Football games are not played on paper, they are played on grass. But all we have right now is the paper schedule, so it is time to start counting wins and losses. The Wildcats start off with a game against Concordia College in Shotwell Stadium, which should be money in the bank. ACU begins with a comfortable win and fans rejoice. A week ... [Read More…]
Kicking down barriers
Millions of college football players from different teams across the country have the same dream: to one day walk under the big lights as an NFL athlete. Former ACU kicker Morgan Lineberry is one of the few to wake up to that dream. This morning he woke up a Carolina Panther. "That part hasn't sunk in just yet," Lineberry said. "It's definitely ... [Read More…]
Former ACU placekicker Lineberry signs contract with Panthers
Former ACU placekicker Morgan Lineberry signed a three-year free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League not long after the NFL Draft came to a close Saturday night. Lineberry received a signing bonus from Carolina, which is uncommon for rookie free agents. The Panthers current kicker is Graham Gano, a four-year ... [Read More…]
Practices come as breath of fresh air
The ACU football team hit the field for the first time in 2013 Tuesday to start spring practice. After months of offseason workouts, the boys of fall are finally getting a chance to buckle up their chinstraps and get back on the gridiron. "It was nice to get out there because we have been away from it for so long," fullback Spencer Hittle said. ... [Read More…]
Defense bulks up with new recruits
The ACU Wildcat football team needs size on both sides of the ball as they move up to the Southland Conference this next season, but more importantly on the defensive side. The ACU defense, known for their closing speed, understanding of the game and coachable players, needed one more element to their game: size. Like every program moving up to ... [Read More…]
Ready for some football: First D-I schedule to be independent
The ACU football team's schedule is set for their inaugural Division I season in 2013 as an independent team. Since ACU is not able to play a Southland Conference football schedule until 2014, the athletic department had to fill an entire schedule of games instead of a couple of non-conference games to start the season as usual. "I think one of ... [Read More…]
Offensive firepower surges into the huddle
ACU welcomed 18 new football players to the big country in their inaugural Division One recruiting class, including a talented group of offensive playmakers. The two quarterbacks head coach Ken Collums and his staff will welcome to the fold have dual threat abilities that the Wildcats have not seen in quite some time. Will Weathers played his ... [Read More…]
Staff signs 18 D-I athletes
2013 Division I Signing List: DB D.J. Arnold (Wichita Falls/Wichita Falls Rider High School): Height 5-10 Weight 180 DB Quinton Baker (Austin/Manor High School): Height 6-0 Weight 180 DB Quentin Bryant (Riesel/Mart High School): Height 6-0 Weight 180 RB De'andre Brown (Lewisville/Lewisville High School): Height 5-9 Weight 180 RB Randy Gober ... [Read More…]
Thomsen leads Red Raiders to last-second bowl victory over Minnesota
One game, one win. Former ACU head football coach Chris Thomsen got the first win under his belt as a Division I head coach on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Thomsen led the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a nail-biting 34-31 victory over the University of Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. He was named Tech's interim head coach on Dec. 10 when ... [Read More…]
Gale, Lineberry play on
After rewriting the ACU record books, two Wildcat football players are going bowling. Quarterback Mitchell Gale and kicker Morgan Lineberry have been invited to participate in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game and the FCS Senior Scout Bowl respectively. Lineberry will leave ACU as the all-time leader in field goals made, and will be taking ... [Read More…]
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