Blacklands Report: The Hiatus Ends.

It has been a while since my last report and write up and there is a reason for that, and I might as well make it public. I have been sick. Very Sick, but not in the way that you think. No, I do not have cancer, or some other illness in that category. For…

Lion Football: The 2017 Incoming Class

2017 A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL SIGNEES NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN PREV SCHOOL Dylan Davis DL 6-3 215 Sunnyvale, Texas Sunnyvale HS Dayne Douglass LB 6-2 220 Canyon, Texas Canyon HS Gunnar Palacios QB 6-0 190 Canyon, Texas Canyon Jordan Gray DB 6-0 195 Frisco, Texas Independence HS Arnezz Archie WR 6-1 170 Spring, Texas Spring HS…

A huge BTB Happy Birthday to Coach Ernest Hawkins.

Blogging the Blacklands would like to take this time to wish a happy birthday to legendary Coach Ernest Hawkins. Coach Hawk turned 90 over the weekend and it was attended by many former players and alums of ETSU/TAMUC. The profound impact that Coach Hawkins has had on the University and the football program has been…

Updated School Recieving Records

These records were the toughest to pull and get due to the change of offense that has happened in Football over the past few years, so lets start with the career yards. Gary Compton, 3,041 Yards, 1987-1990 Wes Smith, 2,652 Yards, 1982-1985 Vernon Johnson, 2,608 Yards, 2013-2014 Randy Smith, 1,961 Yards, 1978-181 Dannie Rogers, 1,865…

In Memorial: Kennis Miles

I just got off the phone with former Lion tailback Cary Noiel who informed me that former Lion linebacker Kennis Miles passed away. Miles was a 4 year letterman out of Waco, Texas and started for the Lions 1980 National Semifinalist team. He was a key cog in the defense that took the Lions the…

BREAKING: TAMUC Extends Carthel through 2020.

TAMUC President Dr. Ray Keck and AD Tim McMurray have pulled  a fast one on us and decided to extend the contract of HC Colby Carthel until 202o. Just last season Carthel was extended until 2018 with options, but now it is apparent the school and Carthel are thinking long term to win and get…

Passin’ Fancy: Updated Lion Football Passing Records

Another great season that showcased a great arial passing attack as part of the overall game plan is in the books, so here are the updated passing records in Lion Football. So, lets get to it.   Passing Yards in a Season- Tyrik Rollison- 3,764  (2014) Luis Perez-3,326  (2016) Harrison Stewart-3,173  (2015) Buster Faulkner-2,861  (2004)…

# 8 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions @ # 2 Grand Valley State Lakers-Storylines, Starters, and Stuff you need to know.

Versus When: Saturday, November 26th, Noon. Where: Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan Weather: Mostly Sunny 40 Degrees, Win at 11 MPH AUDIO: Lion Sports Network — KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) | Thunder Country KRVA 101.7 FM, Sulphur Springs (http://www.mythundercountry.com/) VIDEO: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/tamucommerce/ STATS: http://statb.us/ Likely Starters: Offense-(Spread) QB-Luis Perez, 6’3 220 LBS, RS-JR, San Diego, CA RB-Richard Cooper, 5’9, 195 LBS,…

Ask The Opponent: Grand Valley State Edition 

In our first ask the opponent edition in a while, BillyGVSU sits down with us to answer some questions about our opponent this Saturday. So here we go- BTB: What are your overall thoughts about the game?  GV: I think this will be a great game between two teams with history – the Lions hold…