Report: TCU expected to hire Army's Mike Buddie for athletic director job

TCU is expected to hire Army athletic director Mike Buddie to take over the same role, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. Buddie has held the AD role at Army since 2019 and was also the athletic director at Furman for four years before that.

Buddie attended Wake Forest in the early 1990s before being draft to the New York Yankees as a pitcher in the 1992 MLB Draft. He retired from baseball in 2002 and would return to Wake Forest to work in its athletic department.

He landed the job at Furman in 2015, which was his first as an athletic director. He helped negotiate a multi-year deal with Nike and also secured three $1 million endowments for the football program. Furman won 26 conference championships during his four years as AD.

Buddie then took over at Army in May of 2019. He helped grow the football program in that time, culminating with a 12-win season and AAC title in 2024.

Mike Buddie would be the replacement for Jeremiah Donati, who left to take over as the athletic director at South Carolina. The Horned Frogs have enjoyed plenty of success themselves over the past few years, including making an appearance in the national championship game in the 2022 season.

They’ll look to carry that over into the next era and it appears they are closing in on the man who will lead them there. TCU is coming off of a 9-4 finish to this football season and claimed a win in the New Mexico Bowl against Louisiana.

UTSA running back Kevorian Barnes commits to transfer to TCU

UTSA Roadrunners running back Kevorian Barnes has committed to transfer to the TCU Horned Frogs, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

Barnes played four seasons with UTSA, taking a redshirt in the 2021 season. During that time, he played in 39 games for the Roadrunners and carried the ball 366 times for 1,797 yards and 14 touchdowns. That’s 4.9 yards per carry. He also has 31 receptions for 237 yards through the air.

However, 2024 was a step back statistically for Barnes. He carried the ball 69 fewer times than in 2023 and as a result, he’s coming off a season where he only rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns.

Coming out of high school at San Augustine in Texas, Kevorian Barnes was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2021, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was the 117th-ranked running back and the 1,478th-ranked player overall in that recruiting cycle.

On3’s Dan Morrison contributed to this report.