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Former Northwest Missouri State head coach set to lead football

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After the exit of former head coach Ken Collums less than 24 hours removed from a season finale loss to Southeastern Louisiana, the search for the program's 20th head coach began. On Sunday morning, just over a month after the search started, and following much speculation of who it would be, Director of Athletics Lee De Leon confirmed Collums' ... [Read More…]

Back and Better: Grau turns comeback season into best yet with first-team accolades

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Nik Grau is 37-of-42 on field goals in his career, and after a junior season where he converted on 13-of-14 and didn't miss a single PAT he was named the Southland Conference's top kicker with first team all-Conference honors. But what's most impressive about the junior placekicker's accomplishments is when the season began, Nik was unsure if he'd ... [Read More…]

Lewis and Friday lead scoring in loss to Lobos

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The men's basketball team was in action Wednesday night against New Mexico University in Albuquerque, but came up short 64-55. The Wildcats only trailed by seven, 35-28 after the first half. But the Lobos went on a 18-10 run at the 16:48 mark of the second half until the 6:52 mark to jump out to a comfortable 58-43 lead. "We really battled ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show – 2016 Season

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgJHZPxxxbw&list=PLVgj1Ttx5f9j5p8RKvsjZY2cjS3hjzsP0 Now Playing: The Ken Collums Show - 2016 Season Also see: The Ken Collums Show - 2016 Season (Now Playing) The Ken Collums Show - 2015 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2014 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2013 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2012 ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball heads to “The Pit” to face Lobos

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The men's basketball team will be hitting the road for Albuquerque to face New Mexico University on Wednesday. The Wildcats head into the game with a 3-2 record after beating Howard Payne University on Sunday with a 71-55 score. Meanwhile, the Lobos are coming off of a 64-57 loss to Dayton University which dropped their record down to ... [Read More…]

Tough slate ahead as Wildcats look to get back on track

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The Wildcats (3-2, 0-0) have a busy slate ahead as they play three games this week. ACU will be on the road for its first two games as it travels to San Antonio to take on UT-San Antonio on Tuesday and then heads to Waco on Thursday to play No. 4 Baylor. The women close the week by hosting University of Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday. ACU was ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball finishes 1-1 over Thanksgiving holiday

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The men's basketball team took on some of its toughest competition this season over the Thanksgiving break playing Oklahoma on Thursday falling 72-64. The Wildcats bounced back Sunday with a 71-55 win over Howard Payne. The loss to Oklahoma was ACU's second-straight loss after winning its first two of the seasons. ACU was up at half with a ... [Read More…]

Buccaneers shock Wildcats in second half comeback

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The men's basketball was in action Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum against Charleston Southern University and played a close game resulting in a 66-65 loss. The Wildcats put together a strong performance in the first half as they led 34-22 going into halftime. ACU would build on the halftime lead early in the second half after sophomore Hayden ... [Read More…]

Wildcats push home winning streak to 20 games, after wins against Omaha and UTRGV to close out WNIT

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The ACU Wildcats ended their WNIT action in the consolation bracket with two wins against two quality teams in University of Nebraska at Omaha and UT Rio Grande Valley. This weekend also pushes the women’s basketball team’s home winning streak to 20 games. ACU played Omaha on Friday night in what proved to be a close back-and-forth ... [Read More…]

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