By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For the second straight year, the Wildcat football team opens its Lone Star Conference South Division schedule against an unbeaten Eastern New Mexico program. This year, ACU (1-2 overall) hopes to repeat the same feat of last year-knock off the nationally-ranked Greyhounds (4-0) and begin building a winning ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team dropped its third game of the season to Ranger College's varsity team, 34-14, on Saturday. The Wild-cats trailed 27-0 at halftime but came back to score twice in the second half; once on a 48-yard touchdown scamper by freshman wideout Macie Shaw and once on a quarterback keeper by ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For years, hazing has been an expected ritual in the realm of athletics. Most students who played high school sports could probably attest to carrying a senior's shoulderpads freshman year or hauling a varsity player's bat bag JV season. Even the big leagues haze: Major League Baseball players use September as ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor At least one epidemic in Abilene is more rampant than the West Nile Virus: the injury bug. The ACU football team has found itself battling more than just its opponents, as recent injuries have put key Wildcat players out of commission. In Saturday's 41-7 loss to Tarleton State, the Cats lost three starters, ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor If you're not exactly sure why Tarleton State owned ACU to the tune of 41-7 at Shotwell Stadium Saturday, don't ask any Wildcat players for help. "Shoot, I've been sitting around forever trying to figure it out," senior center Blake Lewis said Monday. "It's hard to come up with anything. They beat us ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Tarleton State football team has knocked off ACU the last five times the teams have met, and for ACU quarterback Colby Freeman, Saturday's game is all about underestimation. "I think the advantage is ours because the 'X' isn't on our chest; it's on theirs," the senior standout said. "Even though there's been ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor ACU beat visiting Fort Lewis (Colo.) last weekend not because of one or two reasons, but 620 of them. The Wildcats racked up 620 yards of total offense en route to a 46-7 pounding of the Skyhawks at Shotwell Stadium Saturday. The 620 yards ranked No. 6 in ACU's record book for a single-game output and didn't start ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team battled back after trailing early against Cisco Junior College to win its first game of the season, 21-13 on Monday. "[Cisco] came right down on the first drive and scored, but we rallied back," coach Colby Carthel said. "They were bigger, stronger and faster, but our guys just ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After a nine-day break, the Wildcat football team is ready to play again. What's more- it's ready to play at home. "I'm ready to play this week, man," junior linebacker Shawn Taylor says eagerly. His right hand is covered in a blue cast, a visible reminder of strained ligaments he suffered in last week's game ... [Read More…]