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University parts ways with head football coach Adam Dorrel after five seasons

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Adam Dorrel is out as ACU's head football coach after a 5-6 2021 football season as announced on a press release that came out Sunday morning. Dorrel served as the head football coach at ACU for five years with an overall record of 19-32. The most successful year for the Wildcats in Dorrel's tenure came in 2o18, where the Wildcats finished 6-5. ... [Read More…]

Wildcats trounce Rambelles in third straight win at home

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ACU earned its third win of the season during Kids Day on Wednesday afternoon, taking down Angelo State, 88-53. Present for the Wildcats' win were hundreds of kids from elementary schools all across the Abilene community, and as head coach Julie Goodenough noticed, brought unique energy into the Teague Center. "It's always fun to play at ... [Read More…]

Why men’s and women’s basketball will make a WAC postseason appearance

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We are at the start of one of the most anticipated basketball seasons at ACU in recent memory, but with a new season comes change. And this year, there were so many changes for both teams, fans might have had trouble following the X’s and O’s.   Apart from moving to the Western Athletic Conference this offseason, both teams saw the loss of ... [Read More…]

Middleton, Barber lead Wildcats as they defeat Roadrunners

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ACU earned its second-straight win at home on Saturday as they defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio, 72-53. The Wildcats and the Roadrunners both initially got out to a slow start with the game being tied at 11 towards the end of the first quarter. Then, to end the first quarter and going into the second, the Wildcats went on a 13-0 ... [Read More…]

ACU opens new season with commanding win over Mustangs

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The Wildcats started off their season on a winning note dominating against the NAIA Southwest Mustangs at home, finishing 99-43. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, starting the game on a 21-0 run. This momentum allowed ACU to take control from the start, and continue to expand its lead to the eventual 56-point win. ... [Read More…]

ACU hires Zack Lassiter as new vice president for athletics

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Zack Lassiter, the current deputy athletics director for external operations at Oregon State, will take over as ACU's vice president for athletics starting on Dec. 1. Lassiter will take the place of the current director of athletics, Allen Ward, who will step away at the end of the semester. He will also be the fourth person to lead the athletic ... [Read More…]

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