Who is Tommy McClelland? Purdue athletic director was once youngest AD in NCAA Division I

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Purdue has hired Tommy McClelland as its athletic director. The 44-year-old brings more experience than you might expect to the Boilermakers, all of it in the South.

• He was named the full-time AD at McNeese State in 2008 at 26 years old, at the time the youngest D-I AD in the nation.
• Louisiana Tech hired him in 2013 during the school's transition from Western Athletic Conference to Conference USA.
• Vanderbilt hired him as deputy AD in 2020, overseeing football and athletic department fundraising efforts.
• Rice made him AD in 2023 as the Owls moved to the American Athletic Conference in his first year.

Tommy McClelland administrative career​

• 2005: Northwestern State (graduate assistant)
• 2005-06: Southland Conference (intern)
• 2006-13: McNeese State (coordinator, interim AD and AD)
• 2013-20: Louisiana Tech (AD)
• 2020-23: Vanderbilt (deputy AD)
• 2023-26: Rice (AD)

Tommy McClelland athletic career​

McClelland played football (long snapper) and track and field (javelin) at Northwestern State in Louisiana from 2000-04.

How old is Tommy McClelland? Tommy McClelland age​

44.

Where was Tommy McClelland born?​

Basile, Louisiana.

Tommy McClelland family​

Wife Jessica (married 2002); teenage sons Lawson and Grayson.



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