TCU safety Abe Camara and the Horned Frogs definitely don’t want a repeat of last season, when they struggled to recover from a hangover effect.
After an undefeated regular season in 2022 and a spot in the national championship game, the Horned Frogs lost their highly anticipated opener last year at home against Colorado. They went on to lose five of six Big 12 games during one stretch, ending with a 5-7 record and missing out on a postseason bowl.
“I think compared to that natty year to last year, I think we kind of got caught up with all the lights and stuff and like the pressure of it all,” Camara said.
“Everybody wanted us to repeat and go back again.
We wanted it, the whole TCU community wanted it, but I think we just got caught up in that aspect of it, and then we lost sight of it.”
Camara said the Frogs have taken many steps this offseason to refocus and reduce distractions. Third-year coach Sonny Dykes believes they are in a better place now.
“Certainly didn’t get the carryover from the national championship run in ’22 to ’23 that we wanted to,” Dykes said.
“You’re going to look around and see some teams that are really good one year and maybe struggle a little bit the next, and that was certainly us last year, and now we’re ready to get back playing TCU football.”
