How TCU rewrote history and kept its magical season alive

GLENDALE, Ariz. — In one of Sonny Dykes’ early days at TCU, he was handed a gift by a Horned Frogs fan.

It was a copy of “Spread Formation Football,” a 1952 book by Dutch Meyer, the legendary Frogs coach who is the spiritual forefather to Dykes and known for his offensive fireworks and versatile passing attacks, along with his tutelage of quarterbacks like Sammy Baugh and Davey O’Brien.

This copy isn’t just any copy. It’s got a hand-written…