One To Watch: Lamar at Abilene Christian

With Big 12 conference play starting, it was tempting to pick one of those matchups to highlight this week. But there's going to be plenty of time this year to talk about the conference that contains most of the state's top teams, and the most enticing matchup — TCU vs. No. 25 Texas on Friday — features a pair of teams I've written about extensively already.

Instead, let's zag a little and talk about a really fun Southland matchup that you can catch on ESPN3 at 1 p.m. on Saturday as the Lamar Cardinals (6-5 overall, 2-0 in Southland play) visit the Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-1, 2-0).