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Rangers fans should be proud of their team

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The Rangers loss to the Tampa Bay Rays was a tremendous disappointment for students across campus, but Rangers fans have a lot to be proud of from the last year. The Texas Rangers did limp into the last week of the season, to say the least, but a seven-game winning streak to close out the season showed the resolve that was absent from their team ... [Read More…]

Save ‘pay for play’ for the pros

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College athletes should not be paid. Recently, there has been a push to start paying college athletes because of the amount of money they bring to their respective colleges. This would be horrible for the collegiate games and the wrong route. After all, it all comes down to recruiting, scholarships and opportunities. College athletes that ... [Read More…]

Selecting a sport for your future kid

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For many of us, our days in competitive athletics are long gone. However, that does not mean we can't think, hope, root and possibly pray that our children will land in the perfect sport so we can live vicariously through them. First, it is important to choose the perfect sport for our future children to participate in. For a girl, the sports ... [Read More…]

The fallen empire: U.T. struggles

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The empire has fallen. The once indomitable force that was Texas Longhorns football is but a shell of its former self. UT is stuck in the middle of the now-mediocre Big XII conference going nowhere fast, and to make matters worse, Colt McCoy is not jogging out of that tunnel on Saturday. Neither is Vince Young. Neither is Major ... [Read More…]

Five pickups to help your fantasy team

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The fantasy football season is underway and multiple players' stocks have risen and fallen since the beginning of the season. There are five solid players on all five offensive positions that people should be on the lookout for: quarterback Alex Smith, wide receiver Eddie Royal, running back Joique Bell, tight end Martellus Bennett, and wide ... [Read More…]

Athletics Dept. rebuilding for Div. I play

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As the athletic department moves into new territory with Div. I athletics, the student body needs to be aware of some things that will be different in the coming years. The first and probably most obvious change is the new opponents ACU will be playing. ACU has already taken down Texas Tech in volleyball. The women's basketball team is taking on ... [Read More…]

Week 1 of NFL brings excitement

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After one weekend of NFL football, everyone has already been reminded why they are so passionate about the sport. The fact is the NFL is compelling because each game is critical to a team and nobody knows what to expect. New England needed a last minute comeback to beat the lowly Buffalo Bills behind rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel. However, ... [Read More…]

Coach’s Corner: Golding’s rebuilding efforts

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By head coach Joe Golding Change. Very few words in the English language can mean as much to a group of people, culture or program than that six-letter word. Change is exactly what we are doing, and have been doing, over the last several months in the ACU men's basketball program. We have moved from NCAA Div. II to NCAA Div. I, changed from ... [Read More…]

Richardson runs toward NFL stardom

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The ACU football team has had a steady stream of talented football players making their way to the NFL for nearly a decade, but none of them have been like Daryl Richardson. Richardson is a second-year pro that has been named the starting running back for St. Louis, which is impressive for a number of reasons. First, the Rams had a Hall of ... [Read More…]

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