I woke up this morning after an early dental appointment with my phone blowing up. Text messages, facebook messages, and phone calls. Today, President Mark Rudin announced that in light of the disastrous attempt to rename the Texas A&M University-Commerce to Texas A&M University-Dallas, there had been a groundswell of a movement to change the…
Who: Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (0-4) Versus Southeastern (LA) Lions (1-4) Where: Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana When: Saturday, October 5, 6 PM Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 78 at Kickoff, 76% Humidity, Winds SSW @ 7 MPH Watch/Stats/Listen- LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) – Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis)LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/6b4a06b8-d245-440c-862d-a46e4fa50e37LIVE…
It has been a while since I have done a DI Diatribe, but this one is a few months in the making. I am sure the title has left you with questions about what the heck I am even talking about now and what it has to do with our move to Division I athletics.…
Who: No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets Versus Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX When: Saturday, September 21, 6 PM Weather: 96 F @ Kickoff, Sunny, 37% Humidity, Wind NNW @ 9 MPH Watch/Stats/Listen- LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) – Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock…
Overall- The Lions face another tough team and probably the best team so far, the 11th ranked Sacramento State Hornets at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium. It will be the second straight home game and for the first time, Sac State leaves the Golden State to visit the Blackland Prairies after the Hornets picked…
Who: Grambling State Tigers Versus Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX When: Saturday, September 14, 6 PM Weather: Mostly Sunny at 91 at Kickoff, Wind NW @ 6 MPH, 47% Humidity Watch/Stats/Listen- LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) – Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock Callaway…
Taking a look at the stats as they are, you would think that on The Lion defense is just as subpar at the Tiger defense looks to be, but there is a mile of difference in the quality of opponent both teams have faced. Currently, Grambling is averaging 23.50 points per game, with 68.5 yards…
Here is a snip of good news. The Lion offense ranks in the Top Ten in passing yards and passing offense in Division I FCS, 9th overall in the categories with 287 yards per game. We haven’t been this good in passing offense or in ANY offensive category since 2019. That is a welcome news,…
Who: Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (0-1) Versus California-Davis Aggies (0-1) When: Saturday, September 6, 9 PM Central Time Where: UC Davis Health System Stadium, Davis, California Watch/Listen/Stats- LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) – Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) Watch-https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bd3eac40-5ac6-47f3-bfb7-cdc602e4951c Live Stats-https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=529329&vislive=tame Impact Players- RB-BK Jackson-The leading rushing last week…
Last week, the Lion defense can be described as playing with one word…..inspired. For 2 1/2 quarters, the Lion Defense kept San Diego State out of the end zone and it looked like the Aztec rushing attack, which had been highly rated was going to be grounded. Then, the things that had haunted the Lion…
Let’s get to it- The Lion offense faces a familiar foe from last season, the California-Davis Aggies. UCD has some changes that were made over the offseason. Dan (IT”S DIVISION I FOOTBALL!) Hawkins stepped down after the season last year and is now at Idaho State working for his Son, former Colorado Quarterback Cody Hawkins…
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Versus San Diego State Aztecs When: Saturday, August 31st, 7 PM Where: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA Watch/Listen/Stats LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) – Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock Callaway (Color)LIVE VIDEO: TruTV | https://www.trutv.com/ | MAX | https://www.max.com/sportsLIVE STATS: https://statb.us/v/tame/530673TICKETS: https://vivenu.com/event/lion-football-away-game-tickets-knuq7pWATCH PARTIES: Commerce & Houston: https://www.tamuc.edu/football-watch-party/ Impact Players- QB Eric Rodriguez-Rodriguez got the Lions…
Hard to believe that in under a week, Lion football kicks off, and facing the second FBS school in the history of the program on live TV is pretty exciting. I will say this, Russ was awesome at this and knew how to break down film and stats so much better than I ever could,…
I have been out of my parents house for almost 2 decades now. My Dad had a rule that was pretty hard and fast when I was growing up. Unless we didn’t have the time, Dad would say when we were on our way to school or church or anywhere else, make up our beds…
This season preview is dedicated to my dear late friend, Russell McLean. Game days and the Press box won’t be the same without you. I’ll see you again one day my dear friend. Overview: The 2023 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions experienced their worst season in over a decade. It was truly an enigma of a season,…
Let’s get straight to it-
The eclipse is not the only big thing coming up in North and Northeast Texas in a few days. The 2024 Blue and Gold Spring Football game will give us a preview of things to come in September and after last year’s awful season, it will be interesting to see if the changes that were…
Well, it is time for the Ladies. With a 13-15 record overall and 8-10 conference record, the A&M-Commerce Women’s team is looking to make another solid showing in the tournament, much like they did last year, but last year has a lot of differences from now. A new coach, a new staff, and many new…
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