FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Mike Buddie is the new athletic director at TCU, the school announced Wednesday.

Buddie comes to the school from Army where he served in the same position since 2019. During his tenure, he led Army's athletics programs to new heights. Football earned a College Football Playoff ranking in 2024 as the Black Knights won a program record 12 games, a mark that ties for the most in a season by any service academy in history.

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