Austin College Kangaroo John Taylor “Bobo” Nelson was 13 years old when the great pandemic of 1918 hit Texas. Nelson survived the scourge that year and enrolled at Austin College five years later. Nelson’s first love was basketball. After four years playing hoops for the Roos, Nelson decided to become a coach. He was a
Otis Amy chats with Walker Fenci in the Austin College “A” Room, during a pre-game ceremony honoring Mel Tjeerdsma‘s induction into the College Football Hall of Fame back in 2018. Otis was my C/I leader in 1988. NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice held the record for the most receptions in college football history when
Kyle Field, in my hometown of College Station, is one of the oldest stadiums in Texas. The Aggies have competed at Kyle since 1903. Only the oldest colleges can claim to have competed against Texas A&M in College Station BEFORE Kyle Field: Texas, Baylor, TCU, LSU, and Austin College. Before Kyle, the Aggies competed at
It’s December 12th! December 12th should be an Austin College holiday. It’s the day AC won a 1981 NAIA national championship in football. Since telling the story with the help of the team back in 2016, I’ve tried to find something uniquely 1981 to share or write about on December 12th every year. I also
“Austin College: No, It’s Not in Austin” An article with this headline ran in newspapers around the state of Texas back on a Friday, December 11th. Hey wait, TODAY is Friday, December 11th. How ‘bout that? See the comments for the article. Back during the 1981 version of December 11th, Roos were marveling that the
Hey, it’s February! I’ve got a lot of wacky ideas that will never see the light of day. One of those ideas is that football is in the wrong damn season. The summer/fall? I dunno, man. Football is supposed to be a cold weather game. The elements. The mercury. The Ice Bowl on the frozen
Sometimes the Go Roos posts are inspired by all y’all out there. Former AC kicker Kyle Matlock wrote earlier today: “So, the Cincinnati quarterback underthrows his receiver on a play that would have sealed their victory over Georgia. Then, the Cincinnati defensive back drops an easy interception that would have sealed the victory. Then, the
The Southlake Carroll Dragons meet the Austin Westlake Chaps in the Texas Class 6A D1 championship game. Kickoff is 7pm Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. If you are a Roo fan deciding for whom to root, well, maybe I can help. The family of Roo football veteran Art Clayton has a sophomore offensive lineman
Congratulations to these two champions. On the left is Shane Montgomery, Assistant Coach at Denton Ryan HS and former Austin College Kangaroo baseball player. Coach Montgomery’s Ryan Raiders won a 5A state championship tonight in dominating fashion at Jerry World in Dallas. On the right is Nick Something, a coach at a University somewhere east
Tennis was everything from 1980 to 1990. Texas state rankings, UIL state tournaments in high school, and NAIA competition in college. And then suddenly, nothing. If I was gonna do something athletic after 1990, it wasn’t going to be tennis. Been there, done that. For 25 years, I did pretty much anything else. But Dennis
