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…]
Optimist Newscast August 28, 2026
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The Optimist 2026 Graduation Newscast
In our graduation newscast, the Optimist has the latest news on campus, including men’s baseball, senior awards and more. ... [Read More…]
The Optimist 2026 Sing Song Newscast
It is officially Sing Song weekend, and The Optimist is covering the show and all of the news happening around campus. ... [Read More…]
Optimist Newscast Nov. 1, 2025
In our Homecoming newscast, The Optimist covers Homecoming activities and the biggest stories around campus. Have a great Homecoming weekend! ... [Read More…]
Wildcats earn historic preseason ranking, top spot in UAC poll
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…]
Abilene native inspires next generation of baseball players
Long before sophomore outfielder and Abilene native Braden Regala was standing in the outfield of Crutcher Scott Field with his Little League teammates, he didn’t even know if he wanted to play college baseball. Now, he is a starter for the Wildcats, inspiring the next generation. Regala grew up wanting to play soccer in college, but as he got ... [Read More…]
Softball ends season with loss in must-win series
Entering the sixth inning on Saturday, the Wildcats led 8-6 over the Utah Tech Trailblazers in a must-win game to go to the conference tournament. The third batter of the inning hit a triple to right field, bringing in one run; the next batter doubled to center field, bringing in the tying run. With the game tied and bases loaded for the ... [Read More…]
Softball loses eighth straight, moves on to must-win series vs Utah Tech
Softball lost its eighth consecutive game after being swept in a conference series for the second time this season against the California Baptist Lancers on Friday and Saturday. With the series loss, ACU now sits at 6-39 on the season and 3-12 in conference play, putting them last in the Western Athletic Conference. In a doubleheader on ... [Read More…]
Softball gets swept on road, prepares for series vs CBU
The Wildcats lost their fifth game in a row to fall to 6-36 on the season and 3-9 in conference play after getting swept in their weekend series against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, marking the first time ACU has been swept in a conference series this season. In the first matchup of the series in a doubleheader on Friday, the Wildcats lost ... [Read More…]
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