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2010 Preview - Midwestern State
Not a lot was expected of Midwestern State last year, but the Mustangs surprised a lot of people, winning a share of their first LSC football title, and qualifying for the NCAA playoffs.  Can they overcome the loss of  13 seniors who received post season honors last season?

LSC Roundup 8-13

Stewart's departure ups ante for starting QB job
Joey D. Richards - Abilene Reporter News
The battle for the starting quarterback job at No. 7 Abilene Christian University has taken an interesting twist. What was once a three-man battle is now down to two. Cooper graduate Zach Stewart, who was 7-0 as a starter, told the ACU coaching staff on Friday that he was not returning to the team.

“Yeah, I was real surprised when Zach quit, with the timing of it,” said ACU coach Chris Thomsen, whose Wildcats opened practice Thursday. “You don’t expect that going into training camp. But I respect Zach’s decision. I love the guy. He gave us three hard years and worked hard. We wish Zach the best.”


Ready for encore
George Vondracek - Corpus Christi Caller Times
KINGSVILLE — With 108 players reporting for preseason workouts, competition was keen in the Texas A&M-Kingsville football camp, even for the opening of two-a-day drills on Thursday.  Fourth-year coach Bo Atterberry wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Boy, it was muggy out there today. But it was a good tempo. It was 2 hours and 20 minutes,” Atterberry said. “They were giving great effort. I think we had some guys that need to work themselves into shape. It’s always different from summer workouts to putting a helmet on to going through drills with this tempo and the coach right over your shoulder the whole time, so it’s to be expected early.

“We’ve got some ways to go with the shape stuff and that’s why you create competition,” Atterberry said. “You have depth at every position because the first few games for everybody is different after a year of not being live like that. So we’ve got 21 days to get there.”

Ramirez or Poppell in 2010 - Javelinas QB Battle Heats Up
Tyler Garrett - KRISTV.com
KINGSVILLE - It's just 21 days until their season opener versus Northwest Missouri State, the defending D2 National Champions, and the Texas A&M-Kingsville football team has yet to name a starting quarterback.

For Head Coach Bo Atterberry, this is becoming something of a tradition, as he has found himself in this exact situation each season since he took over in 2007.

Testing the new turf
Dave Henry - Amarillo Globe News
There is one noticeable difference between the brand-spanking-new football practice field at the still-under-construction Buffalo Sports Complex and Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, the home of the Buffs and their sometimes practice field.  Kimbrough features a hill in the north end zone, a steep torturous climb used as motivation by WT coaches to make sure their players stay in line.

Show up late for practice, for example, and you might find yourself charging up that hill - pausing at the top to wait for your lungs to catch up.  The new practice fields, which the Buffs officially broke in for the first time Thursday during the first day of preseason practice, feature no such hill.

Not to worry, though.

Mustangs hit the field for first practice of the season
J. Scott Russell - Times Record News
The Midwestern State Mustangs had 100 players on the field Thursday for offseason testing and the first practice of the year, and head coach Bill Maskill was pleased with the effort.

Although he hadn’t yet gone over the official results of the 300-yard shuttle runs in the 104-degree heat, he said he thought a majority of the players passed.  In fact, he said he was a little surprised.

“I think we’re in better shape right now than we were last year at this time,” Maskill said. “Even our strength and conditioning coach was excited just looking at the surface without the official results. Even the transfers and a lot of the new guys are in good shape. Last year we weren’t in very good shape when we showed up, but we worked hard and got in shape. We need to put in that same kind of effort this year.”

Ex-High School Football Star Arrested
Jerrell Wilkerson Accused Of Assaulting Officer, Theft
Katrina Webber, KSAT 12 News Reporter

SAN ANTONIO -- A former standout on the local high school football scene is now back in the spotlight -- but for different reasons. Police arrested Jerrell Wilkerson, 23, after a run-in with the law Tuesday that left a female officer with her arm in a sling.

According to police, the officer was one of two who responded to a report of shoplifting at a Walmart on Vance Jackson Road. The officers attempted to arrest Wilkerson, but he put up a fight and led them on a foot chase that ended with his capture about a half mile away, police said.

"He's gone down the wrong path. We pray for him here at Clark," said Steve McGhee, Wilkerson's former high school football coach.