1883! Boy howdy, was 1883 rough. In 1883, Austin College was struggling. After 34 years of Civil War, Yellow Fever, and relocation to Sherman, financial stability was still in the future for AC. Nevertheless, an official 1883 Austin College catalogue miraculously survives. In 1883, Fort Worth was struggling. The chaos and violence of “Hell’s Half
Wins, Losses, & Ties. Man, do I love the ties. What, you don’t love ties? You should. Wait, just hear me out. Bill Snyder, the coach who engineered the “greatest turnaround” in college football history, has a new autobiography out. “My Football Life” documents his turnaround at Kansas State, and earlier success at Iowa, North
It’s a heavyweight matchup tomorrow when Southlake Carroll takes on Allen in a quarterfinal playoff game in Class 6A Texas HS football. There are plenty of Roo Rooting Reasons to go around. Former Roo footballer Mason Norris is the Allen OL coach. Former Roo footballer (and current “Voice of the Roos”) Kirk Hughes will also
Who likes Tarleton? Not me. Not AC Hall of Honor inductee Jerry Bishop. Probably not you either. Today, Tarleton State University is an NCAA Division 1 school. With 14,000 students, Tarleton is the second largest college within the Texas A&M University System after the flagship in College Station. The Texan football team is scheduled to
It is Texas HS football playoff time, which means it is time to salute some Roo football heroes. Coaches? Nope. Players? Uh uh. Parents? Not this time. No, I’m talking about referees. Former Roo football player Frank Tooley will be officiating a Class 4A playoff game this weekend between Brownwood and Kennedale. Officiating is a
Hey look! It’s me! With a Roo coaching legend. Heather Woods Sanders was a 1st team all-conference volleyball player at AC, earning the sport’s outstanding player award at the 1990 Athletics Convocation. Coach Sanders has led New Braunfels Canyon volleyball for 23 years, leading the Cougarettes to consistent district titles and multiple state tournament appearances.
The 1981 Austin College football team will be honored at Homecoming in two weeks; 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of AC’s national championship. A big thanks to Athletics Director David Norman and his AC staff for the hard work. On the 35th anniversary in 2016, I told the story of the 1981 Kangaroos online. I
The first football games at Kyle Field, one of the oldest stadiums in Texas, took place in the Fall of 1905. One of the first Aggie football opponents at Kyle in the Fall of 1905 was……….OK, fine, it was NOT Austin College. Haha. A&M was unwilling to provide funds for an athletic park, so in
Chapter 1: Notre Dame & St. Edward’s University (Saturday 9/18) Father Edward Sorin established two Catholic Universities in 19th century America. The first university, Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, is perhaps the most famous Catholic school in the United States. The second university might surprise you. Born in France during the Napoleonic wars, Father
This week is the Field of Dreams game between the Yankees and White Sox. This week is also the Crimson & Gold challenge week at Austin College. JR Ohr asked me to write online to promote the AC fundraising challenge. Hey JR, you know I am always a yes. There will be an Austin College
