TCU added a late addition to their 2016 class a couple of weeks ago when former Baylor signee Brandon Bowen chose to attend TCU following his release from the Bears.

You can add another impressive addition to the 2016 class as former Godley (TX) star and Kansas State 2016 signee Blake Hickey is transferring to TCU sources told HornedFrogBlitz.com on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-4, 285-pounder was regarded as the No. 65 offensive guard prospect in the 2016 class. He held offers from seventeen programs including California, Houston, Kansas, Duke, Illinois, Memphis, Northwestern, Purdue, Syracuse and of course Kansas State among others. He also drew interest from Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU.

TCU recruited Hickey steadily during the process but never extended an offer to the big lineman. However, it was apparent through much of the process that the Frogs were Hickey’s top school.

After heading to Kansas State in June as a summer enrollee, Hickey decided that he wanted to be closer to home and his family according to the same sources. Hickey left Manhattan over the summer and requested to be released from his LOI; which was granted to him within the past 24 hours.

Hickey will not be on scholarship at TCU, at least not for the upcoming year. He will arrive on campus with the rest of the players on the 105-man roster which includes preferred walk-on players on August 3rd.

Per NCAA transfer rules, Hickey must sit out the 2016 season. He will still have four years of eligibility remaining.