Former UM Tight End Filing Lawsuit for TRO and Returrn to College Football

MIAMI, Fla. – In the midst of college sports chaos, local courts, and injunctions, former Miami Hurricanes tight end Alex Bauman has reportedly filed a lawsuit for a temporary restraining order to play a fifth college football season and enter the transfer portal, according to On3.

Johnny Townsend of The Void Agency represents him.

The Red Bank, New Jersey, native played last season with the Coral Gables program. Bauman was the Hurricanes’ top tight end, playing in all 16 games and starting 11 of them. He caught 18 passes for 166 yards and scored a four-yard touchdown against SMU.

Bauman’s lone tenure with the Hurricanes ended on a sour note. In the third quarter of the National Championship game, trailing 10-7, he was part of a momentum-shifting moment. As the Hurricanes were punting just outside of their end zone, Indiana’s former defensive end Mikail Kamara blocked former Hurricanes’ Dylan Joyce’s punt and linebacker Isaiah Jones recovered for a touchdown.

Noticeably, Bauman failed to block Kamara, which would’ve prevented a 17-7 swing.

Before playing for “The U,” the 22-year-old spent the previous three college football seasons at Tulane. He caught a total of 63 passes for 610 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in 39 games. Bauman helped the Green Wave win an American Conference Championship in 2022, along with three consecutive bowl games. He was amongst the team’s top playmakers each season.

Initially with one year of NCAA eligibility, Bauman sought new opportunities and entered the transfer portal, then joined the Hurricanes ahead of the 2025 college football season. He showed decent production until a critical mistake led to a heartbreaking 27-21 loss.

Bauman participated in Miami’s Pro Day at Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility. He measured at 6-3 1/3 height, 250 pounds, 33 1/4 arm length, and 9 1/4 inch hands. Bauman ran an underwhelming 5.07 40-yard dash, jumped a 26-inch vertical, and went undrafted. He wasn’t signed by any NFL team as a free agent.

The Hurricanes retained Lofton and added two promising tight end freshmen, Gavin Mueller and Israel Briggs, who will look to carve out rotational roles this college football season. Despite several other programs across sports adding professional talent, Mario Cristobal appears unentertained by the idea and is focusing on the current team.

A return to Coral Gables should be ruled highly unlikely.

Bauman was part of the 2022 high school graduating class. He was a three-star recruit at Red Bank Catholic High School before moving to New Orleans, then Miami. Bauman is part of a controversial wave of athletes making a push back to college sports with the NCAA’s new five-by-five rule, which was adopted in late June.

Anthony Aguirre covers the Miami Hurricanes, Miami Heat, and Miami Marlins for Roundtable Sports. Contact info for tips/info: [email protected] & 305-987-3290 | Follow on Instagram/X: @AnthonyA_Sports