Bud Clark (American football)

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Bud Clark
TCU Horned Frogs–No. 21
Position Safety
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
  • TCU (2020–present)
High school Alexandria (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Career highlights and awards

Bud Clark is an American football safety for the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Early years

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Davison, Drew. "TCU football signs another 4-star prospect to its 2020 class". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Spiegelman, Sam. "The flip is in: TCU poaches four-star Bud Clark away from Virginia". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bud Clark 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bud Clark 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Bromberg, Nick. "No. 13 TCU stays unbeaten with 43-40 OT win over No. 8 Oklahoma State". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Trammell, Zion. "TCU Football: Horned Frogs Keep Playoff Hopes Alive in Thriller Over Baylor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Werner, Barry. "Bud Clark 41-yard pick-six has TCU ahead of Michigan". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ Ammenheuser, David. "How TCU upset Michigan 51-45 in Fiesta Bowl to advance to CFP finals". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bud Clark 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big-12 Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2023.


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