Wildcat football fans will have to wait two more seasons before the team moves to an on-campus stadium. The new ACU stadium will be opening in 2017 instead of the expected 2016 date. ACU Athletic Director Lee De Leon said a change in architecture firms resulted in the yearlong delay. De Leon decided to change to the current architecture firm, ... [Read More…]
The road ahead: freshman adjusts to school, football team after life-threatening accident
Freshman J.R. Hall was seriously injured in a one-car accident just three days before signing with the ACU football team. He broke his neck, fractured several vertebrae near his spinal chord, suffered nerve damage and was in a coma for several days. After spending 92 days in the hospital and being placed in a wheelchair, Hall thought his dream ... [Read More…]
Freshmen ACU football players prepare for 2015 season
The freshmen players prepare for the 2015 season during fall camp. They reflect on their transition from high school to college and head coach Ken Collums talks about the heart of the player. Video/editing by: Hannah Null ... [Read More…]
High-Powered offense hopes to give ‘Cats edge
ACU football has had a tradition of winning that did not stop with the move to the Football Bowl Subdivision's Southland Conference. The Wildcats increased their .500 or better streak to nine consecutive seasons by going 6-6 in 2014. The expectations should be fairly high as most of the offense returns for the 2015 campaign. The Wildcats return ... [Read More…]
Eight Wildcats earn preseason conference honors
Eight Wildcats were selected to the Southland Conference preseason all-conference football team. Three student-athletes were selected to the first-team offense, three to the second-team offense and two to the second-team defense. "The fact that so many of our players earned preseason honors is special because it solidifies us as a team in this ... [Read More…]
Quarterback Whisperer: Collums creates potent offense
In 2005, Chris Thomsen was hired as the head coach of the ACU football program and named Ken Collums his offensive coordinator. Thomsen was brought in to turn around a program that had only won one conference championship since the glory days of the 1977 NAIA national championship team. The team had failed to field a potent offense in the ... [Read More…]
17 miles of Shotwell turf
Head football coach Ken Collums talks about what it means to be a quarterback at ACU, his legendary seasons with the Wildcats and what's to come for ACU football. Reporting by: Collin Weider Video/editing by: Shera Niemirowski ... [Read More…]
The Promise of Payouts: Windfall of cash comes with move to Div. I
Seconds remained in the Wildcats' season-opening football game against the Georgia State Panthers. The Wildcats led 37-35 in their first-ever matchup against the Div. I Panthers. Georgia State kicker Will Lutz trotted out to the field to attempt a 26-yard field goal. Lutz's kick went through the uprights, crushing ACU students and alumni ... [Read More…]
Football to open against Baylor for 2018
The ACU football program will begin its 2018 season in Waco with a game against the Baylor Bears. Athletic Director Lee De León made the announcement Thursday afternoon. The game is one of five non-conference games ACU has scheduled against FBS opponents from 2015-2019. The Baylor game will be ACU's highest-profile opponent in the programs ... [Read More…]
Football adds 15 players on signing day
ACU football officially announced 15 new Wildcats for the 2015 season. ACU Sports held a press conference where Grant Boone, voice of the Wildcats, and Ken Collums, head football coach, discussed each new athlete. The program recruited every position except quarterback and focused on mid-size guys who could run and tackle. Video/reporting by: ... [Read More…]
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