Colby Carthel has moved on after one of the best runs in school history During his time, the Lions returned to national relevancy and then, becoming a national power for the first time since the Eddie Vowell years. 6 winning seasons, 6 postseason appearances, a Bowl Championship, a National Title, and 3 Conference titles have returned…
Greetings, Lion fans. It’s 48 days until kickoff, and my, how time flies. Today, we’ll take a look at another group of Lion defenders, the linebackers and secondary. When it comes to defense, the position of linebacker and defensive back is one of the most difficult to play. These positions not only demand the speed…
With Dave Campbell’s Texas Football out, there are now predictions as to how the Lone Star Conference will play out. After conferring, we decided to put out our own power rankings heading into the preseason. Tarleton State Texans-12-1 in 2018, Super Region 3 finalists, Conference Champions. Overview: Tarleton is the defending LSC champion and therefore…
Well, it’s on. Futbol Americano is being played in Commerce, America with an international flair, and it won’t be easy. Here are 5 things to provide context. Gridiron Football (or American football) is VERY popular in Mexico, but especially in the Northern states that border Texas and New Mexico/Arizona. Popular in the same way that…
Greetings, Lion fans. We here at The Wire hope that all of you had a good Independence Day holiday. For us, it’s back to business, and today, we take a look at the defensive line, the most experienced among all the position groups. The list of great talent that has worn the blue and gold…
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Hat tip to Russell, who always seems to get this stuff. American Football South of the Border is coming to Commerce, America. The Lions will have a home game to open the season on September 7 at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, as they will host the Nuevo Leon Universidad Tigres (translation: Nuevo Leon…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this preview of the 2019 season, we’ll take a look at one of the most overlooked, yet highly important position groups, the offensive line. Offensive linemen labor in obscurity. As fans, we all see the long pass completions, the thrilling moves by running backs, and the numbers change on the…
This is something I have been wanting to write about for a long time, and I mean a really long time. This past season was one of the best that our athletic department has had in a very long time, from start to finish. All team sports went to the postseason, we collected a lot…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome to the off season. It’s just under 100 days until the 2019 football season starts, but it is by no means quiet in Commerce, America. Athletic Director Tim McMurray recently announced two major improvements to The Hawk. First is a new artificial turf field, which will be in place prior…
My apologies for the late and final round up. I have found myself busy with some work related duties. I decide to catch up on the final wrap up for the year, and that is the spring sports, so, let’s get to it. Golf- For the first time ever, the Lion Women’s golf team advanced…
As we continue the wrap up for the athletic year at A&M-Commerce, we move to the Winter sports, where the weather gets colder and the inside of the gym gets warmer. For both Texas A&M-Commerce Basketball teams, this past year was a year of warm starts, hot streaks, and meeting expectations that the players and…
This weekend signals the end of the year for all Lion sports as the track team places 23 Lions at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, TX for the National Track Meet. It has been a great year for all of our sports and basically every sport this year did well, and I would venture to say…
A busy weekend on the Blacklands in the sports world. Let’s get to it. Softball- In a truly heartbreaking loss, a walk off home run in the bottom of the 7th inning gave Cameron a win in the Super Regional Championships over the Lions. The Lions gutted out tough wins over Tarleton State and Dixie…
Greetings, Lion fans. With the school and athletic year in the books, it will be a little over three months before things pick up again, so today, we’ll keep the home fires burning with a look at the 2019 Lion receiving corps. Graduation has taken a toll on this group. Marquis Wimberly(60-862, 14.3 ypc, 8…
Although it comes a day late, Billy and I here at The Wire wanted to wish our brother and friend, Brian Pate, the best of birthday wishes. Brian’s tireless efforts in the support of A&M-Commerce athletics has made this website what it is today. He gave us an opportunity to come along for the ride,…
A lot to get to, some of it great, some of it very sad. As many of you know by know, Roger Emrich, who had the been the public address announcer at Memorial Stadium for the past 3 seasons and also had been the PA guy at AT&T Stadium for the Dallas Cowboys, passed away…
This weekend in Commerce, there will be a 5K run and event honoring the late Dr. Dan Jones, our Alma Mater’s President from 2009-2016. During that time, our institution grew exponentially in enrollment, endowment, and some great things happened. Our Education school was ranked number 1 in the State of Texas and 13th in the…
Greetings, Lion fans. With the Blue-Gold spring game done, we’re all in a wait and see mode until fall camp begins in August. So, until that time, let’s take a look at the running backs that Head Coach David Bailiff and offensive coordinator Billy Riebock will break out this fall. The Lion running game struggled…
Greetings, Lion Fans..normally, when you see one of my columns, it’s usually focusing on some aspect of Lion football. Today, though, I wanted to shine a light in a different area, the women of the Lady Lion softball team. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see them play, and I admit, I haven’t, then…
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