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Sam Houston football poised for new journey after reaching desired destination
K.C. Keeler believes his Sam Houston Bearkats football program can have 'immediate success' in Conference USA after jump from FCS to FBS.
ARLINGTON – Disrespect by the media in the preseason poll is the least of the Sam Houston football team’s problems as the program begins its journey into the FBS ranks. The Bearkats were voted into a tie for the eighth spot in the preseason media poll, tied for last with FIU. But that level adversity is small potatoes for K.C. Keeler’s crew.
The Bearkats know how to overcome. Sam Houston went 21-1 in the 2021 calendar year, winning the spring season national title despite not having a locker room in the middle of a national pandemic. The national championship rings worn proudly by those players contains an image of a football player carrying his pads to remind them of the daily struggle.
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