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High-Powered offense hopes to give ‘Cats edge

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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

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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

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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…]

The Promise of Payouts: Windfall of cash comes with move to Div. I

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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

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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

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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…]

Wildcats ink 15 recruits on signing day

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The ACU football program welcomed fifteen new athletes as part of the 2015 National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Head coach Ken Collums and Associate Director of Athletics Grant Boone unveiled the new recruits as part of the ACU Signing Day recap for family and friends. The Wildcats focused on defensive playmakers this year, after signing ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show – 2014 Season

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rmTUXfJtM&list=PLVgj1Ttx5f9gw3LjfyJ3i3Tl15sCblW_X Now Playing: The Ken Collums Show - 2014 Season Also see: The Ken Collums Show - 2016 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2015 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2014 Season (Now Playing) The Ken Collums Show - 2013 Season The Ken Collums Show - 2012 ... [Read More…]

Successful first Southland season for ‘Cats

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Wildcat football came to a close last Saturday with possibly its best performance of the season, a 37-35 win against Stephen F. Austin. ACU finished the season at 6-6 overall. The Wildcats looked like a Southland Conference team this season, going 4-4 in conference play including two wins against the established programs of Central Arkansas and ... [Read More…]

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