On Saturdays, ACU redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Obi Udom suits up and takes the field. On Sundays, he gets behind the wheel and takes meals to people in the Abilene community. Long before he played college football, Udom grew up in Frisco, ... [Read More…]
News
Cross country opens season with strong performances
Cross country set the tone for the season with a first-place finish from the women’s team and a second-place finish from the men’s team at Friday’s meet. The results gave both teams confidence heading into the rest of the season, but head coach ... [Read More…]
Faculty, staff share 9/11 memories 25 years later
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, faculty gathered in the library Thursday to remember where they were, what they saw and how the day changed them. Eight faculty members shared their memories during the event, organized by ... [Read More…]
Sports
John David Black’s case for QB1
John David Black sat on the bench in ACU’s season opener versus Lamar, uncertain of what the following moments, let alone the rest of the season, would look like. He came into fall camp in a small-margin battle between multiple quarterbacks for Abilene Christian’s starting role. Redshirt sophomore Tucker Parks, transfer out of Western Kentucky, […]
Former Wildcat fights for fifth year amid NCAA lawsuit
Former Wildcat men’s basketball player Bradyn Hubbard is one of the athletes affected by the recent lawsuit, Wisne v. NCAA, which ruled that the high school class of 2022 athletes would get a fifth year after the NCAA’s recent eligibility changes. In June, the NCAA adopted the five-year eligibility rule, which gave athletes five years […]
Observations from ACU’s loss at Texas Tech
ACU had first-and-10 at the Texas Tech 15 with 11 minutes left Saturday night. Four plays later, the Wildcats had gained a single yard and handed the ball back. This was the deciding play, and the one the Wildcats should focus on. Not the 33-10 final. The drive started with 1:44 left in the third […]
Features
Wildcats reflect on traveling to away games
It was arguably the defining moment of the Texas Tech game. Alex Broome, a running back from Nashville, Tennessee, returned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, sending the ACU fan section into a ... [Read More…]