TCU football has been hot on the recruiting trail; men’s hoops to face Sweet 16 team

The TCU football team has found success on the recruiting trail within the last week.

The Horned Frogs landed a commitment from offensive lineman and Arizona State transfer Ezra Dotson-Oyetade on Wednesday. Dotson-Oyetade brings much-needed depth to the O-line corps and is expected to push for playing time immediately.

Dotson-Oyetade, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 285 pounds, was a backup center for Arizona State during spring camp. He was a four-star prospect coming out of Garland Lakeview Centennial in the 2021 class.

Dotson-Oyetade’s commitment came a few days after TCU landed a re-commitment from Cordale Russell, who is a highly touted receiver in the 2023 class out of North Mesquite.

Russell, who goes by the nickname “Baby T.O.” after former NFL standout Terrell Owens, rejoined the Frogs’ 2023 class after decommitting in early February. As a junior last season, Russell had 21 catches for 317 yards and four TDs.

Hoops matchup

The TCU men’s basketball schedule is coming together with one of the nonconference games being announced on Thursday.

The Frogs will host Providence on Nov. 30 at Schollmaier Arena as part of the Big 12/Big East Battle. Providence is the reigning Big East champion and reached the Sweet 16 last season.

This will be the third matchup between the programs with the all-time series tied at 1-1. Providence defeated TCU 79-70 in this challenge two years ago in Fort Worth.

Here’s the full list of Big 12/Big East Battle matchups:

Nov. 29: Baylor at Marquette

Nov. 30: Providence at TCU

Nov. 30: Georgetown at Texas Tech

Nov. 30: Kansas State at Butler

Dec. 1: Creighton at Texas

Dec. 1: Oklahoma State at Connecticut

Dec. 1: Seton Hall at Kansas

Dec. 3: Oklahoma at Villanova

Dec. 4: St. John’s at Iowa State

Dec. 4: West Virginia at Xavier