The NewsWire: In Memory of Harry Icenhower.

First and foremost, The Lion Wire sends it’s prayers and condolences to the family of Harry Icenhower. Mr. Icenhower passed away Monday at the age of 94 in Commerce. For those who do not know, he and his wife Rheba have been two of the biggest boosters and supporters for the Lions and not just…

An Ode to Guy Morriss

For those of you who do not know, Guy Morriss, TAMUC Football coach from 2009-2012, has been diagnosed with Alzhiemer’s Disease. Reading from an article that I will put at the bottom of this post, Coach Morris started to have problems about 4 years ago while still in Commerce and then moved back to Kentucky,…

Hot Off The Wire: Women’s Fall Sports Year End Post Mortem.

So, let’s get to it. Soccer-15-6-1 Record, Lone Star Conference Regular Season and Conference Champions. NCAA Elite 8. Neil Piper’s Squad had yet another banner year. Another LSC Championship and run at a national championship. A&M-Commerce Soccer is a perennial power and has been for a long time. What TAMUC fans have expected year after…

Lion For Life Vol. 1 Edition 10-Billy Watkins

Kickers are typically the most under appreciated position in all of Football. They are often looked at as “necessary evils” as former Run and Shoot Inventor Mouse Davis said in referring to his “hatred of field goals and punts.” But for 4 years in Commerce, TX Billy Watkins gave the Lions of ET a valuable…

Lion For Life-Vol.1, Edition 9-Israel Hughes

Today’s Lions for Life features a more recent guy who had a fantastic career in Commerce. Israel Hughes played for 4 seasons in Commerce and was a superb cornerback and defender, but what made him potent was how dangerous of a return man he was. D2football.com had said about Hughes prior to the 2010 season-…

Lion For Life-Vol. 1-Edition 8-Gary Compton

In an era where Football has evolved past the idea of “three yards and a cloud of dust” and gone into “spread ’em and shred ’em, many current wide receivers are seeing themselves catch a lot of passes from well schooled quarterbacks and getting a lot of recorded yards and touchdowns. Before all of that,…

Lion For Life Vol.1 Edition 7-Bob Bounds

Texas A&M-Commerce has had a long list of great quarterbacks that have come through Commerce. Of those many signal callers, Bobby Bounds is in the argument for the greatest ever, and that includes names like Wade Wilson, Will Cureton, and Kyle Mackey. Bounds success over his 3 years as a starter is something that few…

Lion For Life Vol.1 Edition 5, Cary Noiel

Today’s edition of Lions for Life features another Man that I have the privilege of calling a friend. When I first started this Blog, Cary Noiel was one of the first guys to reach out to me and really encouraged me in what I have been doing over the past few years. Cary is a…

Lion For Life-Vol.1, Edition 4-Van Hargis

Next man up is a guy that I really have a ton of personal respect for just because he is such a good guy, and that is Van Hargis. Van has a great college football story. He started his career at Austin College in Sherman, winning a NAIA National Championship as a member of the…