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Video: Wildcats keep playoff hopes alive

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ACU moved to 8-2 on the season after defeating the nation's No. 9 team, Texas A&M Kingsville. RS Freshman Mitchell Gale and Junior Fred Thompson were named offensive and defensive players of the week respectively. The Wildcats moved up to No. 4 in the region with the win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKsLeppmmM Video by Jimmie Jackson and ... [Read More…]

Wildcats keep playoff hopes alive

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ACU moved to 8-2 on the season after defeating the nation's No. 9 team, Texas A&M Kingsville. RS Freshman Mitchell Gale and Junior Fred Thompson were named offensive and defensive players of the week respectively. The Wildcats moved up to No. 4 in the region with the win. Video by Jimmie Jackson and Hutton Harris Video/Editing by Brandon ... [Read More…]

Wildcats win pivotal game against Texas A&M-Kingville

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The Wildcats rebounded from two consecutive losses to defeat Texas A&M Kingsville 47-35. The win kept the Wildcats' playoffs hopes alive going into the final week of the season. Mitchell Gale came out strong and led the Wildcats offense, who struggled last week, to 47 points, its highest total since hanging 58 on Ft. Lewis in the second game ... [Read More…]

Wildcats must must win

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The Wildcats will look to keep their playoff hopes alive against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas on Saturday night. The Wildcats need to win their final two games to lock up a postseason berth. The Wildcats fell to seventh in the region last week after a loss to Tarleton State, while the Javelinas held off Eastern New Mexico last week ... [Read More…]

Turnovers and missed opportunities lead to loss

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ACU fell for the second time in as many weeks, this time at the hands of Tarleton State in a game that ended 13-6 Saturday night. Three turnovers and an inability to score touchdowns in the red zone hampered the Wildcats chances for a victory. ACU has been on the wrong end of the turnover battle in each of their losses. The Wildcat defense ... [Read More…]

Wildcats control playoff destiny

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Last week's playoff update seems to have been optimistic. ACU dropped a heartbreaker this past weekend and fell to 2-2 in the increasingly muddy LSC South. The offense moved the ball right out of the gate, taking it down to the Texans' 10-yard line, but Mitchell Gale again struggled, throwing a pair of picks, his first coming on that drive. ACU ... [Read More…]

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