LSC FOOTBALL
Six games are on the schedule for this week including a Lone Star Conference contest between Tarleton State and West Texas A&M. The Texans and Buffs play Saturday at 6 p.m. in Canyon, Texas. Non-conference action includes Western State at Angelo State, Texas A&M-Commerce at Stephen F. Austin, Adams State at Eastern New Mexico, Colorado Mesa at Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Missouri S&T at Midwestern State.
A&M-C, ENMU and McMurry began the season with wins in non-conference action last week.
LSC football teams are 3-2 overall this season. The squads are 1-1 combined versus the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four.
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LONE STAR FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
The Lone Star Football Festival returns to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the fourth straight year in 2014, and will feature four games in a single day on Saturday, September 20.
The lineup includes two Lone Star Conference tilts and a pair of non-conference games featuring opponents from the Gulf South Conference. Texas A&M-Commerce faces Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Midwestern State goes against Eastern New Mexico in league action. West Texas A&M plays Shorter (Georgia), and Tarleton State meets Florida Tech in non-conference play.
The action starts at 10 a.m. with A&M-C vs. TAMUK, followed by WT-Shorter at 1 p.m., TSU-FIT at 5 p.m., and MSU-ENMU at 8 p.m. to conclude the football-filled day.
A single ticket will be good for admission to all four games at the festival. Advance purchases will be rewarded with rates of $25 for adults and $10 for students, whereas game-day pricing at the AT&T Stadium ticket windows will be $30 for adults and $12 for students.
The festival has attracted more than 86,000 fans for 16 games in its first three years, making it one of the best-attended football events in all of Division II. Fourteen of those 16 games have been televised, bringing extensive exposure to LSC member institutions and their football teams. The festival also has featured five NFL Draft picks and eight NCAA playoff teams, including the 2012 Division II National Champion Valdosta State.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Tyrik Rollison, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, QB, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Sulphur Springs HS
Rollison and his arm sparked the Lion offensive output that broke the NCAA DII record for total yards as A&M-Commerce accounted for 986 yards. To go along with the NCAA record for total offense, the Lions set LSC record for points scored with 98, tied the touchdown record with 13, and matched the record for the most point after attempts with 12. The A&M-Commerce record book was rewritten for most points in a half with 57 in the first half. Rollison broke the school record for passing yards (546) and total offensive yards (548), tied the record for TD passes (6) and broke the record for yards per attempt (17).
DEFENSIVE
Decorian Johnson, McMurry University, SO, CB, Houston, Texas, Oak Ridge
Johnson recorded eight tackles with six solo and two for a loss along with a third quarter interception at the McMurry two-yard line to stop a Houston Baptist threat. The War Hawks allowed just 324 total offense yards in the upset, 26-17, of the NCAA Division I Huskies.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Anthony Washington, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SR, PR/KR, Cypress, Texas, Cypress Springs HS
Washington began the second half with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give the Javelinas a 14-3 edge over Humboldt State on Saturday. The redshirt senior also added two tackles in the season opener. It marks the second consecutive season that the Cypress, Texas native returns a kickoff for a touchdown.