Former ACU and NFL player Danieal Manning was honored in chapel Friday, October 16, 2010 for his outstanding football career. Manning is just the fourth ACU athlete to have his number retired, and was also inducted into the sports Hall of Fame over the Homecoming weekend. Video/editing by: Shera Niemirowski ... [Read More…]
The Chris Thomsen Show #2-2011
The Chris Thomsen Show airs on Saturdays at 11 on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 3, 2011) This week on The Chris Thomsen show we recap a thrilling ACU Wildcat victory over the Tarleton State Texans. Coach Thomsen tells us some ... [Read More…]
Radway, Turner get chance at next level
Two Wildcats will get their shot at the NFL when training camp starts later this week. With the lockout over and teams scrambling to sign undrafted free agents, both Raymond Radway and Trevis Turner have been inked to deals with Super Bowl contenders. Radway, a wide receiver and track star for ACU, will stay close to home signing with the Dallas ... [Read More…]
Former ACU receiver blazes through the NFL Combine
Despite re-aggravating a groin injury suffered in the final game of the season for the Wildcats, former ACU Wildcat Edmund Gates still managed to impress scouts and other players at the 2011 NFL Combine over the weekend. Gates' participation in the combine marked the third straight year that a former ACU player was invited to the premiere scouting ... [Read More…]
Lively passed by in draft: Agent is shopping lineman around for free agency
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor From his parents' home in Eastland, Britt Lively watched as 255 names other than his own flashed on the television screen. "It was disappointing," said Lively, the former ACU offensive lineman. "All these scouts and agents were telling me I was definitely going to get drafted-everybody was." Upon the draft's ... [Read More…]
Lively nervous as Draft Day nears: Agent: lineman could be late-round pick
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Former ACU offensive lineman Britt Lively is counting on his name being called at the 2004 NFL Draft Saturday or Sunday. The 6-foot-5, 310-pounder has been scouted consistently by several NFL teams since his junior season at ACU, and his agent, Dave Lee of PlayersRep Sports Management, said Lively still could be a ... [Read More…]
His toughest assignment yet: Big-time blocker Britt Lively tries to tackle the NFL
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor All Britt Lively needs is a chance. In the past, the big, 6-foot-5, 336-pound lineman from Silsbee has done well with chances: When Texas A&M wouldn't give his younger brother, Josh, a chance to play football, Lively left for ACU, and took Josh with him. When ACU gave Lively a chance, he gave them an all-American ... [Read More…]