Hat tip to a Youtube Video from Brandon Misener at D2football.com who broke the news that Sporting Kansas City will withdraw from hosting the NCAA Division II National title game due to the need to make repairs to the playing field. They also withdrew from their agreement for future national title games that would have…
Lion Volleyball- Huge Congrats to the Lion Volleyball squad who knocked off defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul. The Ladies are now 6-2 on the year heading into a neutral site match up against Southern Arkansas on September 6th. In the past couple of weeks, this team has beaten the number 2, 3, 10, and 16th…
Talk about running on pure adrenaline. Last day was the final day at work for me before I start a new job in a couple of weeks, I had been up since 6 AM and worked till 5, fought Dallas traffic all the way through Greenville to meet up with my Dad and take our…
What a game and a finish. Morning after thoughts up by Mid-Morning. Enjoy this one!
Wow. What a comeback.
Bring us home lucky Lions, bring us home.
Lions are playing poorly. Dumb penalties, stupid mistakes, and poor execution. Lion defense playing hard, but the offense is just head scratchingly bad now. Lions get the ball to start the second half. Offense-Bad Defense-playing well, but tired. They need help. Special teams-gift wrapped the Hogs a score. worse than bad. Oye vey.
Scoreless after one quarter. Hard Play on both ends.
Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas Versus # 1 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions When: Thursday, August 30, 7 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas TV: ESPN3 or WatchESPN.com Radio: 88.9 KETR (Commerce) Charlie Chitwood (Play By Play), Brock Calloway (Color Commentary) Live Stream: KETR.org (Radio) Live Stats: Lionathletics.com Projected Starters: QB-Kane Wilson, 6’4…
Hello Wire Fans. It is hard to believe that in has been almost a year since the Lions lofted the national title trophy, but the title defense begins in 5 weeks from today. I am thrilled because Russell McLean will be here for his first full year (he joined during the playoffs) and Billy Minor…
Lions Picked to finish first in LSC. The Lions of TAMUC edged out Midwestern State’s Mustangs by one single vote in the preseason poll at Lone Star Conference Media Day in San Antonio. With as close as everything has been against MSU, no shock there. Here is the full media poll. 2018 LONE STAR CONFERENCE…
Football: Polls, Preseason, and Media Days. Per Lionathletics.com, The Lion football team stands at a # 5 preseason ranking nationally, and Linebacker Brucks Saathoff, was named as a Division II All-American Preseason First Team by College Football America Yearbook. Also, The Lions are ranked in the preseason number 6 by Street & Smith’s and #…
Commerce’s Lions are back on top in the realm of College Football, but how much farther can they climb after reaching the top, or more importantly, can they stay there? 45 Years and 7 Days. That was how long it had been since Texas A&M-Commerce had experienced Football supremacy. The Lions are somewhere they have…
Lion Wire Managing Editor Brian Pate takes a stab at 15 preseason questions. 1. Predict the Lions regular season record and how they finish in the LSC. “I am going to the fatalistic one here and say the Lions finish 10-1 in the regular season and one of those losses is in conference to a…
Russell McLean (AKA LionMojo) has his own thoughts and answers to the 15 questions we are pondering at the Wire. Here is The Mojo edition. 1. Predict the Lions regular season record and how they finish in the LSC. Mojo: “Going with 11-0 regular season, 8-0 in conference, and LSC Champs.” 2. How high…
We at the Wire are going to do a 15 question set with our thoughts about the upcoming season before the official preview comes up this weekend. Starting with the great Billy Minor, all of us will answer the same 15 questions. Mr Minor is up first. 1. Predict the Lions regular season record and…
When and Where: Saturday, September 22, Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 2017 Thunderwolves: 9-3 overall, 9-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Play, RMAC Conference Champions, NCAA First Round (Lost to Minnesota State-Mankato) Points Per Game: 36.06 Points Per Game Allowed: 14.4 Leading Returning Passer: Brandon Edwards, Senior, 73/110, 66.4 Completion Percentage, 4…
To say the past few A&M-Commerce Quarterbacks have had interesting roads to stardom and championships would be an understatement. Deric Davis was arguably the best Quarterback in the State of Texas during his Senior year at Bowie High in Arlington. He was Texas State Offensive MVP and defeated power Southlake Carroll in a run to…
When and Where: Saturday, September 15, 7 PM. Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico. 2017 Greyhounds: 8-2 overall, 6-2 in the Lone Star Conference. Points Per Game: 32.4 Points Per Game Allowed: 28.7 Key Returners: Leading Passer: Wyatt Strand, RS-JR, 52-96 attempts, 54.2 percent, 784 passing yards, 4 TD passes, 2 interceptions.…
Per Lionathletics.com, Softball Coach Richie Bruiser had his contact extended through the 2021 seasons. For sure, a deserved extension. Again, you have to give kudos to Tim McMurray and the athletic administration for how they are not only hiring quality coaches but retaining them and keeping them winning. In 4 seasons, the Lions under…
