2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	AQ7
Record	5–6 (1–5 AQ7)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Lamberson (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown (3rd season)
Home stadium	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^		5	–	0					11	–	1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^		4	–	1					8	–	4
Abilene Christian		2	–	2					5	–	6
Tarleton State *		2	–	3					6	–	5
Dixie State *		0	–	3					1	–	10
Lamar		0	–	4					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^		6	–	0					11	–	1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^		4	–	2					8	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	2					7	–	4
Central Arkansas		3	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Abilene Christian		1	–	5					5	–	6
Lamar		0	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats played their 100th season in 2021. ^[1]

The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs. ^[2]

Preseason

Preseason polls

WAC Poll

The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the conference. ^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston	20 (5)
2	Stephen F. Austin	16 (1)
3	Tarleton State	11
4	Lamar	8
5	Abilene Christian	5

• Note: Dixie State is not included since they are not playing a full WAC schedule due to previous non-conference game contracts. Dixie State players are eligible for individual rewards.

AQ7 Poll

The AQ7 coaches also released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish sixth in the ASUN-WAC Challenge. ^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston	49 (7)
2	Central Arkansas	40
3	Jacksonville State	37
4	Stephen F. Austin	27
5	Eastern Kentucky	20
6	Abilene Christian	15
7	Lamar	8

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Hayden Anderson QB	Keller, Texas	Keller High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Jul 24, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Tyrin Bradley DE	Lubbock, Texas	Monterey High School (Lubbock, Texas)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Dec 11, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Cirby Coheley LB	Iowa Park, Texas	Iowa Park High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Jul 13, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Colt Cooper TE	Quinlan, Texas	Ford High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Jun 30, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Luke Dillingham S	Brock, Texas	Brock High School (Texas)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Kyle Pointer LB	Queen Creek, Arizona	Queen Creek High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Jar'Quae Walton RB	Waco, Texas	La Vega High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 13, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Jackson Andrews OL	Schertz, Texas	Samuel Clemens High School (Schertz)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Landon Eades DT	Boerne, Texas	Samuel V. Champion High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Pedack DT	Dallas, Texas	Highland Park High School (University Park, Texas)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Ethan Taite OLB	Frisco, Texas	Independence High School (Frisco, Texas)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Trey Adams	#5	LB	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Redshirt Sophomore	Corvallis, Oregon	Northern Colorado
Alex Spadone	#7	WR	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	216 pounds (98 kg)	Redshirt Junior	Houston, Texas	San Diego
Triston Anderson	#12	CB	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Redshirt Freshman	Rockwall, Texas	Arkansas State
Roland Williams III	#15	DB	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Redshirt Junior	Arlington, Tennessee	Richmond
Anthony Smith	#20	RB	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Redshirt Sophomore	Fort Worth, Texas	Texas State
Mike Garrett Jr.	#29	DB	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 pounds (85 kg)	Redshirt Junior	Magnolia, Texas	Tulsa
John Brannon	#43	LB	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	233 pounds (106 kg)	Senior	Prosper, Texas	Texas State
Kaleb Chester	#58	OL	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	271 pounds (123 kg)	Sophomore	Grayson, Georgia	Lenoir–Rhyne
Derek Simmons	#73	OL	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	311 pounds (141 kg)	Redshirt Freshman	Jacksonville, Florida	Tusculum
Reese Moore	#74	OL	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	273 pounds (124 kg)	Redshirt Freshman	Seminole, Texas	Texas
Derek Simmons	#99	DL	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 pounds (111 kg)	Redshirt Freshman	Bakersfield, California	Fresno State
Tyran Calloway	#	DT	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	249 pounds (113 kg)	Junior	Fort Worth, Texas	Howard Payne

Personnel

Roster

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Quarterback  2 Peyton Mansell – sophomore (6'2, 213)  3 Stone Earle – freshman (6'2, 203)  4 Sema'J Davis – senior (6'1, 191)  12 Hayden Anderson – freshman (6'1, 173)   Trevor Baker – freshman (6'3, 186)   Carson Cross – freshman (6'2, 185)   Jace Robinson – freshman (6'0, 190) Running backs  14 Quae Walton – freshman (5'10, 166)  20 Anthony Smith – sophomore (5'11, 209)  21 Jermiah Dobbins – freshman (5'11, 195)  24 Tyrese White – senior (5'10, 202)  31 Robert McKnight – senior (5'10, 186)  34 Charlie Moore – freshman (5'11, 220) (FB+)  36 Rece Stafford – freshman (6'0, 231) (FB+)  43 Easton Myrick – freshman (5'11, 195) (FB+)   Jailen Dixon – freshman (6'3, 202)   Jamal Stephens – freshman (5'8, 185) Wide receiver  5 Darius Lewis – freshman (5'8, 163)  6 Taelyn Williams – junior (6'2, 169)  7 Alex Spadone – junior (6'2, 216)  8 Kobe Clark – junior (5'11, 180)  9 Davion Johnson – sophomore (5'8, 163)  13 Jordan Brooks-Wess – sophomore (5'10, 164)  16 Denver Holman – freshman (5'10, 179)  19 Dax Neece – freshman (6'3, 206)  80 Jackson Young – freshman (5'11, 183)  82 Cooper McCasland – freshman (6'1, 188)  87 Andrew Edwards – freshman (6'0, 178)   Tanner Bowman – freshman (6'3, 185)   Matthew Bynum – freshman (5'11, 160)   Solomon Cole – freshman (5'10, 165)   Jack Frazier – freshman (6'2, 192)   Kendall Jimerson – freshman (5'10, 185) Tight ends  81 Noah Caldwell – freshman (6'6, 245)  83 Colt Cooper – freshman (6'4, 240)  84 Grant Miles – sophomore (6'5, 252)  85 Andrew Stripling – freshman (6'5, 219)  86 Remington Lutz – junior (6'6, 241) Long snappers  46 Dustin Inness – sophomore (5'11, 189)  54 David Stone – senior (6'0, 213)  60 Cade Lippincott – freshman (6'0, 213)		Offensive lineman  51 Collin James – freshman (6'4, 273)  55 Alan Hatten – freshman (6'3, 300)  56 Truett Knox – freshman (6'2, 287)  57 Jaron Marshall – junior (6'3, 291)  58 Kaleb Chester – sophomore (6'0, 271)  59 Jacob Thielen – freshman (6'4, 292)  61 Mitchell Melrose – junior (6'6, 286)  62 Jackson Andrews – freshman (6'2, 300)  63 Peyten Girty – freshman (6'3, 280)  65 CJ Zotz – freshman (6'4, 292)  66 Dylan Howerton – freshman (6'5, 273)  67 Wyatt Tate – freshman (6'6, 290)  69 Bronson Warner – freshman (6'3, 310)  73 Derek Simmons – freshman (6'5, 311)  74 Reese Moore – freshman (6'6, 273)  76 Zach Terry – senior (6'6, 280)  78 Ty Smith – freshman (6'6, 296)   Cohen Carpenter – freshman (6'3, 290)   Brad Robinson – freshman (6'2, 260)   Tai Sewell – freshman (6'5, 305) Defensive lineman  40 Dre Jones – sophomore (6'4, 277)  41 Tyrin Bradley – sophomore (6'4, 242)  45 Jordan Paup – freshman (6'5, 250)  49 Dennis Herrold – freshman (6'4, 235)  50 Damion Hart – freshman (6'3, 235)  89 Cameron Byrom – freshman (6'5, 249)  90 Kadron Johnson – sophomore (6'4, 249)  91 Garviea Freeny – junior (6'3, 235)  92 Quent Titre – junior (6'2, 286)  93 Landon Eades – freshman (6'3, 283)  94 Osaretin Obadeyi – sophomore (6'5, 239)  95 Jack Schultz – junior (6'0, 280)  96 Isaiah Pedack – freshman (6'3, 255)  97 William Morgan – sophomore (6'3, 292)  99 Colby Warkentin – freshman (6'6, 245)   Tyran Calloway – junior (5'11, 249)   Tanner Rambeau – freshman (6'4, 270)		Linebacker  5 Trey Adams – sophomore (5'10, 190)  9 Chike Nwankwo – sophomore (6'2, 224)  30 Tory Hargrove – junior (5'11, 210)  32 Joshua James – junior (6'0, 228)  33 Greg Green – junior (5'10, 217)  35 Ethan Taite – freshman (6'3, 205)  42 Hunter Kier – senior (5'11, 217)  43 John Brannon – senior (6'2, 233)  46 Cirby Coheley – freshman (6'4, 206)  47 Derrick Parker – freshman (6'1, 206)  52 Abe Schwinn – freshman (6'3, 219)  53 Zeke Lott – freshman (6'1, 205)   Diego Diaz – freshman (5'10, 208)   Dilaver Ibrahimi – freshman (5'10, 206)   Kyle Pointer – freshman (6'3, 213) Defensive backs  1 Shelby Washington – junior (6'1, 190)  2 Christopher Satterfield – freshman (5'10, 190)  3 Ryan Stapp – sophomore (6'0, 170)  7 Elijah Moffett – freshman (6'2, 195)  12 Triston Anderson – freshman (6'2, 195)  15 Roland Williams III – junior (5'11, 180)  17 Dishon Hall II – sophomore (6'3, 195)  22 Koy Richardson – senior (5'11, 178)  23 Kameron Stokes – freshman (6'0, 203)  24 Luke Dillingham – Freshman (6'2, 198)  26 Brian Bullock – Junior (6'0, 198)  29 Mike Garrett Jr. – Junior (6'1, 187)  31 Keegan Tharp – Freshman (6'2, 198)  39 Anthony Egbo, Jr. – Sophomore (5'8, 180)   Jeremy Gonzales – Freshman (5'7, 165)   Jamal Marshall – Freshman (6'0, 186)   Quintin Montgomery – Sophomore (5'11, 183)   Casen Olsen – Freshman (6'1, 189)   Landon Reynolds – Freshman (5'8, 185)   Manny Ruiz – Freshman (5'8, 163) Placekickers  37 Blair Zepeda – Sophomore (5'11, 205)  85 Oscar Hernandez – Sophomore (5'11, 197) Punter  88 Will Fargason – Freshman (6'2, 204)  88 Brock Thompson – Freshman (5'11, 161)

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined Staff
Adam Dorrel	Head Coach	Northwest Missouri State (1998)	2016
Josh Lamberson	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	Northwest Missouri State (2005)	2016
Clint Brown	Defensive Coordinator
James Curlee	Wide Receivers	Hastings College (2016)	2017
Travis Dixon	Cornerbacks	UNLV (2010)	2020
Zach Williams	Safeties / Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Bryce Baccarini	Running Backs / Fullbacks / Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Travis Britz	Defensive Line	Kansas State (2017)	2020
Cody Scribner	Defensive Line	Central Missouri (2010)	2020
Drew Liddle	Offensive Line	Kansas State (2014)	2021
Dimitri Donald	Tight Ends	West Texas A&M (2015)	2021

Depth chart

Defense FS Bryan Bullock Koy Richardson WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Hunter Kier ⋅ John Brannon Chike Nwanko ⋅ SS Elijah Moffett Koy Richardson CB Ryan Stapp Ira Branch DE DT DT DE Garviea Freeny Will Morgan Quent Titre Jordan Paup Osaretin Obadeyi Dre Jones Jack Schultz Kadron Johnson CB Triston Anderson Roland Williams III Offense WR Alex Spadone Dax Neece WR Kobe Clark Jordan Brooks-Wess LT LG C RG RT Reese Moore Truett Knox Collin James Jacob Thielen Derek Simmons Dylan Howerton Alan Hatten Peyton Girty Bronson Warner Wyatt Tate TE Remington Lutz Grant Miles WR Darius Lewis Davion Johnson QB Stone Earle Peyton Mansell Special teams PK Blair Zepeda PK Oscar Hernandez P Logan Burke P Will Fargason KR Jordan Brooks-Wess PR Jordan Brooks-Wess LS David Stone H Logan Burke RB Jermiah Dobbins Tyrese White

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at SMU *	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 9–56	23,373
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana College *	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 62–7	8,117
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Texas–Permian Basin *	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 34–9	9,018
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar *	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 56–0	5,411
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 21–42	6,602
October 9	5:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 15–30	8,659
October 16	3:00 p.m.	Lamar	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 24–17	10,121
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 27–41	9,817
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 25–40	14,143
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 29–3	6,213
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Sam Houston	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 9–35	4,421
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at SMU

Abilene Christian at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 3 6 0 9 •Mustangs 7 28 14 7 56 Date: September 4 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 6:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 23,373 Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play–by–play), Stanford Routt (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:19 SMU Grant Calcaterra 21–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (3 plays, 44 yards, 1:04) SMU 7–0 2 10:55 SMU Grant Calcaterra 8–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 68 yards, 4:51) SMU 14–0 07:41 SMU Danny Gray 30–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (5 plays, 64 yards, 1:47) SMU 21–0 05:01 SMU Danny Gray 27–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16) SMU 28–0 03:06 ACU Blair Zepeda 47–yard field goal (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:50) SMU 28–3 00:29 SMU Rashee Rice 30–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:37) SMU 35–3 3 10:33 SMU Nolan Matthews 8–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 4:27) SMU 42–3 04:38 ACU Kobe Clark 11–yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed) (16 plays, 75 yards, 5:55) SMU 42–9 00:46 SMU Nolan Matthews 31–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52) SMU 49–9 4 11:44 SMU Brandon Epton Jr. 2–yard run (Brendan Hall kick) (1 play, 2 yards, 0:04) SMU 56–9

See also: 2021 SMU Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –32	66 [7]

Statistics	ACU	SMU
First downs	14	27
Total yards	332	490
Rushing yards	119	171
Passing yards	213	319
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	28:22	31:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	13/28, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Peyton Mansell	2 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Clark	6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	24/30, 317 yards, 7 TD
	Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	10 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Danny Gray	4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana College

	1	2	3	4	Total
LC Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
ACU Wildcats	27	14	7	14	62

UT Permian Basin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	6	9
Wildcats	0	27	0	7	34

at Lamar

See also: 2021 Lamar Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	14	21	7	56
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Abilene Christian	Lamar
First downs	22	10
Total yards	461	136
Rushing yards	274	98
Passing yards	187	38
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earl	13/18, 187 yards, long 32 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Peyton Mansell	6 carries, 107 yards, long 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Clark	4 catches, 50 yards, long 16 yards, 1 TD
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	4/7, 38 yards, long 14 yards
	Rushing	Hunter Batten	7 carries, 29 yards, long 11 yards
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	2 catches, 15 yards, long 10 yards

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	14	14	42
Wildcats	7	14	0	0	21

See also: 2021 Central Arkansas Bears football team

at Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	8	15
Colonels	10	17	3	0	30

See also: 2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Lamar

See also: 2021 Lamar Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	0	0	17
Wildcats	7	7	7	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Abilene Christian
First downs	14	21
Total yards	364	466
Rushing yards	158	208
Passing yards	206	258
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	9/17, 206 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Jones	9 carries, 81 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nathan Gaskamp	1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Peyton Mansell	10/18, 135 yds
	Rushing	Peyton Mansell	18 carries, 106 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Davion Johnson	6 receptions, 82 yds

at SFA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	3	7	14	27
Lumberjacks	3	17	14	7	41

See also: 2021 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

at Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	7	8	25
Gamecocks	14	6	7	13	40

See also: 2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Tarleton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	0	0	0	3
Wildcats	3	10	0	16	29

See also: 2021 Tarleton State Texans football team

No. 1 Sam Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bearkats	14	14	7	0	35
Wildcats	0	3	6	0	9

See also: 2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

References

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3. "WAC Coaches Select Sam Houston, Schmid, Kay as Preseason Favorites". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
4. "AQ7 Coaches Select Sam Houston as Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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