BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football announced the hiring of Chase Lane as the program's Director of Scouting on Friday.
Lane joins the Hilltoppers after serving as the Director of Recruiting for Georgia Tech's Football NIL Collective. In that role, he planned visits and hosted prospective student-athletes, while also assisting in transfer portal strategy.
Lane played football at Texas A&M from 2019-22 and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Communications. In 25 games over his final three seasons with the Aggies, he caught 48 passes for 617 yards and two touchdowns, and helped his team win the Orange Bowl during the 2020 season. He also played at Georgia Tech from 2023-24, where he appeared in 20 games and caught 30 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns. He earned a graduate degree in Sports Management from Texas A&M.
Lane was a founding member of the first Black student-athlete-led organization at Texas A&M, called B.L.U.E.print – Black Leaders Who Undertake Excellence. He was also named a Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellow for the New York Giants in 2025, and received a rookie minicamp invitation from the organization the same year.
Lane is a native of Houston.
The Hilltoppers are scheduled to open the 2026 season at Nevada on Saturday, Sept. 5. The full 2026 schedule can be found HERE.
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