at old Southwest Conference rival Texas Tech in the early 1980s. That was before his late dad, Spike Dykes, started a long tenure leading the Red Raiders.

Dykes will coach SMU (7-5) against one of his former teams, Louisiana Tech, in the Frisco Bowl near Dallas next week.