Sonny Dykes
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Sonny Dykes served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he held from 2013 to 2016.
Dykes was born on November 9, 1969, in Big Spring, Texas. He attended Coronado High School before going on to study at the University of Kentucky and later at Texas Tech University. Those years in college football country formed the educational backdrop for a career that would eventually bring him to one of the sport's prominent programs on the West Coast.
After his time at Cal, Dykes continued working as a head coach in college football. The facts on record place him firmly in that role, with the Berkeley appointment standing as the most documented chapter of his coaching career to date.
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Quotes by Sonny Dykes
I'm doing what everybody else is doing and waiting to see what they're going to do. I'm still interested. I'm kind of anxious to find something out. The contact period in recruiting starts Sunday, so its pretty important something happens pretty quickly.
It's two contrasting styles. That's why this bowl game is so attractive. Our style of play is so different from theirs.
They had more success against us playing man than I thought they would. When people come down and pressure you like they did, you've got to go make some plays. We couldn't get it done.
There's such a difference between high school cornerbacks and guys in college, in how physical they play and how good they are at getting their hands on you. He just didn't have any idea how to get off the line of scrimmage and has really worked hard over the summer on that. I think that's the biggest area of improvement.
We have more home run hitters now than we had in the past. We (used to have) a lot of guys who could hit singles pretty consistently. But we've got some guys now who are big and physical enough to run through some tackles and make some big plays.
I think he's popular in the coaching community because he is different. You've got a guy here who's not afraid to do what he wants and doesn't care what anybody thinks. I think sometimes they think he's crazy, but crazy like a fox.
He's been a real pleasant surprise, honestly. He's improved a ton from the spring. The fact that he went through spring football was huge. I think that gave him a chance to get on the field this year.
Basically, you're getting unlimited phone calls from someone who is a junior. Once it progresses, the phone calls and visits become more important.