The Pre Snap Read: Lion Offense vs. Hornet Defense.
Greetings, Lion fans, and while it might be difficult to discern positives from a 48-10 loss to UC Davis, there were some, and Head Coach Clint Dolezel and his team are going to have to seize on those positives and get ready to travel to the west coast for a date this Saturday night with…
The Five Wide Post Game Thoughts-Texas A&M-Commerce-10, California-Davis-48
Overall-Man, I just don’t know where to start. A really nice day that started out as having a lot of hope for the season, great tailgate, pregame hype over the return of an old uniform tradition and just the overall sensation of hope for a great year. The Student section was full and loud, and…
Final: Texas A&M-Commerce-10, California-Davis-48
Post game thoughts Saturday.
End of Quarter 3-Texas A&M-Commerce-3, California-Davis-34
One more quarter to go.
Halftime: Texas A&M-Commerce-3, California-Davis-31
Lions finally get on the board and get the ball to start the second half.
End of Quarter 1-Texas A&M-Commerce-0, California-Davis-10
Go Lions
Week 1-Texas A&M-Commerce Lions VS. # 16 California-Davis Aggies-Storylines, Impact Players, and Stuff You Need To Know
Who: # 16 California-Davis Aggies Versus Texas A&M-Commerce Lions When: Thursday, August 31, 7 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Weather: Sunny & 90 Degrees at Kickoff, Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 34% Wind: 7 mph NNW Watch/Listen/Stats- Radio: 88.9 KETR (Commerce) or KETR.org, Charlie Chitwood, (Play by Play) & Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) via The Lion Sports Network…
Call The Roll Podcast New Episode: It ain’t Intramurals, brother.
The Blue Gang Notebook: Aggie Offense vs. Lion Defense.
Greetings, Lion fans, Game Week is finally here. Labor Day weekend always seems to mark the end of summer, and the beginning of another football season. While the summer heat shows no signs of abating anytime soon, the 2023 season begins in earnest this Thursday at the friendly confines of The Hawk. Here, we take…
The Lion Wire’s 2023 Rules For The Road & What To Expect
T Minus 5 Days until kickoff for 2023. Our Volleyball team and Soccer teams have already started their season and notched impressive wins already. For those of you who have been following us for a while I want to take this chance to thank you for all your support as We start year number 11…
The Pre Snap Read: Lion Offense vs. Aggie Defense.
Greetings, Lion fans, and finally, after roughly nine months……IT’S GAME WEEK! This Thursday, 7pm at The Hawk, the Lions begin the Clint Dolezel era hosting the Aggies of UC-Davis. In their second season of Division I-FCS play, one thing is apparent…. the Lions have significantly upgraded their schedule. Opponents like Lincoln, North American, University of…
Lion Football 2023: Ranking The Opponents
For the first time in program history, there are no Division II, Division III, or NAIA opponents on the schedule. 2023 is comprised of 1 FBS Group of 5 team and 10 FCS Schools with 2 out of the Big Sky Conference, 1 out of the American Sun, and the rest out of the Southland.…
The Call The Roll Podcast-Lion Football End To End Preview
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Fall Sports Rising, Basketball Road Excitement & How To Beat a Legion of Demons
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions: 2023 Season Preview
Greetings, Lion fans, and the time that we as football fans have been eagerly awaiting since November of 2022 is drawing ever closer. With the 2023 season just over three weeks away, it’s time we here at The Wire break it all down now that the roster has somewhat settled, with incoming freshmen now on…
Division I Diatribes: Babies and Bathwater
It has been a busy and interesting past 3 years if you are a Texas A&M-Commerce or East Texas State Lion. As I was preparing to write this newest diatribe, I had to think carefully about how I could express some thoughts and ideas in a positive way, while at the same time not trying…
Scatter Shooting, Part Two: Waiting Impatiently
Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s almost that time of year again. The Bible of football in Texas, Dave Campbell’s, has finally arrived. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. It has been a staple of media coverage in the state since 1960. What began with Dave Campbell himself, a sportswriter and editor for the Waco Tribune Herald, and…
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-NIL Goes to Washington, and The Other Lions.
Hawkins’ Last Hurrah-1983 East Texas State Lions
As we head into yet another season of Lion football, 40 years ago there was a team that faced many of the challenges that the current team faces today. They were in their second year moving up classifications, they were on the lower end of the financial totem pole, and there was change on the…



















