Bud Clark (American football)
| TCU Horned Frogs – No. 21 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Alexandria High School |
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Bud Clark is an American football safety for the TCU Horned Frogs.
Early years
[edit]Clark attended Alexandria High School in Alexandria, Louisiana. In Clark's high school career, he notched 42 tackles, with four going for a loss, six pass deflections, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.[1] Clark committed to play college football at TCU after originally having committed to Virginia.[2][3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2020, Clark recorded three tackles.[4] In the 2021 season, he totaled ten tackles in three games.[5] In week seven of the 2022 season, Clark logged his first career interception in a double overtime win over #7 Oklahoma State.[6] In week twelve, Clark intercepted quarterback Blake Shapen to keep the game tied in a 29–28 win over Baylor.[7] In TCU's semifinal playoff game against Michigan, Clark intercepted J. J. McCarthy and returned it 41 yards for the first score of the game.[8] Clark also recorded a fumble recovery in the win.[9] Clark finished his breakout 2022 season with 45 tackles with one going for a loss, five pass deflections, five interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown.[10] For his performance, Clark was named an honorable mention all Big-12 member.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Davison, Drew. "TCU football signs another 4-star prospect to its 2020 class". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Spiegelman, Sam. "The flip is in: TCU poaches four-star Bud Clark away from Virginia". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bud Clark 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bud Clark 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick. "No. 13 TCU stays unbeaten with 43-40 OT win over No. 8 Oklahoma State". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Trammell, Zion. "TCU Football: Horned Frogs Keep Playoff Hopes Alive in Thriller Over Baylor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Werner, Barry. "Bud Clark 41-yard pick-six has TCU ahead of Michigan". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Ammenheuser, David. "How TCU upset Michigan 51-45 in Fiesta Bowl to advance to CFP finals". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bud Clark 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big-12 Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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