ACU Remembers: Burl McCoy
Hollis Burl McCoy (’54), one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in Abilene Christian University history, died March 18, 2024, in Abilene, Texas,…
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ACU Remembers: Don W. Hood
Don Wade Hood (’55), former Abilene Christian University track and field head coach whose athletes won national championships, set world records and achieved Olympic…
Moody Madness event to celebrate start of ACU basketball season
Abilene Christian University’s men’s and women’s basketball programs will host the second annual Moody Madness, a pre-season basketball event fueled by DK Alon and…
Football champs from 1973 reunite for 50th anniversary
Dub Stocker (’74) says the five decades “have flown by” since he and his teammates won Abilene Christian University’s first national championship…
ACU hosts bone marrow drive, raises funds to support former Wildcat
Kade Parmelly ('20), a recent Abilene Christian University alumnus and former Wildcat offensive lineman, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in February,…
Wildcat Mentor program inspires women’s basketball players
Nurse practitioner Millie Goetz started out as a professional mentor to ACU basketball player Addison Martin. Now she is much more –…
ACU selects veteran FBS defensive coordinator as new head football coach
Keith Patterson, currently the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech University, will be the next head football coach at Abilene Christian University. Patterson’s experience includes…
ACU names Zack Lassiter as vice president for athletics
Zack Lassiter, deputy athletics director for external operations at Oregon State University, will be the new vice president for athletics at Abilene Christian University,…
UCLA coaching legend John Wooden had an affinity for ACU
Abilene Christian University and UCLA have never played a collegiate basketball game against each other. That will change today at 4:15 p.m. when the…
ACU joins four other universities in historic move to WAC
Abilene Christian University expects to begin intercollegiate competition in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021, joining four other NCAA Division I institutions making a…