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Offensive firepower surges into the huddle

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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

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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

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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

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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…]

LSC honors Gabriel, Suggs

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After finishing up a successful 7-4 season, the accolades began rolling in for ACU Wildcat's L.B. Suggs and Taylor Gabriel. Suggs was named Lone Star Conference defensive back of the year, while Gabriel was honored with the LSC receiver of the year award. For Suggs, the award caps a tremendous senior campaign in which he lead the Wildcats in ... [Read More…]

Leaving a legacy

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Quarterback Mitchell Gale has been a fixture of ACU football for the past four seasons, shattering Lone Star Conference records and building relationships along the way. Now Gale's college career is over, but it will not be soon forgotten in the Big Country. "I have grown so much in my five years here," Gale said. "Not all of the lessons I learned ... [Read More…]

Video: Darian Hogg: Sports Clips

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It's hip to get a clip when it's from wide receiver Darian Hogg. He's bringing a new kind of style to the field that doesn't have anything to do with the game. The Optimist reveals the head behind the helmet. Darian Hogg, the 'mane' event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajewv0XoDVo Video/Editing by: Taylor Langston ... [Read More…]

Rex Fleming, facing his giants

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Ten-year-old Rex Fleming has been battling brain cancer for two years. He served as the honorary team captain for the last ACU home football game of the season and was asked to call the first play of the game. The story of Rex's journey has inspired the ACU football team as well as the ACU family. Video/Editing by: Taylor Langston ... [Read More…]

Darian Hogg: Sports Clips

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It's hip to get a clip when it's from wide receiver Darian Hogg. He's bringing a new kind of style to the field that doesn't have anything to do with the game. The Optimist reveals the head behind the helmet. Darian Hogg, the 'mane' event. Video/Editing by: Taylor Langston ... [Read More…]

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