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Three former wildcats vie for playing time in NFL

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Johnny Knox, Danieal Manning, and Bernard Scott are all competing in training camps for playing time on Sunday's. Manning is in his fourth year with the Chicago Bears and is expected to start. Knox is a rookie with the Bears this year and is looking to land a spot on the team's final 53 man roster spot. Scott is just a rookie but has already turned ... [Read More…]

Sporting successes promote optimism

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Expectations. They seem to be the focus before any beginning. But as the 2008-09 school year comes to a close, I find it funny to look back at the expectations I had as sports editor entering the year. "Simple" and "routine" would be the two best words to describe my expectations, but I could not have been more ... [Read More…]

From D-II to Draft Day: NFL teams choose Knox, Scott among NCAA elite

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor For the first time since 2006, the ACU football team had a player selected in the NFL Draft. But this year was twice as good as two former players, running back Bernard Scott and wide receiver Johnny Knox, were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, making it the first time since 1983 that multiple Wildcats were taken in ... [Read More…]

NFL teams draft two former ACU offensive stars: Bears pick Knox in fifth round, Bengals choose Scott in sixth

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Two former ACU offensive stars are headed to the National Football League. Johnny Knox and Bernard Scott, standouts during ACU's last two record-breaking seasons, each saw their name called by NFL teams during the 2009 NFL Draft. The Chicago Bears picked Knox with the fourth pick of the fifth round (140th ... [Read More…]

Draft Day Dreams: Former standouts hope to hear names called at NFL Draft

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor While the draft day memories of former all-American Danieal Manning still linger in the minds of ACU fans, this year could turn out even bigger, as a handful of former players look to make a name for themselves as well as their alma mater in the 74th NFL Draft. Wide receiver Johnny Knox, running back Bernard Scott, ... [Read More…]

Cowboys Stadium in league of its own

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The new Cowboys Stadium is taking the future of sports' venues to the next level, but at a hefty price. I recently toured the new palace of a stadium that is under construction in Arlington, and words do not do justice to how massive it is. The new facility, which cost $1.1 billion, boasts some of the ... [Read More…]

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