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Men’s basketball gears up for Tanner’s sixth season

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Coming off a 14-19 record and a second-round exit from the Western Athletic Conference tournament last season, the men’s basketball team will enter head coach Brette Tanner’s sixth season with a new-look roster in the United Athletic Conference. Tanner added 11 new players to the roster after losing key starters from last season to graduation ... [Read More…]

Watson delivers record breaking performance ahead of inaugural tournament

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Ahead of the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate tournament, the men's golf team is coming off an 11th-place finish, one over par, at the Trinity Forest Invitational from Oct. 4-6. The Wildcats competed among 17 other teams, including the host team, SMU, and other Power Four programs such as USC and Baylor. ACU finished the first ... [Read More…]

Football comes up short against Mercer in turnover-filled game

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After Saturday’s 34-17 loss to the No. 23 Mercer Bears, the ACU football team is 1-4 and officially off to its worst start since the 2020 season, when the team started 1-4. Coming off a 41-39 win on the road at Idaho, the Wildcats seemed to be getting back on track with a solidified starting quarterback after the 0-3 start. However, with five ... [Read More…]

Former Wildcat fights for fifth year amid NCAA lawsuit

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Former Wildcat men’s basketball player Bradyn Hubbard is one of the athletes affected by the recent lawsuit, Wisne v. NCAA, which ruled that the high school class of 2022 athletes would get a fifth year after the NCAA's recent eligibility changes. In June, the NCAA adopted the five-year eligibility rule, which gave athletes five years of ... [Read More…]

Wildcats earn historic preseason ranking, top spot in UAC poll

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After two consecutive United Athletic Conference championships, the Wildcat football team earned its highest preseason ranking in Div. 1 history, added 53 new players, led the UAC preseason coaches’ poll and led the conference in All-UAC selections with eight. ACU enters the season ranked No. 15 in the FCS Stats Perform Poll and No. 14 in the AFCA ... [Read More…]

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